Serum neurofilament light in professional soccer players: goal on safety.

Background: Sports-related concussion (SRC) is a subset of mild traumatic brain injuries occurring in contact sports. Most people recover spontaneously, but in retired professional players, the risk for neurodegenerative diseases is increased. A biomarker, such as neurofilament light chains (NfL), would help to address this issue and demonstrate sports' safety.

Male breast cancer with mandibular metastasis. A case report.

Female breast cancer is one of the major causes of death among women while male breast cancer is relatively uncommon and accounts for about 1% of all breast cancers in both sexes. Influencing factors are: gynecomasty, familiarity for male breast cancer, Jewish and African-American male population. From the histological point of view, it is not different from the female breast cancer, except for the infiltrant ductal carcinoma, but with a much severe prognosis.

[A case of true congenital temporo-mandibular ankylosis].

A case of true temporomandibular ankylosis surgically treated at 8 months is presented. A thorough review of the literature suggests that this is one of the few cases of truly congenital temporomandibular ankylosis to be reported. After an introductory note on aetiopathogenesis and a discussion of associated malformations, it is concluded that the case may represent an atypical form of Franceschetti's syndrome.