Sporadic endolymphatic sac tumor: its clinical, radiological, and histological features, management, and follow-up.

Background: Sporadic endolymphatic sac tumor (ELST) is rare. We described the clinical, radiological, and histological features, treatment, and follow-up of ELST.

Method: This was a retrospective analysis of 7 cases of sporadic ELST that were managed between 1993 and 2010.

An audit of treatment outcome in acromegalic patients attending our center at Bergamo, Italy.

Background: Acromegaly is a chronic disease impacting on morbidity and mortality. Increased mortality is reverted after the achievement of hormonal targets. The relative role of treatment options is still matter of debate.

New times for an old disease: intracranial mass lesions caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis in 5 HIV-negative African immigrants.

Background: The tuberculosis epidemic is still a global emergency, and its spread in the past 20 years has been fueled by the acquired immune deficiency syndrome pandemic and increasing drug resistance. International travel and migration may increase the incidence of tuberculosis in industrialized countries.

Methods: We reviewed the clinical charts of patients admitted to the infectious diseases unit of Ospedali Riuniti (Bergamo, Italy) to identify patients with intracranial mass lesions caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.