[Simultaneous bilateral breast carcinoma--case study and review of primitive bilateral breast cancer].

Bilateral breast cancer is uncommon and difficult to define because it may manifest as simultaneous, synchronous or metachronous tumours. The true clonal origin and biologic behaviour are still controversial. Following a right breast contusion, bilateral breast tumours were diagnosed in a 74 old female patient; the left one, neglected for 3 years, typically scirrous; the right one with cystic, pseudo-inflammatory appearance.

Contribution to the early diagnosis of diabetes mellitus.

The authors present the results of an investigation for diabetes mellitus (DM), in a selected group of 9,901 persons at high risk for the disease, using oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). In the group investigated they included 4,753 diabetic blood relatives, 4,123 obese patients and 935 women who delivered big babies. The percentage of diagnosed DM was 30.