Two cases of rare vesical tumors, a paraganglioma and a malignant fibrous histiocytoma, are reported. The occurrence of these tumors within the urinary bladder is rare; their occurrence within bladder diverticula appears unique. The clinical, radiologic, and pathologic findings are summarized.

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PubMed1985

Balanitis as a fixed drug eruption to tetracycline.

Fixed drug eruptions are a rarely reported complication of tetracycline therapy. For poorly understood reasons, the epithelium of the glans penis seems unusually susceptible to this type of reaction. We report 3 additional cases of balanitis secondary to orally administered tetracycline and suggest that there may not be cross sensitivity to doxycycline.

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PubMed1981

The role of vertebral veins in the dissemination of prostatic carcinoma.

The concept that the vertebral system of veins acts as a direct conduit in the spread of prostatic carcinoma to the skeletal system is based on the poorly documented observation that this tumor metastasizes preferentially to the pelvis, lumbar spine and sacrum. We analyzed 99mtechnetium bone scans in patients with skeletal metastases from assorted primary tumors and found that the distribution of metastases was virtually identical in patients with prostatic and nonprostatic tumors. Of the patients with prostatic carcinoma 25 per cent had bone scan lesions exclusively outside the region of the sacrum, pelvis and lumbar spine. The distribution of skeletal metastases from prostatic carcinoma does not support the concept that the vertebral veins have a substantial role in the dissemination of this tumor.

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