[Hiatal hernia and esophageal cancer].
Published in La semaine des hôpitaux : organe fondé par l'Association d'enseignement médical des hôpitaux de Paris
[Essential thrombocythemia. Clinical, biological study and developmental study of 61 cases].
Published in La semaine des hôpitaux : organe fondé par l'Association d'enseignement médical des hôpitaux de Paris
The 61 observations of primary thrombocythemia described in this report represent approximately 15% of the cases of polycythemia vera recorded by the authors over the same 18-year period. The group includes 35 females and 26 males, with a mean age of 62. The disease is usually discovered on routine blood tests (half of cases), and more rarely becau...
[Primary cutaneous histiocytosarcoma. Incidence, characterization, course].
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A case of true cutaneous histiocytosarcoma --or Crosti's reticulosis--is reported, and provides the basis for a discussion of the techniques at present used in defining the histiocytic origin of lymphomas, criteria for assessing the malignancy of histiocytic infiltrates, and clinical data and course of histiocytic sarcomas. Particular emphasis is l...
[Treatment of elderly cancer patients].
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Management of cancer in the elderly differs from that in other age groups only as far as concerns practical issues. The gradual deterioration of somatic and psychologic tolerance capacities is often associated with multiple pathological conditions which may delay diagnosis and hinder the implementation of therapy. Major therapeutic risks are mainly...
[Chiasmatic tuberculoma. 2 cases].
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The authors report two cases of chiasmatic tuberculomas. They emphasize that diagnosis is still difficult despite CT scan if a picture of tuberculous meningitis is lacking. Surgical approach may be justified when diagnosis remains uncertain, especially as tuberculoma is sometimes responsible for recurrent meningitis.
[Articular chondrocalcinosis in elderly patients and parathyroid hormone levels].
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Serum parathyroid hormone was assayed in 16 elderly patients with primary, roentgenographically proved, articular chondrocalcinosis. Mean value, i.e. 4.10 + 1.16 mUI/ml, was compared to that of a control group of 16 subjects matched for sex and age without chondrocalcinosis, living in the same geriatric institution, i.e. 3.94 + 1.43 mUI/ml. The dif...
[Current status of autologous bone marrow grafting in man].
Published in La semaine des hôpitaux : organe fondé par l'Association d'enseignement médical des hôpitaux de Paris
[Pulmonary hamartoma. Apropos of 49 surgically treated cases].
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A series of 49 patients with pulmonary hamartoma subjected to operation is described. 28 patients were male and 21 female, with a mean age of 49.8 years. Most cases were discovered on routine chest films. Six patients had radiologic changes produced by obstruction, while 43 had a rounded peripheral opacity. Fine calcifications were present in four ...
[Retroperitoneal abscesses today. General review apropos of 3 cases].
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Three recent cases of retroperitoneal abscess provide an opportunity to review this complaint, which tends to be forgotten in this age of antibiotics. The most significant clinical sign is the discovery of an abdominal mass, and ultrasound is, today, a decisive diagnostic aid. Whatever the etiology - which is often difficult to establish - the esse...
[Genital hemorrhage in girls before puberty. Apropos of 33 cases].
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Vaginal bleeding in young girls without other signs of precocious sexual development is rare. We report a series of 33 cases observed during a 21 year period in the departments of pediatrics of the University of Lyon. Among the various etiologies, vaginal foreign bodies (10 cases, 30%) and vaginitis (10 cases, 30%) were the most frequent. There wer...
