Characteristics of Bronchiectasis Associated with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

Introduction: An association between chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and bronchiectasis has been observed. However, the incidence of this association is variable. The current use of high-resolution Chest Thoracic (CT) scans in patients with COPD has contributed to its demonstration.

[Hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy and thymus carcinoma in children].

Unlabelled: Thymic carcinoma is an uncommon malignant tumor in childhood disease and its association with hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy remains very rare. So far, only two cases have been reported.

Case Report: During the study of a hospitalized 14-year-old boy suffering from thoracic pain, cough, and finger clubbing, we diagnosed a hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy caused by paraneoplastic syndrome associated with thymic carcinoma.

[Hepatic Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma: a rare liver tumor].

Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the liver is a rare primary malignant tumor of vascular origin. It most frequently occurs in middle age adults and clinical findings are non-specific. Histological diagnosis may be difficult to achieve with lesions containing a large myxoid component, and immunohistochemical staining is required.

[Is power Doppler US a good predictor of prostate cancer aggressiveness].

Purpose: To determine the value of Power Doppler US for the diagnosis of prostate cancer and in the prediction of cancer aggressiveness.

Patients And Methods: One hundred and five consecutive patients with PSA>4 ng/ml and/or abnormal digital rectal exam underwent power Doppler US prior to biopsy. In addition to biopsies directed to suspiscious lesion on US, 10 to 12 standard sextant biopsies were obtained.