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F Bilotta

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Spontaneous left atrial echocardiographic contrast in mitral stenosis: early disappearance after valve replacement.

We describe a patient with mitral stenosis and severely enlarged left atrium. Transthoracic echocardiography showed a false image of intraatrial thrombus, whereas transesophageal echocardiography showed massive spontaneous left atrial contrast. Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography was performed. During cardioplegic arrest the contrast was enhanced, but it gradually and completely cleared 15 minutes after cardiopulmonary by-pass arrest. Transesophageal echocardiography is a useful technique for the study of intraatrial masses and may bring a new dimension to tissue characterization studies.

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[Germ cell tumors in children. Evaluation of regional cases over a 23 year period].

UNLABELLED: A retrospective study on germ cell tumors on children is reported. The purpose of this study was to evaluate some prognostic factors (age, sex, site, histology, treatment) as well as to compare the casistic of Puglia Region with the results of the National literature. 45 patients (30 females, 15 males) aging 2 days-12 years observed in three Pediatric Centres of Bari into 23 years. Primary site of the tumor was: ovary 9, testis 9, sacrococcygeal 16, and others site 11 (head 4, mediastinum 2, pelvis 2, abdomen 2, gluteus 1). HISTOLOGY: teratoma 31, choriocarcinoma 1, embryonal carcinoma 7, endodermal sinus tumor 5, germinoma 1. TREATMENT: surgery 35 patients, surgery+chemotherapy 6, surgery+chemotherapy+radiotherapy 4. Results of treatment: 37 of 41 valuable patients achieved a response (34 complete, 3 partial response); 4 patients had no response. Of the 37 patients that have had a complete or partial remission, 8 subsequently relapsed; of these 8 patients, 5 obtained a second remission after second line therapy, 3 are dead for progressive disease. Better prognosis was observed in children with gonadal tumors treated with surgery alone.

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