[The clinical usefulness of the serological study of IgG antibodies and IgA against the antigens associated with the Epstein-Barr virus in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma]. / Utilidad clínica del estudio serológico de anticuerpos IgG e IgA antiantígenos asociados al virus de Epstein-Barr en pacientes con carcinoma de nasofaringe.

The relationship between nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) has been already well established. Titulation of the antibodies IgG and IgA against EBV-related antigens has been proved reliable but always suitable having tested and age-matched control population. We present here the preliminary results from the 14 patients bearing NPC and 12 patients with other carcinoma of the head and neck and healthy donors.

[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.