Biomedical subjects

M E Kirk

Publications and source records attributed to M E Kirk.

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PubMed1979

Left atrial myxoma: false negative echocardiographic findings in a tumor demonstrated by coronary arteriography.

A report of left atrial myxoma discovered at coronary arteriography by virtue of unusual tumor "vascularity" is presented in which establishing the diagnosis by means of echocardiography proved difficult. The difficulty may have been due to the highly vascular nature of the tumor with resultant loss of the acoustic reflectivity required for echocardiographic demonstration. Previous cases in which left atrial myxomas have shown arteriographically demonstrable "tumor vascularity" are reviewed.

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PubMed1976

Hodgkin's disease following thorium dioxide angiography.

Hodgkin's disease occurred in a 53-year-old man who, 25 years previously, had undergone cerebral angiography, for which thorium dioxide suspension (Thorotrast) was used. Deposits of throium dioxide were noted in reticuloendothelial cells in various locations. An association between thorium dioxide administration and the subsequent development of malignant tumours and neoplastic hematologic disorders has previously been reported.

Autoradiography↗

PubMed1976

Bone within the breast. Report of a case with radiographic and nuclear medicine features.

A mass containing unusual calcific densities suggestive of bone formation was demonstrated within the breast on xeroradiography. The mass showed a very high uptake of 99mTc-polyphosphate on a total-body radionuclide bone scan and was found to have extensive bone and cartilage formation on pathological examination.

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Tumorigenic aspects.

This report presents a review of tumors, except those of pituitary, that have been reported to occur in women taking combined oral contraceptive preparations. Pathologic features, both gross and microscopic, and differential diagnosis are emphasized. Particular attention is given to tumors of the liver: focal nodular hyperplasia (hepatic hamartoma) and liver cell adenoma (benign hepatoma). The characteristic features of these usually distinctive lesions are illustrated, and an attempt is made to evaluate the significance of each with respect to oral contraceptives. Tumorigenic aspects relating to the uterus and the breast are briefly discussed.

Adenofibroma↗