Primary manifestation of small Lymphocytic Lymphoma in the Prostate: A case report.

We report a case of Lymphocytic Lymphoma presenting with primary manifestation in the prostate. A 82 year-old man presented to emergency department with acute urinary retention. Digital rectal examination revealed a voluminous and firm prostate.

Adult Gaucher disease in southern Tunisia: report of three cases.

Background: Gaucher disease (GD) is the most frequent lysosomal storage disorder; type 1 is by far the most common form. It is characterized by variability in age of onset, clinical signs and progression. It is usually diagnosed in the first or second decade of life with the appearance of bone pains, splenomegaly and thrombocytopenia, but the disease may be diagnosed at any age between 1 and 73 years.

Disseminated Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease: a case report.

Subacute necrotizing lymphadenitis or Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease is a benign pathological entity diagnosed chiefly in young adults. We report a case in a 20-year-old woman who presented with swollen lymph nodes and a fever. Disseminated lymphadenopathy with nodes measuring up to 6 cm in diameter was found upon physical examination.

[Secondary plasma cell leukemia. Report of 2 cases].

Plasma cell leukemia is considered as the leukemic variant of multiple myeloma. It is a rare entity. There are two forms: a secondary one following a known myeloma, the diagnosis of which is easy, and a primary one arising without a preceding phase of multiple myeloma.

[Genetic profile of Glanzmann's thrombasthenia in south Tunisia. Report of 17 cases (11 families)].

Introduction: Glanzmann's thrombasthenia (GT) is a rare congenital thrombopathy, with a recessive autosomal transmission. We present here the genealogic study of a series of patients suffering from GT.

Patients And Methods: This is a retrospective study about all the GT patients treated in Sfax hematology department during 18 years.

[Bone lesions in multiple myeloma: variation and value of radiologic classification in prognosis].

In this report, we studied the frequency, the types and the prognosis value of the Durie and Salmon's classification of radiological bone lesions in multiple mycloma. Our study concerned 52 patients presenting multiple myeloma, defined according to South West Oncology Group criteria, collected during nine years (1988-1996). Radiological anomalies were noted in 89% of the cases.