Diffuse infantile hemangiomatosis of the ileum presenting with multiple perforations: a case report and review of the literature.

Hemangiomas of the small intestine are rare, accounting for only 0.05% of all intestinal neoplasms (Jarvi et al. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr.

Unusual manifestations of astroblastoma: a radiologic-pathologic analysis.

Astroblastoma is a very rare primary glial tumor occurring in children and young adults that is almost exclusively supratentorial in location. We report an extremely unusual presentation of a densely calcified posterior fossa astroblastoma with disseminated spinal and supratentorial metastasis. The mass exhibited neoplastic bone formation, which has not been reported, although calcifications are commonly seen in astroblastomas.

Actuarial analysis of private payer administrative claims data for women with endometriosis.

Background: Endometriosis is a painful, chronic disease affecting 5.5 million women and girls in the United States and Canada and millions more worldwide. The usual age range of women diagnosed with endometriosis is 20 to 45 years.

Lead poisoning and chelation in a mother-neonate pair.

We report the case of a pregnant woman with chronic lead toxicity and a blood lead of 57 microg/dL (2.7 micromol/L) who gave birth to a healthy-appearing neonate with a cord blood lead of 126 microg/dL (6.08 micromol/L).

De novo 17q paracentric inversion mosaicism in a patient with Beemer-Langer type short rib-polydactyly syndrome with special consideration to the classification of short rib polydactyly syndromes.

A de novo 17q paracentric inversion mosaicism is detected in a fetus with type IV short rib (polydactyly) syndrome (Beemer-Langer). The cytogenetic finding in our case suggests a possible location of the gene or cluster of linked genes responsible for SR (P) S type IV to 17q21 or 17q23. Since this chromosome abnormality has not been described in short rib polydactyly syndromes and the existence of type IV SR (P) S has been controversial, the literature of this entity is reviewed with special consideration to the classification of short rib polydactyly syndromes.

MR imaging of osteogenic and Ewing's sarcoma.

Twenty patients with biopsy-proven osteogenic (11 cases) or Ewing's (nine cases) sarcoma were evaluated by MR imaging on a 0.15-T resistive unit to determine the value of MR in the diagnosis and treatment of these two neoplasms and to develop the best protocol for MR imaging. In all 20 cases, MR identified tumor spread into bone marrow, and it was superior to CT in five cases.

Magnetic resonance imaging of neuroblastoma with a 0.15-T magnet.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in nine children with neuroblastoma showed that MRI can effectively demonstrate primary and metastatic disease and aid in predicting tumor resectability. MRI can show changes in tumor size and intensity in response to chemotherapy or radiation therapy. Neuroblastomas have an image intensity much lower than that of liver and muscle on inversion-recovery scans.

Calcification and uptake of Tc-99m diphosphonates in neuroblastomas: concise communication.

Sixty-six percent of 54 patients with neuroblastoma demonstrated uptake of bone-seeking radioagents by the primary tumor. This is a higher incidence than previously reported. Uptake was slightly more common in abdominal than thoracic tumors.

Lung nodules after whole lung radiation.

It is essential to recognize radiation pneumonitis after whole lung irradiation, or nodular changes in response to chemotherapy, so that such conditions are not mistaken for tumor metastases, causing grave error in patient management and the possibility of further lung damage.

Sacrococcygeal teratomas in infants and children: relationship of histology and prognosis in 40 cases.

Histological grading of teratomas is a useful method for evaluating patient prognosis. Although this has been repeatedly shown with ovarian teratomas, those of the sacrococcygeal area have not been scrutinized to a comparable extent. We believe that histologic grade and clinical behavior correlate closely in congenital sacrococcygeal teratomas.

Intranuclear filaments in a soft tissue sarcoma.

Intranuclear filaments aggregating into rodlike structures were found in cells of an undifferentiated soft tissue sarcoma in a child. Similar structures have been uncommonly described in human neoplasms, and uncertainties exist concerning the nature of the inclusion bearing cells in previous reports. The filaments were found to be resistant to mild trypsin digestion.

Interactions of various 19-nor steroids with human placental microsomal cytochrome P-450 (P-450hpm).

Each of seven 19-nor steroids exhibited the capacity to facilitate the binding of carbon monoxide (CO) to human placental microsomal cytochrome P-450 although quantitative differences were shown to exist. In every case the facilitation was antagonized by androstenedione. 19-Norandrostenedione produced the most pronounced effect followed by 19-nortestosterone, nandrolone decanoate, norethandrolone, norgestrel, norethynodrel and norethindrone in that order.

[Cystic degeneration of the adrenal cortex associated with hyaline membrane].

Forty-one autopsies in newborns with hyaline membrane were studied. In fourteen cases (34.1%) cystic degeneration of the outermost portion of the adrenal cortex was found.