Liposarcoma of the esophagus: case report and literature review.

Background: Liposarcoma is one of the most common soft tissue sarcomas in adults, but it is exceedingly rare in the gastrointestinal tract. To the authors' knowledge, only 17 cases of esophageal liposarcomas have been described in the literature.

Case Report: The case of a 56-year-old woman is reported who complained of dyspnea and airway obstruction and was referred for multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT) with the suspicion of mediastinal tumor.

Multi-slice computed tomography in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism--usefulness of multiplanar reformations with batch film tool in the form of a paddle view.

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common and still difficult clinical problem. On autopsy, PE is diagnosed in 15-25% of hospital deaths, intravitally the diagnosis is reached in only 1/3 of cases. An early diagnosis and antithrombotic treatment decreases the mortality rate from 30 to 2-10%.

Surgical treatment of severe emphysema--analysis of own material.

Unlabelled: The aim of the study was a retrospective analysis of effectiveness of surgical treatment of severe diffuse emphysema, including urgent cases with symptomatic pneumothorax. We analyzed 99 patients with severe diffuse emphysema who underwent surgical treatment in Department of Thoracic Surgery in Lublin between 1995 and 2001. The evaluated group consisted of 86 men and 13 women aged from 27 to 83 (mean age 56.