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A patient with multiple myeloma presenting initially as a splenic plasmacytoma is described. A brief review of the literature is presented.
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Mieloma Múltiplo/complicações , Plasmocitoma/etiologia , Neoplasias Esplênicas/etiologia , Idoso , Humanos , Masculino , Plasmocitoma/patologia , Neoplasias Esplênicas/patologiaRESUMO
Retained barium may lead to acute appendicitis. This should be kept in mind when a patient has an abnormality of the gastrointestinal tract, as retained barium seems to increase the risk.
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Apendicite/induzido quimicamente , Sulfato de Bário/efeitos adversos , Doença Aguda , Adulto , Apendicite/patologia , Humanos , MasculinoRESUMO
The combination of redundant colon, multiple villose, adenomas, and a colloid adenocarcinoma arising in one villous adenoma in a black man is rare. The authors report such a case.
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Adenocarcinoma Mucinoso , Adenoma , Colo/anormalidades , Neoplasias do Colo , Neoplasias Primárias Múltiplas , População Negra , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-IdadeRESUMO
Lipid cell tumor of the ovary is among the rarest tumors belonging to the virilizing group of ovarian neoplasms. A lipid cell tumor of the ovary is described in an 18-year-old woman with secondary amenorrhea, hirsutism, and frank virilization. Current diagnostic features, preoperative and postoperative androgen determinations, and histomorphological and ultrastructural studies are presented. Prompt diagnosis and treatment are emphasized in this potentially malignant and disfiguring androgenic tumor that is readily amenable to surgery.
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Adenoma/patologia , Neoplasias Ovarianas/patologia , Adenoma/fisiopatologia , Adenoma/ultraestrutura , Adolescente , Feminino , Humanos , Microscopia Eletrônica , Neoplasias Ovarianas/fisiopatologia , Neoplasias Ovarianas/ultraestrutura , Esteroides/sangueRESUMO
Wide dissemination of cryptococcus neoformans is unusual in man. The authors present a patient who had fatal cryptococcosis following corticosteroid therapy for chronic renal failure. Current views of diagnosis and therapy are discussed.
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Corticosteroides/efeitos adversos , Criptococose/etiologia , Falência Renal Crônica/complicações , Corticosteroides/uso terapêutico , Criptococose/mortalidade , Feminino , Humanos , Falência Renal Crônica/tratamento farmacológico , Pessoa de Meia-IdadeRESUMO
A review was made of 706 ectopic pregnancies treated at Howard University Hospital over a 20-year period. Comparison of two 10-year periods was made with special regard to the association of an inflammatory process in the involved tube. It is not the intention of this study to deny chronic pelvic inflammatory disease as a factor in the etiology of ectopic pregnancy, but it is not considered the main cause.An inflammatory process was associated in 40.1 percent of cases during the first 10 years, and 16.7 percent of cases in the second 10 years. Further study is necessary to elucidate the cause of ectopic pregnancy, probably in the direction of functional disturbances rather than structural defects.