[Ferritin and soluble interleukin-2-receptor in the diagnosis of fever of unknown origin].

Unlabelled: HISTORY UND CLINICAL FINDINGS: Within a few weeks, two patients aged 16 and 75 years with fever of unknown origin were referred to the emergency unit.

Investigations: Laboratory tests revealed increased aminotransferase levels, progressive cytopenia and an increase of inflammatory markers. In the older patient a rapid clinical detoriation with multi organ failure was observed.

Complications of Poly Implant Prothèse breast implants: the current discussion.

Against the background of the current discussion about Poly Implant Prothèse (PIP, Seyne-sur-mer, France) breast implants, we want to present a case demonstrating the complications such as implant rupture, silicone dissemination and level III silicone lymphadenopathy. A 29-year-old woman with cosmetic breast augmentation with PIP implants 5 years previously showed a sensitive swelling in her right axilla and neck region. All tests to detect an infectious or lymphomatous lymphadenopathy were negative.

[Laparoscopic splenectomy for sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation].

Sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation (SANT) is a benign lesion of the spleen which can be cured by splenectomy. In the literature about 45 cases have been reviewed. Although it is defined by the morphological details, data regarding surgical therapy are scarce.

Cystic pseudotumours in both upper ankle joints in gouty arthritis.

This case demonstrates a yet unreported clinical entity of bilateral tophaceous cystic lesions of the tibiotalar joints of an 37-year-old white male who presents with moderate painful swelling in both upper ankle joints for 2 years. Radiodiagnostic studies show cystic lesions in both upper ankle joints and the right talus considering neoplastic processes in the differential diagnosis. The incisional biopsy reveals chalk-like material of the intraosseous lesions which was pathognomonic for tophaceous gout.

[Space-occupying lesions in the liver: incidence of adenocarcinoma metastases of unknown primary site].

Background And Objective: The diagnostic approach to newly detected space-occupying lesions in the liver can be difficult and a histogenetic classification of the primary tumor is impossible in some cases. Such cases of metastatic disease without a detectable primary tumor are classified as cancer of unknown primary site (CUP). The incidence of this diagnosis depends on the clinical and histochemical methods used.