Teratoma of the thyroid gland.
A case of cervical teratoma arising in the thyroid gland and causing obstructive respiratory symptoms in a neonate is described.
Humans↗
Biomedical subjects
S B Akoojee
Publications and source records attributed to S B Akoojee.
Nephroblastoma and multilocular cyst simulating hydronephrosis. A case report.
An unusual variant of nephroblastoma occurring in association with a multilocular cyst of the kidney is described in a 4-year-old black child.
Child, Preschool↗
Endobronchial lipoma. A case report.
An endobronchial lipoma of the right main bronchus causing obstructive pneumonitis and bronchiectasis in a 71-year-old White man is described. Tumourlets were also found in the fibrosed lung. Although the tumour is rare, it is of clinical importance because it can be treated successfully by local excision.
Aged↗
Pancreatitis in Natal. An autopsy study.
A retrospective study of autopsy material at King Edward VIII Hospital, Durban, has revealed a 9-fold increase in the incidence of pancreatitis during the past 25 years in Black South Africans. It is suggested that this is the result of changes in drinking habits brought about by the general availability of all forms of alcohol, especially liquor with a high alcoholic content.
Acute Disease↗
Hepatoblastoma. A case report.
A case of hepatoblastoma in a 16-month-old Black child is described and the classification of hepatoblastoma is reviewed. Early diagnosis is important, since the prognosis is more favourable in hepatoblastoma than in hepatocellular carcinoma.
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular↗