Atypical carcinoid presenting as mesothelioma.

Two patients presented with pleuritic pain and dyspnoe together with pleural thickening on the X-ray of the chest. In both a history of exposure to asbestos existed suggesting mesothelioma. A definite diagnosis could not be made and therefore therapy was symptomatic.

Salmonella enteritidis in an endometriotic ovarian cyst.

Isolated Salmonella infections are rare. In view of the rarity, we present a case of a 16-year-old patient with an endometriotic ovarian cyst where Salmonella enteritidis was isolated from aspirated material from the cyst. We include a review of the world literature on ovarian Salmonella infection from 1966 to June 1996.

Hormone-dependent spinal leiomyoma.

A 43-year-old woman underwent subtotal removal of a cervical spinal leiomyoma in 1980 and 1981. When her (cyclic) symptoms recurred and tumor growth was demonstrated, she was treated with a synthetic anti-gonadotropic hormone (Danazol; Danatrol) until menopause, when medication could be discontinued without further recurrence of her symptoms or increase in size of the residual tumor.

Bleeding varices due to portal hypertension in sarcoidosis. Favorable effect of propranolol and prednisone.

A 58-year-old white man had bleeding varices in the gastric fundus due to portal hypertension attributable to histologically proven hepatic sarcoid involvement with a giant splenomegaly and with an angiographically demonstrated significant flow toward the liver. Treatment with corticosteroids and beta-blockade (30 mg propranolol daily) resulted in no rebleeding for over one year follow-up.

Dialysis associated mucormycosis and desferrioxamine treatment: a case report with review of the role of oxygen radicals.

A hemodialysis patient with pulmonary and cerebral mucormycosis is reported. Recently the occurrence of this infection in dialysis patients has been associated with desferrioxamine (DFO) treatment. A causal relation seems likely, but has not been proved.

Intradural granulocytic sarcoma: a rare cause of sciatic pain.

Granulocytic sarcoma is a solid tumor associated with acute leukemia and myeloproliferative disorders. In this report we present a patient with a progressive sciatic pain due to an intradural granulocytic sarcoma fixed on the right spinal nerve root S1. The incidence and significance of central nervous involvement by granulocytic sarcoma are discussed.

Segmental rigidity and spinal myoclonus as a paraneoplastic syndrome.

A 68 year old woman is described with persisting muscular rigidity of the left lower leg together with transient myoclonic jerking in the left quadriceps muscle. Six weeks after onset a small cell carcinoma of the lung became manifest. With radiotherapy and chemotherapy complete remission was achieved.

Are biopsies from the prostatic urethra useful in patients with superficial bladder carcinoma?

Fifty male patients entered a Mitomycin C trial for superficial bladder cancer and biopsies in the prostatic urethra were taken with a cold cup biopsy forceps. In one patient this procedure failed. In 21 of 49 patients no abnormalities were detected but in the remaining 28 patients (57.

Penetration of ciprofloxacin into gynecological tissues following oral and intravenous administration.

Penetration activities of ciprofloxacin into female genital tract tissues were studied following a single oral administration of 500 mg and an intravenous injection of 100 mg. Serum and tissue concentrations were within the same order of magnitude 1 and 3 h after oral administration; 3 h after intake of ciprofloxacin, however, tissue concentrations exceeded the corresponding serum levels twofold. Similarly, tissue concentrations following intravenous injection exceeded the corresponding serum levels by 60-190% 0.

Secondary syphilis of the tonsils.

Secondary syphilis of the tonsils without accompanying signs in the mouth or pharynx is rare. A case report of a patient presenting with papular tonsillitis as a result of secondary syphilis is described.

Epididymitis due to Schistosoma haematobium infection.

Four cases of Schistosoma haematobium-infection of the epididymis are reported. Histological examination showed an intense granulomatous infiltration of the epididymis with calcified eggs of Schistosoma haematobium.