Biomedical subjects

R Van Look

Publications and source records attributed to R Van Look.

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PubMed1996

Sternal resection for primary presternal and retrosternal mediastinal liposarcoma.

In a 34-year-old patient, sternal resection was necessary for complete removal of a primary mediastinal myxoid liposarcoma grade I, which had grown around the right sternal border. Reconstruction was by the methylmethacrylate sandwich technique. Five months postoperatively part of the device had to be removed due to persistent inflammation. Two years after the initial operation there is no evidence of local recurrence or distant metastases.

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PubMed1996

Mechanical properties of skin and liposuction.

BACKGROUND: Liposuction removes fat, setting the skin under tension, and could therefore alter the overall viscoelastic properties of the teguments. OBJECTIVE: To measure in vivo the mechanical properties of skin at the site of liposuction and to compare the viscoelastic values with those of the inner aspect of the forearms. METHODS: The Cutometer SEM 474 equipped with a 8-mm probe was used. RESULTS: Data show that cutaneous laxity, which is characteristic for an aging aspect, is not higher at the liposuction sites than on the reference area. CONCLUSION: Liposuction does not increase the clinical aspects of skin aging.

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PubMed1993

Primary mediastinal leiomyosarcoma.

A 44-year-old woman complaining of thoracic back pain was found to have a large mediastinal leiomyosarcoma. This was completely excised. No adjuvant treatment was given. Follow-up after 24 months showed no evidence of disease. For these rare tumours surgery offers the best treatment, although local recurrence and metastases do occur.

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