Traumatic gastrothorax, or stomach herniation into the chest post-trauma, is a rare but dangerous condition that can lead to respiratory distress and obstructive shock. Its diagnosis is challenging and requires a high index of suspicion. Immediate stomach decompression is an important, often life-saving step of the treatment, prior to definitive surgical repair.
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November 1993
One case of primary malignant lymphoma of the uterine cervix in a 45 years old woman is reported. It was discovered at a routine gynecologic examination. After an extensive work-up for staging, the patient was classified as IE (Classification d'Ann Arbor).
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