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A Catalfamo

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PubMed2006

[Riedel's thyroiditis. Personal experience].

The Riedel's thyroiditis, also called "wood's thyroiditis", is a rare chronic "inflammatory" disease of unknown etiology, relatively frequent in female >45-50 years, characterized by a fibrotic process that pervades thyroid and neighbouring structures (vessels, muscles, oesophagus, trachea upper- mediastinum). The authors discuss about three cases of Riedel's thyroiditis and report the outcome after total thyroidectomy in two cases and sub-total resection in the other one.

Aged↗
PubMed2003

[Idiopathic gynecomastia: our experience].

The Authors reporting their experience, discuss some concepts about physiologic evolution of male and female breast. They distinguish between real and false gynaecomastia; stressing the causes of abnormal development of male breast and morphopathological characteristics of gynaecomastia. Careful diagnostic protocol is necessary for a therapeutic approach based on traditional surgery or liposuction: it depends on prevalence of glandular or adipose breast's tissue.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1994

[Tumor markers in malignant anorectal pathology].

The Authors note the limits and the more rational directions of using the several tumour markers that they utilized in the study of the neoplastic pathology of the anus-rectum. They particularly point out the benefit as "dynamic indices" of variation of the tumor mass during the neoplasm's progress and treatment. For these neoplasies any new marker offers advantages of diagnostic accuracy and a greater specificity more CEA. Nevertheless other markers used appear interesting as biochemical parameters for tumour growth. The study and the tumour marker's development supported, in recent years, the introduction of new diagnostic methods that include the utilization of monoclonal localization of the tumour mass.

Adenoma↗
PubMed1989

[Use of mebendazole in the treatment of pulmonary hydatidosis].

After recalling the various therapeutic aids proposed for the treatment of hydatid disease, personal experience in the use of mebendazole in patients suffering from pulmonary hydatidosis is reported. On the basis of the results obtained, it is concluded that mebendazole represents a useful therapeutic approach provided it is administered in full doses and for a long period in well selected cases, namely patients with cysts of limited dimension and, probably, of comparatively recent onset.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1989

[Prognostic factors in gastric cancer. A clinical contribution].

The Authors, after pointing out how incidence of gastric cancer has been reducing last decades, dwell upon environmental and genetic factors that may be linked to the occurrence of such neoplasia. After reporting the data of a retrospective study, they consider the survival rates related to the clinical stage and site of the tumor as well as the therapeutic treatment adopted. They conclude that, even though today gastric cancer is a neoplasia with a still unfavourable prognosis, an early diagnosis and a proper therapeutic procedure may give sufficient guarantees of success.

Adenocarcinoma↗