[Genital rhabdomyosarcoma. Diagnostic and therapeutic considerations. Apropos of a case of cavernous origin]. / Rabdomiosarcoma genital. Consideraciones diagnósticas y terapéuticas. A propósito de un caso de origen cavernoso.

A case of perineal rhabdomyosarcoma possibly originating in the corpus cavernosum penis is reported. Treatment was by surgery first followed by chemotherapy. The poor outcome prompted us to review the literature on the diagnosis and treatment of this condition. We can conclude from data published elsewhere that rhabdomyosarcoma localized to the GU tract is a tumor that is amenable to treatment by chemotherapy combined with radiotherapy in most of the cases. When planning treatment, diagnosis must be well-established histologically and staging must be precise in order to avoid unwarranted radical surgery.

[Determination of prealbumin and retinol transport protein as a control method in the nutritional status of surgically treated patients]. / Determinación de prealbúmina y proteína transportadora de retinol como método de control del estado nutricional de los pacientes quirúrgicos.

We present the results gleaned from a study using retinol-transporting prealbumin and protein determination as a technic for assessing the nutritional status of 14 patients on parenteral feeding following an aggressive surgical procedure. We can conclude from the findings of the present study that these parameters are statistically significant.