[Melanoma metastatic to extrinsic orbital muscles. A case].
Explore the source record for details and available documents.
Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to P Vanotti.
Explore the source record for details and available documents.
Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous disorder of unknown etiology with a multi-disciplinary interest. However, a multiple organ involvement is not always clearly presented. A case of a 62-year-old woman with cutaneous, pulmonary, ocular, cardiac, bone and articular involvement is described.
To our knowledge, these are the first cases of almost complete Netherton's syndrome in two adult brothers born of consanguineous parents. The aromatic retinoid, etretinate, although initially worsened the eczematous manifestations, proved to be capable of reducing the primary skin lesions in one patient.
Alveolar carcinoma of the lung is a rare form that is often discovered casually, and may well be asymptomatic. Four personal cases are presented. The view is advanced that this is a distinct form that is clearly distinguishable from bronchogenic adenocarcinoma. It has a single site and is derived from the type II pneumocyte. Particular attention is given to the clinical and diagnostic features of alveolar carcinoma. It is felt that early diagnosis followed by radical surgery leads to a marked improvement in prognosis.
Explore the source record for details and available documents.