[Spontaneous dissection of the left vertebral artery in a young woman. A report and the diagnostic considerations of a case]. / Dissezione spontanea dell'arteria vertebrale sinistra in una giovane donna. Descrizione e considerazioni diagnostiche su un caso.

A case of spontaneous left vertebral artery dissection occurred in a 45-year-old woman is reported. The most important epidemiological, etiological, anatomopathological and clinical features of this disease are described. The authors, starting from the case observed, point out the usefulness of noninvasive diagnostic techniques such as duplex scanning, color duplex scanning and magnetic resonance angiography for the detection, monitoring, and follow-up of this pathological condition.

[Adrenal myelolipoma. Historical, etiopathogenetic, pathologic, clinical, epidemiologic and radiologic features. A case report]. / Il mielolipoma del surrene. Aspetti storici, eziopatogenetici, anatomopatologici, clinico-epidemiologici e radiologici. Presentazione di un caso clinico.

Adrenal myelolipoma is a rare, benign, non-functional tumor composed of fat and brown erythropoietic marrow in varying proportions. It is a rare clinical entity. Usually asymptomatic, in the majority of cases it is found incidentally at autopsy. The authors discuss the historical, etiopathogenetic, anatomo-pathological, clinical-epidemiological and radiological features. They also describe a case of myelolipoma of the right adrenal gland come to their observation.