[Female-to-male transgender chest reconstruction: A retrospective study of patient satisfaction]. / Chirurgie mammaire de réassignation vers le sexe masculin : étude rétrospective de la satisfaction des patients transsexuels après mastectomie.

BACKGROUND: Mammaplasty in gender reassignment surgery is often poorly understood, due to a lack of information about this condition and its therapy. The aim of this work was to evaluate patient satisfaction following bilateral mastectomy for female-to-male gender reassignment. METHODS: We contacted 22 patients who underwent mammaplasty for female-to-male gender reassignment between January 2012 and March 2013 in our university hospital. Patients were sent postal questionnaires. A modified Q-breast questionnaire adapted for gender reassignment surgery enabled us to objectively evaluate patient aesthetic and psychological satisfaction. An overall score superior to 320 was considered as very satisfied for the patient. RESULTS: A total of 73% of the patients answered the questionnaire. The mean score was 332/378. This score corresponded to "very satisfied" on our questionnaire. The psychological score was 54.5/60. CONCLUSION: This study showed that a real benefit was obtained in terms of patient quality of life and self-confidence. The high level of patient satisfaction confirmed that gender reassignment mastectomy is a useful and valid procedure, which enables these patients to reclaim their place in society. It can only be considered if it is within the framework of structures that ensure comprehensive and pluridisciplinary treatment for the patient.

[Two cases of lymphoma in an implant capsule: A difficult diagnosis, an unknown pathology]. / À propos de deux cas de lymphome mammaire sur coque périprothétique : un diagnostic difficile ; une pathologie méconnue.

The anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) is a rare disease, its incidence in the United States is one case per 500,000 women and three for 100 million patients for breast single location. Forty-six cases have been reported in the literature. They can grow on any type of implant: expander prosthesis silicone and saline, smooth or textured envelope. Currently, the consensus process includes capsulectomy, removal of the implant, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. However, some authors classify under indolent disease, but we believe that some cases may escape any therapeutic and become very aggressive forms. It is therefore important to make an early diagnosis and start treatment urgently. Severity and suspicion of iatrogenic nature of ALCL have an obligation to inform future with implants.

[Familial form of primary cancer of the parathyroid glands. A disease entity or incidental association?]. / Forme familiale de cancer primitif des glandes parathyroïdes. Entité ou association fortuite?

Three cases of parathyroid neoplasms in familial hyperparathyroidism are reported. There were not associated with other endocrine glands or parathyroid glands lesions. Parathyroid gland carcinoma was diagnosed in 2 cases. Review of 7 cases of familial parathyroid carcinoma, diagnosed in 5 different families and issued from the literature, indicates that it can be associated to multiple endocrine neoplasia or other parathyroid lesions. The familial parathyroid carcinoma entity needs further studies before to be fully recognised.

[Paraffinomas: history, clinical features and treatment. A case report]. / Les paraffinomes: historique, aspects cliniques et traitement. A propos d'une observation.

One case of paraffinoma is reported on a 60 years old man following injections of paraffin fourty years ago. The authors recalled with this observation history of paraffin, clinical aspect and surgical treatment of the paraffinoma.

[5 conventional radiographic projections are necessary and sufficient for the study of the zygoma. Technics and results]. / Les cinq incidences radiographiques conventionnelles nécessaires et suffisantes pour l'exploration de l'os zygomatique. Technique et résultats.

Though clinic examination gives us much information, radiology still is essential in head trauma. Many standard radiographic projections have been described in the past and yet since the eighties it appears that C.T. scanner (C.T.) has become absolutely necessary to a great number of us. In fact, C.T. is indispensable when there is a matter of vital urgency or when a functional problem appears (diplopia). But most of the time high quality standard radiographic projections are sufficient. We have selected five radiographic projections: the occipito-mental's such as Mahoney's or Blondeau or Louisette, the submento-vertical's, the rotated occipito-mental's. For each of these radiographic projections we have specified the angular definition, the realization techniques, the criterions of quality and the results. The use of conventional radiology gives us images of which the quality is high enough to allow a precise topographical diagnosis and is far cheaper than C.T. So we can assert that standard radiographic projections are necessary and sufficient and that the use of C.T. becomes indispensable only in the few cases of diplopia or enophthalmia or complicated maxillary fracture. In the case of a lateral head trauma, our strategy of radiographic exploration will be represented as indicated on picture n degrees 20.