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M Petti

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PubMed1990

Adrenal carcinosarcoma.

The clinical and pathologic features of a case of adrenal carcinosarcoma are reported. Although synchronous malignancy of the adrenal gland has been described, no case of an adrenal tumor combining both carcinomatous and sarcomatous elements has been previously documented. This neoplasm is extremely aggressive with distant metastasis arising from the sarcomatous component, and rapid progression despite multimodal therapy.

Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms↗
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Fax/modem board communications decrease preceptor communication costs.

BACKGROUND: Mail and the telephone are common communication links between departments of family medicine and their community-based preceptors. The availability of low-cost fax/modem boards offers the potential for new communication methods. This study compares the cost of personal computer-based fax/modem board communications with traditional mail and telephone linkages. METHODS: The department's community preceptor faculty served as the study population. Sixty-eight physicians (54%) had fax machines; these physicians received faxes instead of mailed communications. The remaining 59 physicians (46%) received mailed communications. All preceptors received standard telephone calls. Costs for telephone, mail, and fax/modem board communications were tracked over a 4-month period. RESULTS: Faxes were significantly less expensive and more efficient than either telephone or mail communications. Telephone communications were the most expensive. CONCLUSIONS: The study suggests that fax/modem boards offer a communication linkage with preceptors that is more economical than either mail or telephone.

Cost-Benefit Analysis↗