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PubMed2001

[Advanced ectopic pregnancy--clinical management].

Advanced ectopic pregnancy - clinical management. In case of vaginal bleeding and diffuse abdominal pain you have to include the diagnose of (rare) advanced ectopic pregnancy. Even with ultrasound technique in some of the cases you need further examinations to be sure with your diagnose. Because of the high incidence of maternal morbidity the treatment ist immediate primary laparotomy. In some pregnancies after the 23/24 week there is possibility of a more conservative approach. We describe a case with immediate operative intervention.

Abortion, Induced↗

PubMed1996

[Angiosarcoma of the breast after conservatively operated breast carcinoma--a sequela of adjuvant radiotherapy?].

Angiosarcoma represents only 2.4% of soft tissue malignancies. Primary angiosarcoma of the breast is also a rare neoplasm. The incidence of this disease has been reported to be 0.04% of all breast malignancies. The aetiology is unknown. Angiosarcoma associated with chronic lymphoedematous arm of a postmastectomy woman was described by Stewart and Treves. In this paper we describe a 62-year-old female who underwent wide excision, axillary node dissection and adjuvant radiotherapy for primary breast cancer. After 5 years she noticed a purple discolouration of the treated left breast. Biopsy of these areas confirmed an angiosarcoma. No haematogenous dissemination was found. She underwent simple mastectomy without systemic therapy. A chest X-ray 3 months later revealed diffuse bilateral lung metastases. The incidence of breast conserving therapies is growing fast. Until now we have no evidence on the role of irradiation as an aetiological reason for angiosarcoma after breast-conserving surgery and axillary node dissection. Therefore, we have to pay increasing attention to these patients. A patient with history of radiotherapy after breast conserving therapy and skin discolouration must undergo a biopsy of these areas. The only therapy of angiosarcoma is an early mastectomy. The success of chemotherapy is uncertain. Possibly adjuvant chemotherapy with actinomycin D for the group with poorly differentiated tumours appears beneficial. Prospective studies might help to resolve this question.

Breast↗

PubMed1992

Vulva reconstruction with a tissue expander.

A patient with exstrophy of the bladder in whom we performed vulva reconstruction using a tissue-expansion technique and local flaps was presented. The ultimate result was in concert with the anatomic characteristics of normal external genitalia with regard to type of skin, pigmentation, hair pattern, quality of circulation, and sensory supply.

Adult↗