[A 61-year-old man with sciatica].

A 61-year-old man was admitted to our department with radicular back-pain and progressive gait-difficulties. On examination he had flaccid paraparesis and bladder-retention. He subsequently developed palsy of n.

A Challenging Picture of Cancer-and Inflammation-Related Changes.

The authors describe a diagnostically challenging case where a patient with previous squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil developed a putative second primary squamous cell carcinoma in the lung (stage IV with lung and bone metastases). During palliative chemotherapy several episodes of severe infection occurred, eventually resulting in abscess formation in the hip and brain. The dilemma of distinguishing between metastasis and abscess and the therapeutic implications are discussed.

[Loss of weight and acute abdominal pain in a 38-year-old psychostimulant abuser].

Material And Methods: A 38-year-old psychostimulant abuser was admitted to hospital after syncope. He had lost much of his weight over the last 6 months, had abdominal pain the last 10 days and bloody diarrhoea and hypotension upon admittance. The abdomen was soft and non-tender.