Comparative molecular analysis of bacterial species associated with periodontal disease.

Periodontal disease is an inflammatory disorder affecting the supporting teeth structures, including gingiva, periodontal ligament and alveolar bone, causing loss of connective tissue, reabsorption of alveolar bone and formation of periodontal pockets. The aim of this study is to find a correlation between bacterial growth and periodontal disease. Fifty-seven patients aged between 21 and 65 years, median age 46 years, were enrolled. According to gingival pocket depth, ranging from 3 to 7 mm, patients were divided into two groups: the first (30 patients, 53%) with deep pockets ³ 5 mm and the second (27 patients, 47%) less than 5 mm. The samples taken were processed for microbiological analysis by absolute quantitative real-time Taq-Man technique. Patients affected by periodontal disease were 32 (56%) and patients with gingival bleeding were 35 (61%). This data showed that the presence, the type and the bacterial load in gingival pockets were strongly correlated with gingival depth, periodontal disease and gingival bleeding. Quantitative microbiological analysis is a key point to improve patient compliance, allowing to choose the specific antibiotic treatment. avoiding antibiotic resistance and ensuring the successful outcome of therapy for periodontal disease.

[Sclerosing Sertoli cell tumor of the testis. Report of a case and review of the literature]. / Tumore a cellule del Sertoli sclerosante del testicolo. Descrizione di un caso e revisione della letteratura.

Sclerosing Sertoli cell tumor of the testis is a rare neoplasm; only 12 cases of patients aged from 18 to 80 years (mean age 34,6) are reported in the Literature. No malignant behavior has been observed in any of the repoted cases. The tumors were all unilateral and hormonally inactive. A case of sclerosing Sertoli cell tumor of the right testis identified in a 36-year-old man and treated by orchdectomy is reported. The patient had no evidence of disease after at 4 years from treatment.

[Villograndular adenocarcinoma of uterine cervix: a case report]. / Adenocarcinoma villoghiandolare ben differenziato della cervice uterina: descrizione di un caso.

We report a case of villoglandular adenocarcinoma of the uterine cervix, discovered in a 69-year-old woman. The patient underwent a radical Wertheim hysterectomy and bilateral pelvic lymphoadenectomy and is alive and well, with no evidence of recurrent disease after 5 years from diagnosis. 13 reports totaling 70 patients with diagnoses of villoglandular adenocarcinoma have been published. The patients ages ranged from 22 to 61 years. Well-differentiated villoglandular adenocarcinoma of the uterine cervix has been recently recognized and described as a distinctive histologic entity which develops in young women. It is possible that cases of villoglandular adenocarcinoma in older women, as our case, were previously considered to represent different histologic types of adenocarcinoma. The differential diagnosis of villoglandular adenocarcinoma is important for prognostic and treatment reasons.