[Fibroma of the small intestine with heterotopia of the pyloric glands in the mucous membrane covering the tumor].

Small bowel tumour, 5 X 3 X X 3 cm in size, in a woman of 52 provoked intestinal invagination. Small bowel was resected with the tumour which was diagnosed histologically as a soft fibroma. Focal areas of the pyloric glands with single argyrophil endocrine cells as well as "stomach metaplasia" of the epithelium of one crypt were detected in the intestinal mucous membrane covering tumour.

[Pulmonary pneumocystosis in an adult patient].

A 34-year-old male with no diseases in the past developed, after a 7-day alcoholic abuse, an acute pancreatitis and ulcerative necrotic colitis. At the autopsy, apart from the underlying disease, the pulmonary pneumocystosis was found which is considered by the authors as a complication of a severe pathology of the alimentary tract organs followed by immune system dysfunction.

[Nutritive value of preserved products in tubes for the feeding of pilots and cosmonauts].

The nutritional value of new canned liquid and purée-like foodstuffs in aluminum tubes for aircraft and spacecraft pilots has been determined. The recipes and chemical composition of the food items are described. Particular attention is given to the content of amino acids, fatty acids and minerals.