Sarcoidosis and sarcoid-like reaction following Hodgkin's disease. Report of two cases.

The occurrence of a sarcoidosis associated with Hodgkin's disease is an infrequent but well-described event. Moreover it has been described for many decades that some malignancies may present with simultaneous granulomatous manifestations named sarcoid-like reactions. To differentiate sarcoidosis from the sarcoid-like reactions is not an easy step in the final diagnosis.

Tc-99m HMPAO SPECT of the brain in a patient with striopallidodentate calcifications.

CT scan in a 52-year-old woman, admitted because of grand mal seizure, showed striopallidodentate calcifications due to postoperative hypoparathyroidism. This patient report stresses the possibility of cortical metabolic involvement in this disorder, as shown on Tc-99m HMPAO brain SPECT, despite the absence of cognitive defects.

Basal ganglia calcifications in postoperative hypoparathyroidism: a case with unusual characteristics.

A patient is described with post-thyroidectomy hypoparathyroidism and basal ganglia calcifications. The patient presented with a tonic-clonic seizure. The calcifications shown on CT scan were extensive in the basal ganglia, the bifrontal periventricular white matter and even in the brainstem.

Localized craniofacial fibrous dysplasia in a young girl.

We consider here the case of a young girl presenting a cystic bone mass in the left orbital roof. Although standard X-rays at first were not convincing, the findings on the CT examination and the histological aspect of the mass were typical of fibrous dysplasia. Although the exact diagnosis of fibrous dysplasia can only be made upon precise histological examination, radiological, and more specifically CT findings, may indicate this pathology.