Diagnosis of metastatic tumours to the thyroid gland by fine needle aspiration biopsy.

Introduction: Malignant metastases are rarely found in the thyroid gland, the incidence reaching approximately 2% of all thyroid malignant neoplasms. They are most often caused by tumours of the kidneys, lungs, mammary glands, ovary, and colon or by melanomas. The aim of the study was to evaluate the usefulness of fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNA) for diagnosing tumour metastases to thyroid glands.

[Adenocarcinoma arising from endometriosis in scar from a cesarean section treated with the use of plastic mesh].

Objectives: Abdominal wall endometriosis is usually a secondary process in scars after a cesarean section or appendectomy. Malignant transformation is an infrequent complication of endometriosis. The great majority of cases belong to adenocarcinoma.

[Malignant thyroid lymphoma--diagnostic and treatment problems].

Unlabelled: The aim of this study was to present our experience in the diagnostics and treatment of primary malignant thyroid lymphoma (PMTL). Five patients at the age of 48-72 years with PMTL were treated at the Department of General Surgery in Bytom in the years 1988-1999. They made up 0.