Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to F Karakaci.
A case of gall bladder haematoma observed echographically in a dialysed patient is reported. The observation was probably related to the administration of anticoagulants during dialysis.
The echographic study of the gastrointestinal tract is hampered by the presence of gas that prevents the long-range penetration of the ultrasound beam. However the presence of a mass with a central echogenic region surrounded by a sonolucent wall of over 1.5 cm is characteristic of intestinal pathologies. A study of 23 patients with gastrointestinal disorders in whom echography revealed specific pictures is presented.
Ultrasound during pregnancy is a valid method to determine foetal growth. Occasionally abnormalities are detected. We report a case in which an echographic study showed a placental chorioangioma. We underline ultrasound patterns and examine clinical features.
A consecutive series of 100 patients affected by breast cancer and referred for surgical treatment were studied for the eventual spread of the tumour to the liver (echography, carcinoembryonic antigen [CEA], hepatic enzymes). Hepatic echography was positive in five cases: two also had bone and skin metastases at the time of diagnosis, and one was a case of remastectomy (these three patients died rather quickly of the disease); the remaining two patients are free of the disease 24 months after surgery and thus should be considered false-positive cases. Hepatic enzymes were not significant. The same was true for CEA except in nine cases with levels much greater than 20 ng/ml (six of these had early local and/or distant metastases). It is concluded that the usefulness of routine hepatic echography before locoregional treatment of breast cancer is rather limited. CEA much greater than 20 ng/ml may be useful prognostically.
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A case of haemorrhagic pseudocyst of the spleen is reported and the different diagnostic methods, available in this type of pathology analysed. Special attention is paid to the value of echography which, in this case too, provides useful information for correct diagnosis.
Gastric leiomyoblastoma is a rare stomach tumour arising in the muscular tunica. Its prevalently oesophytic development makes diagnostic techniques that mainly concentrate on the intestinal lumen (digestive X-ray and endoscopy) of little use. A case is reported in which echography pointed diagnosis in the right direction by analysing a number of typical symptomatological signs.
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