[Synchronous lung cancer; clinical case of triple lung carcinoma]. / Cancro del polmone sincrono: caso clinico di triplice carcinoma polmonare.

The case of a 57-year-old man with three synchronous malignancies of the lung (adenocarcinoma, small cell carcinoma, squamous carcinoma in situ) is presented. This is one of the few cases reported in the literature with three different histologic types in the same pulmonary lobe.

[Hyperamylasemia or macroamylasemia? A clinical case]. / Iperamilasemia o macroamilasemia? Caso clinico.

The authors report a case of macroamylasaemia and discuss diagnostic implications especially in surgical emergencies. In fact, laboratory findings of hyperamylasaemia may lead to erroneus diagnosis or even to useless surgical operations.

[Primary muscular echinococcosis: a clinical case]. / Echinococcosi primitiva muscolare: caso clinico.

Muscular localization of echinococcosis is considered unusual. The authors report a case of such uncommon hydatid localization. Pathogenetic hypotheses are discussed.