[Multiple endocrine neoplasia-type medullary thyroid carcinoma in three generations of a family].

The familial accumulation of a multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) type 2a medullary thyroid carcinoma, is described based on the retrospective analysis of a family history. The proband was characterized by medullary carcinoma (MC) combined with phaeochromocytoma, her child had been shown to suffer from MC. In the third generation of the family C-cell hyperplasia and bilateral adrenal hyperplasia occurred.

[Dental implications in radiotherapy of hear aand neck tumors].

The authors describe the side-effects and complications occurring in the oral cavity during the irradiation treatment of head and neck tumours. They stress the necessity of dental therapy before, during and after irradiation so that occasional subsequent grave complications (for instance osteoradionecrosis) could be prevented. They emphasize the importance of basic radiological knowledge of dental surgeons and dentists and their cooperation with the irradiation therapists.