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Publications and source records attributed to M Salizzoni.
The Authors examine retrospectively 93 CT exams performed on 60 patients submitted to hepatic surgery both for malignant and benign lesions. It is concluded that CT, if performed correctly, is helpful in recognizing both complications and recurrences.
We have examined serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) concentrations in the pre- and post-orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) period of a population of 19 adult patients. (Five with secondary hepatic malignancy and fourteen with primary hepatic cancer). In pre-OLT, rises in serum AFP levels are indicatives for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC): six of our nine cases of HCC were associated with the increase in serum AFP concentration, but none of the non-hepatocellular primary cancers and only one of the five secondary malignancy (hepatic metastasis of breast carcinoma with serum AFP values around 20 ng/ml). In pre-OLT, AFP values correlated with viable tumor mass rather than tumor:volume. In post-OLT, rises in AFP concentrations may be explained either by recurrent hepatic cancer or by hepatic post-necrotic regeneration. In this case, the increase in serum transaminasis is an important help for differential diagnosis.
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An unusual case of ileal tuberculosis presenting with only ascites, without evidence of previous or active pulmonary tuberculosis, and absence of caseous necrosis and granulomatous inflammation is discussed. Diagnosis was established on biopsy specimens of ileocaecal region collected at colonscopy: acid-fast bacilli and positive culture for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Parenteral nutrition, surgery and antituberculous drug treatment resulted in a complete recovery of the patient.