Parasitic nodule of the right carotid triangle.

We present the case of a woman in whom intraoperatory examination of a laterocervical mass in the right carotid triangle (thought to be a glomus tumor) disclosed thyroid tissue. Although the overwhelming majority of cases of "thyroid parenchyma in the laterocervical region" represent a lymph node metastasis from a primary occult thyroid carcinoma, the rare occurrence of a parasitic nodule, as in our case, must be considered.

Sarcomatoid carcinoma of the colon. Report of the second case with immunohistochemical study.

Sarcomatoid Carcinomas are rare tumors composed of mixed malignant epithelial and mesenchymal cells. Only one case is reported in the colon, up to date. We describe the second case in an 86-year-old woman.

Multivariate analysis of patients with medullary thyroid carcinoma. Prognostic significance and impact on treatment of clinical and pathologic variables.

Background: The prognostic significance of the histologic and clinical features of medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) and their impact on therapy and outcome have been evaluated infrequently in the same series.

Methods: Fifty-tree patients with MTC (32 females, 21 males; 44 sporadic, 9 familial MTC [4 families]; mean age: 46.11 +/- 14.

Cytological, histological and ultrastructural findings of a pure benign Sertoli cell tumor.

A pure Sertoli cell tumor of the testis in a 26-year-old man is reported, with cytologic, histologic and ultrastructural findings. The preoperative cytological diagnosis allowed a conservative surgical approach.

Undifferentiated granulocytic sarcoma: a case with epidural onset preceding acute promyelocytic leukemia.

This study reports a case of granulocytic sarcoma that developed in the epidural zone 25 days before clinical evidence of an acute promyelocytic leukemia. The case presented the diagnostic difficulties that are common to all aleukemic granulocytic sarcomas. Moreover, it highlights the very rare association between granulocytic sarcoma and acute promyelocytic leukemia, which is far from being explained.

[Familial multiple bilateral carcinoma of the kidney: clinical strategy and surgical approach].

A case of familiar bilateral multicentric RCC in a young woman is an ideal model to evaluate preoperative and intraoperative diagnostic and surgical tools in order to achieve two distinct goals: the oncologic radicalness and the renal function preserved. Radical bilateral nephrectomy, the renal hypothermia by perfusion of both kidneys, the bench high resolution sonography of parenchyma, the choose of one kidney suitable for conservative surgery, the resection of suspect lesions with intraoperative pathology, the reconstructive bench surgery, the autotransplantation, are the steps accurately performed with particular concern to eradication of all the tumoral lesions present in the kidneys. The results confirm that renal function has been preserved with this method.

[Plasmocytoma of the testis. Description of a clinical case and review of the literature].

Extraskeletal involvement of the testis during multiple myeloma is a rare disease; primary extraosseus myeloma of the testis is even more unusual, and shows progression to typical multiple myeloma after orchiectomy in most cases. A case-report of a multiple myeloma with testicular involvement is discussed; radiotherapy was performed successfully, instead of surgery, but diffuse skeletal lesions showed progression in spite of chemotherapy. A short review of the literature on this subject is made.

A case of malignant phyllodes tumor with muscular and fatty differentiations.

A 50-year-old female underwent surgical removal of a mammary phyllodes tumor, whose peculiar histologic feature was the coexistence of areas of liposarcoma and leiomyosarcoma. The morphologic differential diagnosis is briefly discussed.

Complications of radial keratotomy: eyes with keratoconus and late wound dehiscence.

Background: Radial keratotomy requires a thorough preoperative examination, including photokeratography, to detect early keratoconus.

Methods: We compared, by light and transmission electron microscopy, the healing process of corneas from two patients after radial keratotomy.

Results: Clinically, one patient had a keratoconus and gained no visual benefit from the radial keratotomy.

[Persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous. Middle-term results of vitrectomy].

In this study, the authors present a homogeneous series of seven children suffering from persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous, in its complete anterior and posterior form. These children were operated by pars plana lensectomy and vitrectomy. The surgical operation was beneficial in every case: not only were there no complications, but the operation also prevented progression towards neovascular glaucoma, vitreous hemorrhages and phtisis bulbi.