Malignant breast tumours at Coronation Hospital, Johannesburg. A 10-year review.

A review of malignant breast tumours at Coronation Hospital has highlighted their frequency in younger women and their biologically aggressive nature. Inadequate patient compliance with follow-up makes routine use of conservative treatment modalities hazardous.

Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the breast. A case report.

Primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the breast was diagnosed in a 45-year-old Indian woman. She presented with a large ulcerated lesion and had lung metastases. Treatment was by radiotherapy, toilet mastectomy and chemotherapy.

[Bronchussuture (author's transl)].

We describe the method of manual bronchussuture, used from 1968 until new, which gave us complete satisfaction. Many of the important factors are discussed. The results are analysed and concluding we expose the reasons why we found manual bronchussuture better than any automatic stapling device.