Primary pleural leiomyosarcoma with rapid progression and fatal outcome: a case report.

Introduction: Leiomyosarcomas are neoplasms of smooth muscles that most commonly arise from the uterus, gastrointestinal tract, or soft tissue. Primary pleural leiomyosarcoma is extremely rare. To the best of our knowledge, only nine cases have been published to date.

[Large ossifying fibroma of the jaws and hyperparathyroidism in a chronic hemodialyzed patient].

Objective: Describe the exceptional and fortuitous character of the association of ossifying fibroma and hyperparathyroidism in a chronic hemodialyzed patient.

Case Report: A twenty-year-old man who had undergone dialysis for ten years as the result of an indeterminate nephropathy was admitted for a functional disability in the standing position and a serious dysmorphic syndrome with swelling of the jaws that hindered proper closure of the mouth.

Results: Medical imagery revealed a polyostotic attack pleading in favor of renal osteodystrophy or a fibrous dysplasia.

[Fibrocartilaginous mesenchymoma of bone. A case report].

Fibrocartilaginous mesenchymoma of bone is a tumoral entity which is somewhat controversial. It has been delineated in 1984 by Dahlin and al. Fifteen cases have been reported in the literature.

[Renal oncocytoma. Apropos of a new case. Diagnostic and therapeutic problems].

The authors report a case of renal oncocytoma. Ultrasonographic and C.T.

[Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis. Apropos of 11 cases].

Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis is a rare manifestation of chronic pyelonephritis. 11 cases were treated between 1988 and 1993. Patients age ranged from 17 to 60 years (mean 34 j).