Etudes anatomo-clinique de 102 cas de cancers primitifs du poumon

The authors do clinical anatomic study showing 102 cases of lung primitives cancers to be diagnose in 60% cases on biopsy and 40% on operation,piece. The matter in boundless majority of cases in carcinoma 92%, themselves overlooked by squamous cells carcinoma 55% forwarded by adenocarcinoma 20%, small cells carcinoma represent 11% of cases and larg cells carcinoma 7%. the mean age of occur is 55 years and any cases of carcinoma is observed at person under 30 years of age. 94% of person are masculine. the majority of tumors 58% cases present themselves as bulky masses exceeding 6 cm of diameter. the authors insist in this study on necessity of early diagnosis when the therapeutic will be curative

Aspects histologiques du mesotheliome pleural

The authors present four cases of malignant mesothelioma of pleura.mean of age of our patients is 34 years. two of them are man, the two others are women.the histologic study shows that our cases are represented by one of epithelial type,one of sarcomatoid type and the two last of mixed biphasic type. The authors insist, in the basis of literature data, and secondary of the positive and differential diagnosis concerning the primitive and secondary epithelial tumors of the lung. The means of diagnosis are represented currently by cytology and histopathology and also by cytochemistry and immunohistochemisty