[Diagnostic image (332). A young woman with amenorrhoea].

A 16-year-old girl presented with amenorrhoea and a tense abdomen, due to a mature cystic teratoma with the characteristics ofa dermoid cyst.

Physicians' management of filarial lymphoedema and hydrocele in Pondicherry, India.

Many countries have implemented mass drug administration programmes to eliminate lymphatic filariasis, but few have also implemented morbidity management programmes to help patients with chronic lymphoedema or hydrocele due to the infection. A study was carried out to assess current morbidity management by physicians in Pondicherry, India. Fifty-two physicians were interviewed, using a semi-structured questionnaire.

Dose-volume effects in rat thoracolumbar spinal cord: an evaluation of NTCP models.

Purpose: To evaluate models for normal-tissue-complication probability (NTCP) on describing the dose-volume effect in rat thoracolumbar spinal cord.

Methods And Materials: Single-dose irradiation of four field lengths (4, 1.5, 1.

Hydrogen peroxide in breath condensate during a common cold.

Background: Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in exhaled air condensate is elevated in inflammatory disorders of the lower respiratory tract. It is unknown whether viral colds contribute to exhaled H2O2.

Aim: To assess exhaled H2O2 during and after a common cold.