Colonic angiosarcoma: A case report and review of literature.

Introduction: Angiosarcomas are rare tumours that arise from the vascular endothelium. They can occur anywhere in the body, mostly affecting the head and neck. Their occurrence in the gastrointestinal tract is quite rare with a few reported cases in medical literature.

[AL amyloidosis].

AL amyloidosis is a systemic disease caused by the deposition of fibrillar proteins in organs and tissues. These deposits are responsible for organic dysfunctions and may be rapidly lethal. Current therapy is unsatisfactory.

[Paraneoplastic gastroparesis].

A 53-years-old woman with bilateral untreated breast cancer is admitted for intractable vomiting. No obstructive gastric disease is found but a marked delayed gastric emptying, suggesting the diagnosis of gastroparesis. No classical cause being demonstrated, the diagnosis of paraneoplastic gastroparesis is proposed.

Acute nonlymphocytic leukemia following chemotherapy with cisplatin and etoposide for non-small-cell carcinoma of the lung: case report.

A case of acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (ANLL) following chemotherapy with cisplatin (CDDP) and etoposide (VP16) for non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) diagnosed 24 months before is reported. Although the fortuitous occurrence of two unrelated malignancies cannot be excluded, the hypothesis of secondary leukemia must be taken into account. The clinical and experimental data implying these agents, generally considered to be noncarcinogenic in man, in the occurrence of secondary malignancies are briefly discussed.