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R Pila Peláez

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At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources
PubMed1994

[Hodgkin's disease of the penis. Report of a new case].

Herein we describe a 37-year-old patient diagnosed as having Hodgkin's disease of penis. To our knowledge, the present case is the youngest reported in the literature. The disease equally affected the body, prepuce and balanopreputial groove and was in stage I E at the time of diagnosis. Treatment was by radiotherapy, which left no trace of the disease. Four years thereafter the patient is disease-free. The cases previously reported are briefly reviewed and the results are compared.

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PubMed1993

[Hypernephroma in horseshoe kidney].

The case in discussion is that of a 38-year-old patient with a history of artralgia, anemia and a general syndrome. The physical examination revealed a tumor in the right hypochondrium and the right flank and she was admitted to the hospital due to the rapid growth of the tumor. On operating we found a horseshoe kidney and a hypernephroma in the isthmus of the kidney. Emphasis is made in performing a detailed radiological study in order to determine the best possible surgical approach.

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PubMed1992

[A clinical study of human leptospirosis. Apropos 215 cases].

215 cases diagnosed of human leptospirosis in the Camagüey Province, Cuba, are studied, for the period between 1986 and 1990. The clinical and epidemiological features are studied, together with the anatomopathological study of the decreased. The most frequent complications and the treatment employed, including prophylactic measures, are analyzed. It is concluded that the disease is more frequent in young males, from a rural origin and with a farming job. Acute kidney failure was the main complication, and as for the therapeutic approach, penicillin was the antibiotic of election, prophylactic measures are important, specifically vaccination.

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PubMed1991

[Sarcoidosis of the tongue. Apropos a case].

Here we present the case of a patient with lesion on the tongue, during more than 6 months, which in its self required different therapeutic measures and because of a benign evolution is remitted to this center for study, which concluded with an histological diagnosis of sarcoidosis, a granulomatous disease systemic in character which in this patient only affect the tongue which reminds us daily the necessity to remember this entity by internist, gastroenterologists and dentists.

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PubMed1991

[Adenoma of the gallbladder. Another cause of recurrent biliary colic].

Here is presented the case of a young man with a biliary adenoma whose only symptoms were always those of biliary colics which were related to his diet. This case illustrates the mechanisms which play an important role in the obstruction of the cystic duct, and at the same time we will show the characteristics of this tumor and the investigative methods in its diagnosis.

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[Foreign bodies in the esophagus of adults].

A prospective descriptive observational study was made to determine the incidence of esophageal foreign bodies in adults who had been admitted to the Manual Ascunce Domenech teaching hospital of Camaguey, Cuba in the period from 1 September 1997 to 31 August 1998. The highest frequency of patients with this diagnosis was in 31 to 50 year-old men. Dysphagia and salivary retention in the pyriform sinuses were the prevalent symptoms. The state of the oral cavity was poor in 82.50% of patients. The foreign body was removed in the first 24 hours in 83.33% of patients. The radiological diagnosis was positive in 75% of patients. The upper third was the most common location in radiological and endoscopic studies. Fish bones were the prevalent foreign body. A quarter of the patients had complications and stable esophagoscopy was used to extract the foreign body in 96.67% of cases.

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[Lingual involvement in progressive systemic sclerosis].

A case of a 40 year old female patient who began to present alterations in the tongue and who was diagnosed of Progressive Sclerosis of that organ is presented. The manifestation and diagnostic tools used in this case, as well as the treatment use, is given. The rareness of this disease, which is possible in systemic diseases, stands out.

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[Kikuchi's necrotizing lymphadenitis. A clinical case].

We present a case of a female patient who presented with Kikuchi's necrotic lymphadenitis a rare disease in our country and whose diagnosis fundamentally is histological, which itself is also difficult because of the wide range of differential diagnosis which has to be considered. This entity is frequent during the adolescent period in females and its clinical manifestations are few apart from that related to the lymphadenitis.

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[Fibrosarcoma of the neck: report of a new case].

We present a case of a 57 years old male diagnosed of neck fibrosarcoma. The main characteristics in this type of tumors, the importance of performing CT scan and histopathological studies in the diagnosis and treatment are emphasized. We conclude that this disease, though rare, must be taken into consideration in order to achieve a better prognosis in these patients.

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[Laryngeal cancer in Camaguey (Cuba). Study of 168 cases].

A recent study of cancer of the larynx made at the Manuel Ascunce Domenech Provincial Hospital in Camagüey, Cuba, from 1985 to 1992 is presented. In this period 168 patients were diagnosed as having this illness. Male patients of 51-70 years age were predominant and smoking was an important factor in 76% of all patients and alcohol consumption in 20.2% of patients. The most common site was the glotis (39.2%) and the epidermoid variety was the most frequent type (95.5%). The tumors classified as T1a No Mo were the most representative of the group (32.1%). We encountered metastasis in only 11.3% of our patients. The terapeutic regimen used was radiotherapy.

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