RESUMEN
Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) is an uncommon spindle cell neoplasm with unpredictable behavior. It was originally described in the pleura, but is now known to occur in various locations. SFT of the tongue is rare, with only four cases on record. An SFT of the anterolateral part of the left side of the tongue, which occurred in a 48 year-old man is recorded. The tumor was resected and the patient remains free of recurrence 3 years postoperatively.
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Tumores Fibrosos Solitarios/patología , Neoplasias de la Lengua/patología , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Tumores Fibrosos Solitarios/cirugía , Neoplasias de la Lengua/cirugía , Resultado del TratamientoRESUMEN
A comparative analysis was made of 3 conventional tests for tuberculosis (TB) versus a DNA probe technique among suspected TB patients at a reference centre in Greece. During 2004, we tested 2961 biological specimens from 2234 patients with the following methods: Ziehl-Neelsen staining, LöwensteinOJensen culture, BACTEC mycobacteria growth indicator tubes (MGIT) and the Gen-Probe AMPLIFIED Mycobacterium tuberculosis direct test (MTD). Of a total of 136 TB patients diagnosed and under anti-TB treatment, 133 of them (98%) were positive by amplified MTD. There were 112 TB (82%) detected by the MGIT method, 102 (75%) by Löwenstein-Jensen culture and 75 (55%) by Ziehl-Neelsen staining. Using MTD the positive result is ready within hours compared with days or weeks.
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Técnicas Bacteriológicas/métodos , Sondas de ADN , Mycobacterium tuberculosis , Tuberculosis/diagnóstico , Tuberculosis/microbiología , Técnicas Bacteriológicas/economía , Técnicas Bacteriológicas/normas , Análisis Costo-Beneficio , Medios de Cultivo/economía , Sondas de ADN/economía , ADN Bacteriano/genética , Monitoreo de Drogas , Grecia , Humanos , Tamizaje Masivo , Mycobacterium tuberculosis/genética , Mycobacterium tuberculosis/crecimiento & desarrollo , Técnicas de Amplificación de Ácido Nucleico/economía , Técnicas de Amplificación de Ácido Nucleico/métodos , Técnicas de Amplificación de Ácido Nucleico/normas , Sensibilidad y Especificidad , Factores de Tiempo , Tuberculosis/tratamiento farmacológicoRESUMEN
A comparative analysis was made of 3 conventional tests for tuberculosis [TB] versus a DNA probe technique among suspected TB patients at a reference centre in Greece. During 2004, we tested 2961 biological specimens from 2234 patients with the following methods: Ziehl-Neelsen staining, LowensteinoJensen culture, BACTEC mycobacteria growth indicator tubes [MGIT] and the Gen-Probe AMPLIFIED[TM] Mycobacterium tuberculosis direct test [MTD]. Of a total of 136 TB patients diagnosed and under anti-TB treatment, 133 of them [98%] were positive by amplified MTD. There were 112 TB [82%] detected by the MGIT method, 102 [75%] by Lowenstein-Jensen culture and 75 [55%] by Ziehl-Neelsen staining. Using MTD the positive result is ready within hours compared with days or weeks