Giant fibrovascular polyp of the esophagus.

We report on a patient who presented a fibrovascular polyp of the esophagus, which is an uncommon submucosal tumor that can attain giant proportions. It is covered with squamous epithelium and consists of a mixture of myxoid-collagenous fibrous elements, vascular structures and adipose cells. Diagnosis is made via upper endoscopy, echoendosonography and barium studies.

Amiodarone induced pulmonary toxicity.

We report on a case of complicated long-term amiodarone therapy. CT demonstrated high attenuation pleural-parenchymal lesions and increased liver and spleen density. This article stresses the important role of CT in the diagnosis of amiodarone related disease.

Benign hyperplastic nodules that originate in the peripheral zone of the prostate gland.

Purpose: To describe a benign nodular lesion in the peripheral zone (PZ) of the prostate gland.

Materials And Methods: In 1,087 patients, the features of 722 focal lesions in the PZ or central zone of the prostate on transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) scans were retrospectively compared with histologic findings in biopsy samples.

Results: In 18 patients (5.