A case of solitary fibrous pleura tumor associated with severe hypoglycemia: doege-potter syndrome.

Solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura (SFTP) is a rare primary intrathoracic tumor that arises from mesenchymal tissue underlying the mesothelial layer of the pleura. It usually has an indolent clinical course. The hypoglycemia that accompanies SFTP was first described by Doege and Potter independently in 1930, hence the eponym Doege-Potter syndrome (DPS).

An overview of thoracic actinomycosis: CT features.

Background: Thoracic actinomycosis is an uncommon, chronic suppurative bacterial infection caused by actinomyces species, especially Actinomyces israelii.

Methods: It is usually seen in immunocompetent patients with respiratory disorders, poor oral hygiene, alcoholism and chronic debilitating diseases.

Results: We illustrate the radiological manifestations of thoracic actinomycoses in various involved areas in the thorax.

Differentiation between symptomatic and asymptomatic extraforaminal stenosis in lumbosacral transitional vertebra: role of three-dimensional magnetic resonance lumbosacral radiculography.

Objective: To investigate the role of lumbosacral radiculography using 3-dimentional (3D) magnetic resonance (MR) rendering for diagnostic information of symptomatic extraforaminal stenosis in lumbosacral transitional vertebra.

Materials And Methods: The study population consisted of 18 patients with symptomatic (n = 10) and asymptomatic extraforaminal stenosis (n = 8) in lumbosacral transitional vertebra. Each patient underwent 3D coronal fast-field echo sequences with selective water excitation using the principles of the selective excitation technique (Proset imaging).

Clinical and bronchoscopic findings in Ugandans with pulmonary Kaposi's sarcoma.

Background: Pulmonary Kaposi's sarcoma (PKS) directly affects the life expectancy of those infected and yet the clinical and radiographic features of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) with pulmonary involvement are nonspecific, which makes diagnosis difficult. In Uganda, pulmonary tuberculosis, which has clinical features that closely resemble those of PKS, also occurs commonly and thus confusion is bound to arise. Bronchoscopy is a recognized diagnostic investigatory modality for PKS.

Gefitinib is also active for carcinomatous meningitis in NSCLC.

Carcinomatous meningitis (CM) and spinal cord metastases (SCM) are uncommon, yet fatal complication for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Gefitinib, developed to inhibit the tyrosine kinase of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), represents the first new treatment modality for NSCLC to emerge from the last decade. Furthermore, it is an attractive option for lung cancer patients with CNS metastasis because of its mild toxicity profile, but there are not much data on the ability of gefitinib to cross the blood-brain barrier.