Fatal outcome of an anaplastic thyroid tumour.

Anaplastic thyroid cancer is a rare form of thyroid cancer, known for its very poor prognosis, even with the appropriate management. It is very aggressive, with a tendency to invade locally and lymph node metastasis is often present at the time of diagnosis. We present an elderly patient, who presented with rapid enlarging neck mass, which, within weeks, led to his death.

Demographic and clinical features of atrial myxomas: A case series analysis.

Aim: Cardiac myxomas are uncommon tumors and have a wide clinical spectrum. Their diagnosis can therefore be elusive because symptoms are nonspecific and misleading. Our aim was to characterize and analyze the clinical findings in patients presenting with cardiac myxomas.