Publications by authors named "Dario Ugolini"
Spontaneous lung intercostal hernia (SLIH) is a rare condition potentially carrying severe morbidity. About 120 cases have been described so far, with an apparently increasing number of reports in recent years. The main presenting findings are chest pain and bulging, with ecchymosis in the affected area, hemoptysis, respiratory distress, and signs of infection or incarceration being described as well.
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- Gorham-Stout Disease (GSD) is a rare lymphatic disorder affecting mainly children and young adults, characterized by bone lesions and abnormal lymphatic vessel growth.
- The condition can lead to serious complications like respiratory failure due to fluid accumulation in the chest (chylothorax) and poses a high mortality risk.
- The case report discusses a young woman's severe GSD during pregnancy and the complex management strategies used, aiming to enhance understanding and treatment of this rare disease.
Percutaneous fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) is a well-established and useful procedure in the diagnosis of lung squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC). Tumor seeding has been shown to be a potential risk. We report the case and management of a 78-year-old patient affected by LSCC who developed a chest wall metastasis in a straight line from the primary lesion along the FNAB needle track.
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