[Role of the splanchnic circulation in the revascularization of the auxiliary liver in extracorporeal circulation. Experimental studies].
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G Lemmo
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Clinical and laboratory follow-up in differentiated thyroid carcinoma.
Thyroid carcinoma is the most frequent endocrine malignant neoplasm even if a rare occurrence (0.5%-1.0%) of all human malignant tumors. Primary differentiated (papillary and follicular) forms represent over 90% of the total. Since recurrence of thyroid carcinoma can occur even after several years, patients must undergo a life-long follow-up. Thyroglobulin, being organ-specific, plays a major role as tumor marker and it is used essentially in the monitoring and follow-up of patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma, both during L-thyroxine suppressive therapy and when it is discontinued or after recombinant TSH administration. The presence of antithyroglobulin antibodies masks the real value of thyroglobulin and therefore, at the same time, antithyroglobulin antibodies should always be determined.
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Surgical approach to renal cell carcinoma extending into the right atrium through the inferior vena cava.
Successful management of a patient with an intracardiac tumor thrombus of renal carcinoma is described. This case and a few others in the literature have led us to consider the clinical signs of cavo-atrial obstruction, frequently silent and unspecific; the diagnostic methodology, especially based upon CAT scan and cavography, and the type of surgery and surgical technique called for, especially as regards the approach and the possible use of extracorporeal circulation (ECC).
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Prosthetic replacement of the superior vena cava after resection for malignant mediastinal tumour.
The authors describe a case of malignant neoplasm of the mediastinum affecting the S.V.C. and the right lung. Radical removal of the neoplasm involved a right pneumonectomy and resection of the S.V.C. Replacement of the latter with a prosthesis in K Dacron double velour was successful--a success which has lasted 5 months to date.
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[Hepatic angioma: rational simplification of diagnostic procedures].
The contribution of various techniques to the diagnosis of hepatic angioma has been evaluated retrospectively in 32 patients. The features characterizing hepatic angioma in each technique (ultrasound, Doppler-ultrasound, computed tomography, angiography, scintigraphy, nuclear magnetic resonance) have also been evaluated. The results support the primary role of ultrasound for detecting hepatic lesions and for monitoring their evolution, because of the high sensitivity and of the easy availability of the technique. Doubts on the nature of the lesions should be resolved by using techniques with a higher specificity: scintigraphy for lesions larger than 3 cm in diameter, and computed tomography or nuclear magnetic resonance for lesions of even smaller sizes.
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