Biomedical subjects

T K Topstad

Publications and source records attributed to T K Topstad.

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PubMed1993

[Transposition of submandibular ducts in the control of drooling].

Drooling is a major problem in patients with cerebral palsy and various other neurological dysfunctions. Submandibular duct transposition for uncontrolled drooling is a technically straight forward operation. It has proved to be a safe procedure with low morbidity and a high rate of success. The authors review the literature, and present a material consisting of 21 patients from the University Hospital, Bergen, and Central Hospital, Rogaland.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1992

A case of juvenile papillomatosis of the male breast.

BACKGROUND: Juvenile papillomatosis is a proliferative epithelial lesion of the female breast, and Rosen et al. introduced it in 1980 as an entity. RESULTS: The authors present a case consistent with juvenile papillomatosis of the male breast, occurring in a 33-year-old man, who had noticed a swelling of his right breast for approximately 17 years. On review of the literature regarding epithelial proliferations of the male breast, the authors found three cases with similar histologic features. CONCLUSIONS: The case studied indicates a benign behavior of this lesion in the male breast, although no data concerning long-term prognosis are available.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1991

[Necrotizing sialometaplasia of the hard palate].

Necrotizing sialometaplasia is a benign, self-healing disease of salivary gland tissue and is usually confined to the minor salivary glands of the hard palate. It has clinical and histological features that simulate malignancies such as mucoepidermoid and squamous cell carcinomas. Wrong diagnosis has led to unnecessary mutilating surgical procedures. The etiology of the disease is unknown, but an ischaemic process is considered most likely. We describe two patients with necrotizing sialometaplasia, one with midline and one with bilateral symmetrical affection of the hard palate.

Adult↗

PubMed1991

[Posttraumatic hypopituitarism].

The most common endocrine defects associated with head injuries are those involving the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland. The clinical manifestations in these cases are either diabetes insipidus or the syndrome of inappropriate ADH secretion (SIADH). The article describes four cases with posttraumatic failure of the anterior lobe, two of whom also suffered diabetes insipidus. Although hypothalamic and pituitary damage are well known from autopsies, relatively few cases of post-traumatic failure of the adenohypophysis have been published. The mechanism, site of lesion, diagnostic evaluation and follow-up are discussed.

Adult↗