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Kurume Med J
September 2015
Breast Care Center, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center.
We report the case of a 60-year-old male patient who was diagnosed with metastasis from primary lung cancer to the breast. The patient presented with a mass in the right breast. Mammography, ultrasound, and magnetic-resonance imaging each suggested primary breast cancer.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Forensic doctors are frequently asked by magistrates when dealing principally with knife wounds, about the depth of the blade which may have penetrated the victim's body. Without the use of imaging, it is often difficult to respond to this question, even in an approximate way. Knowledge of the various distances between organs and the skin wall would allow an assessment to be made of the minimum blade length required to obtain the injuries observed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFActas Urol Esp
October 2012
Facultad de Medicina, Clínica Alemana - Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago de Chile, Chile.
Introduction: Opened renal trauma in urban areas reaches 15 to 20% of all renal traumas. It is mainly caused by gunshot wounds or knifes. Gunshot wounds are classified as high energy trauma and are usually associated to other organ injuries.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFG Chir
April 2011
Treviso Hospital, Treviso, Italy.
Termocoagulation by radiofrequency (RF) is widely used for ablation of liver neoplasms. Recently, innovative uses of RF were proposed, as to assist liver resection, to help partial splenectomy, or to treat ruptured hepatocellular carcinoma. A 21 years old man was admitted for massive haemorrhage from a right thoraco-abdominal knife wound.
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