Mutational status of PIK3ca oncogene in oral cancer-In the new age of PI3K inhibitors.

In the new age of PI3K inhibitors, the mutational status of PI3Kca oncogene in the Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OC-SCC) needs further analysis. It is the sixth most common cancer in the world. The aim of this study was to evaluate PI3Kca oncogene mutations and to correlate them with the clinical-histological characteristics of individuals presenting these tumors. We recruited 74 individuals with OC-SCC diagnosis (period 2000-2014). Histological sections were used. DNA was purified; PIK3ca gene exons 9 and 20 were amplified and sequenced. In 49/74 cases (66 %), the complete sequence of both codons was analyzed by Sanger method. We found that 7/49 (14 %) individuals mutated. In exon 9 we found 1/49 (2 %), and in exon 20 M1043I 8/49 (16 %). We have found the coexistence of more than one mutation in a same individual (E542 K and M1043I). A positive association was observed between the mutational status of the codon 9 (E542 K) and the tongue location. In conclusion, the frequency of PI3Kca gene mutation in OC-SCC was 16 %, which is similar to that reported for other populations. We found a mutation not previously described (M1043I) in this pathology. Should its biological effect be confirmed, it must be added to the list of PIK3ca mutations. Total mutations in the PIK3ca were 32 %, with tongue being the site at the greatest risk (E542K-E545K-M1043I). These findings would facilitate the identification of patients with therapeutic targets in the near future.

Tissue alkalosis in cold-ischemia time.

The control of pre-analytical-factors in human biospecimens collected for health research is currently required. Only two previous reports using post-mortem brain samples have tried to address the impact of cold-ischemia on tissue pH. Here we report pH variations according to time (third-order polynomial model) in mice for liver, kidney and lung samples. Tissue alkalosis in cold-ischemia time may be an underlying mechanism of gene expression changes. Therefore, tissue-pH regulation after organ removal may minimize biological stress in human tissue samples.

Impact of the endoscopic teaching process on colonic adenoma detection.

BACKGROUND: There has been little reported experience in the Latin American hospital setting in relation to the impact of the endoscopic training process on colonoscopy quality. AIMS: To determine the effect that training in the technique of colonoscopy has on adenoma detection in an Argentinian teaching hospital. MATERIAL AND METHOD: Within the time frame of July 2012 and July 2013, 3 physicians received training in colonoscopy from 4 experienced endoscopists. The colonoscopies performed by the supervised trainees were compared with those carried out by the experienced endoscopists. RESULTS: A total of 318 colonoscopies performed by any one of the 3 supervised trainees and 367 carried out by any one of the experienced endoscopists were included. The univariate analysis showed a non-significant difference in the detection rate of adenomas (30.4 vs. 24.7%, P=.09). In the multivariate analysis, the detection rate of adenomas was significantly higher in the colonoscopies performed by one of the 3 trainees (odds ratio = 1.72 [1.19-2.48]). CONCLUSIONS: The supervised involvement of endoscopic trainees has a positive effect on adenoma detection.

The microbiological conditions of carcasses from large game animals in Italy.

This study investigates the microbiological conditions of large game animal carcasses following evisceration. Carcasses of animals (N=291) hunted in the Upper Susa Valley (Italian Alps) were analysed for pH, Aerobic Viable Count (AVC), Enterobacteriaceae, Yersinia spp., Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella spp. After shooting, evisceration occurred within 60 min in 90.7% of animals and sampling within 90 min in 88.3% of animals. Mean pH values (5.97: ruminants; 5.77: wild boar) were similar to those of regularly slaughtered domestic species. AVC values were highest in animals shot in the abdomen. Within species, AVC and Enterobacteriaceae values did not differ across different shooting-evisceration/sampling times. However, these counts exceeded 5 and 2.5 log, respectively, in 18% of wild boar and 39% of ruminants; the highest values were detected in wild boar. No pathogens were detected in any species. These results reveal inadequate hygiene in game meat handling/harvesting, implicating the need for improved practices.

Liver infiltrating mononuclear cells in children with type 1 autoimmune hepatitis.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate infiltrating cells in the liver of children with type 1 autoimmune hepatitis (AH-1). METHODS: liver biopsies from 24 untreated AH-1 patients (14 children, 10 adults), five patients with hepatitis C virus related chronic hepatitis (HCV), and 10 control liver specimens (CL) were processed for immunohistochemical cell characterisation. RESULTS: Two different cell distribution patterns were detected in the liver of patients with AH-1: (1) CD4(+) and CD20(+) cells were found in the central areas of the portal tracts (portal distribution); (2) CD8(+) cells were observed at the periphery of the portal space (periportal distribution). Some cell subsets, like CD56, CD57, Fas-L, and Bak, showed a non-defined distribution pattern. The presence of two well defined patterns of cell distribution was not observed in HCV and CL (CD4(+), CD20(+), and CD8(+) cells were uniformly distributed in the portal space). In AH-1 and CL, the NK markers CD56 and CD57 were found scattered throughout the liver parenchyma. However, in HCV biopsies, CD56(+) cells were also clearly increased in both the portal and the periportal areas. Biopsies of AH-1 and HCV patients showed a uniform distribution of Fas-L and Bak in the portal and periportal areas, with Bak staining also detected in the hepatic parenchyma. CONCLUSIONS: Despite clinical and genetic differences, there was a similar distribution of liver infiltrating mononuclear cells in children and adults with AH-1. These results raise the possibility of reclassifying cryptogenic chronic hepatitis by immunohistochemical analysis of infiltrating liver cells.

Linfoma del manto vs. leucemia linfatica crónica atipica: utilización de inmunohistoquímica, citometría de flujo y biología molecular para su correcta tipificación / Mantle cell lymphoma vs. atypical chronic lymphocytic leukemia: use of immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry and molecular biology for their adequate typing

The differential diagnosis of certain B CD5+ lymphoproliferative processes, such as mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) and atypical chronic lymphocytic leukemia (ACLL), is difficult. The aim of this study was to correlate morphological findings, cyclin D1 (cD1) detection by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and immunophenotype by flow cytometry (FC) with the results obtained by molecular biology in this type of neoplasias. We analyzed 20 samples classified as B CD5+ lymphoproliferative processes by FC. PCR was used for t(11;14) bcl-1/IgH determination. Histopathological and IHC studies for cD1 were done in 14 cases. Twelve cases were diagnosed as MCL, with positive cD1 in 5 (5/9), five as ACLL and three as B lymphoproliferative process. PCR revealed t(11;14) in 6/12 MCL and negative results in the other groups (0/8). Molecular biology evidenced translocation in 4/5 MCL positive for cD1 with IHC. The presence of translocation could be demonstrated by IHC and PCR in 7/12 MCL: 4 with both techniques, 2 with PCR alone, and 1 with IHC alone. These findings show a significant association between cD1 by IHC and bcl-1/ IgH gene detection by PCR, which implies that both techniques are complementary for MCL typing.

Algunos procesos linfoproliferativos B CD5+ son de difícil diagnóstico diferencial como es el casodel linfoma del manto (LM) y la leucemia linfocítica crónica atípica (LLCA). El motivo del presenteestudio fue correlacionar los hallazgos morfológicos, la detección de ciclina D1 (cD1) por inmunohistoquímica(IHQ) y el inmunofenotipo por citometría de flujo (CF) con los resultados obtenidos por biología molecular en este tipo de neoplasias. Se estudiaron 20 muestras clasificadas como procesos linfoproliferativos B CD5+ por CF. Se realizó la determinación de t(11;14) bcl-1/IgH por PCR. El estudio histopatológico e IHQ para cD1 se efectuó en 14 casos. Doce casos fueron diagnosticados como LM, con cD1 positiva en 5 (5/9); cinco como LLCA y tres como proceso linfoproliferativo B. Con PCR se observó t(11;14) en 6/12 LM y negatividad en losrestantes grupos (0/8). Se pudo demostrar la presencia de traslocación en 7/12 LM mediante IHQ Y PCR: 4con ambas técnicas, 2 con PCR exclusivamente y 1 con IHQ, evidenciando una alta asociación entre cD1 por IHQ y la detección del gen bcl-1/IgH por PCR, ambas técnicas complementarias en la tipificación de LM.

Rearreglos de genes de cadenas pesadas de las inmunoglobulinas en las gammapatias monoclonales / Immunoglobulin heavy chain gene rearrangements in the monoclonal gammopathies

Las neoplasias de células plasmáticas resultan de la expansión de un clon de células B que secreta inmunoglobulinas, conocido como componente monoclonal o componente M. Las neoplasias malignas incluyen al mieloma múltiple y la macroglobulinemia de Waldenström, y la condición premaligna comprende las gammapatías monoclonales de significado incierto (MGUS). El MGUS presenta un componente monoclonal sin evidencia de mieloma múltiple, macroglobulinemia de Waldenström, amiloidosis primaria u otros desórdenes. El diagnóstico se basa en la combinación de características patológicas, radiológicas y clínicas. Aproximadamente el 25% de las gammapatías monoclonales de significado incierto desarrollarán mieloma múltiple, amiloidosis sistémica, macroglobulinemia o enfermedades linfoproliferativas malignas, indicando que sería una condición premielomatosa. El objetivo del presente trabajo es establecer la utilidad clínica de la inmunofenotipificación por citometría de flujo (CF) y la detección de clonalidad por biología molecular. Se estudiaron 32 pacientes, siete con diagnóstico de mieloma múltiple y veinticinco con gammapatía monoclonal em estudio, los cuales fueron divididos en cuatro grupos basados en los datos clínicos y los resultados de CF. Em el grupo de pacientes con CF no diagnóstica, se realizó la detección de los rearreglos de los genes de las cadenas pesadas de las inmunoglobulinas mediante reacción en cadena de la polimerasa (PCR), detectándose monoclonalidad en el 59% de los casos. El estudio de los rearreglos de los genes de las cadenas pesadas de las IgH mediante PCR incrementa la sensibilidad de detección de monoclonalidad.

Rearreglos de genes de cadenas pesadas de las inmunoglobulinas en las gammapatias monoclonales / Immunoglobulin heavy chain gene rearrangements in the monoclonal gammopathies

Las neoplasias de células plasmáticas resultan de la expansión de un clon de células B que secreta inmunoglobulinas, conocido como componente monoclonal o componente M. Las neoplasias malignas incluyen al mieloma múltiple y la macroglobulinemia de Waldenstr÷m, y la condición premaligna comprende las gammapatías monoclonales de significado incierto (MGUS). El MGUS presenta un componente monoclonal sin evidencia de mieloma múltiple, macroglobulinemia de Waldenstr÷m, amiloidosis primaria u otros desórdenes. El diagnóstico se basa en la combinación de características patológicas, radiológicas y clínicas. Aproximadamente el 25% de las gammapatías monoclonales de significado incierto desarrollarán mieloma múltiple, amiloidosis sistémica, macroglobulinemia o enfermedades linfoproliferativas malignas, indicando que sería una condición premielomatosa. El objetivo del presente trabajo es establecer la utilidad clínica de la inmunofenotipificación por citometría de flujo (CF) y la detección de clonalidad por biología molecular. Se estudiaron 32 pacientes, siete con diagnóstico de mieloma múltiple y veinticinco con gammapatía monoclonal em estudio, los cuales fueron divididos en cuatro grupos basados en los datos clínicos y los resultados de CF. Em el grupo de pacientes con CF no diagnóstica, se realizó la detección de los rearreglos de los genes de las cadenas pesadas de las inmunoglobulinas mediante reacción en cadena de la polimerasa (PCR), detectándose monoclonalidad en el 59% de los casos. El estudio de los rearreglos de los genes de las cadenas pesadas de las IgH mediante PCR incrementa la sensibilidad de detección de monoclonalidad. (AU)

Linfoma del manto vs. leucemia linfatica crónica atipica: utilización de inmunohistoquímica, citometría de flujo y biología molecular para su correcta tipificación / Mantle cell lymphoma vs. atypical chronic lymphocytic leukemia: use of immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry and molecular biology for their adequate typing

The differential diagnosis of certain B CD5+ lymphoproliferative processes, such as mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) and atypical chronic lymphocytic leukemia (ACLL), is difficult. The aim of this study was to correlate morphological findings, cyclin D1 (cD1) detection by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and immunophenotype by flow cytometry (FC) with the results obtained by molecular biology in this type of neoplasias. We analyzed 20 samples classified as B CD5+ lymphoproliferative processes by FC. PCR was used for t(11;14) bcl-1/IgH determination. Histopathological and IHC studies for cD1 were done in 14 cases. Twelve cases were diagnosed as MCL, with positive cD1 in 5 (5/9), five as ACLL and three as B lymphoproliferative process. PCR revealed t(11;14) in 6/12 MCL and negative results in the other groups (0/8). Molecular biology evidenced translocation in 4/5 MCL positive for cD1 with IHC. The presence of translocation could be demonstrated by IHC and PCR in 7/12 MCL: 4 with both techniques, 2 with PCR alone, and 1 with IHC alone. These findings show a significant association between cD1 by IHC and bcl-1/ IgH gene detection by PCR, which implies that both techniques are complementary for MCL typing.(AU)

Algunos procesos linfoproliferativos B CD5+ son de difícil diagnóstico diferencial como es el casodel linfoma del manto (LM) y la leucemia linfocítica crónica atípica (LLCA). El motivo del presenteestudio fue correlacionar los hallazgos morfológicos, la detección de ciclina D1 (cD1) por inmunohistoquímica(IHQ) y el inmunofenotipo por citometría de flujo (CF) con los resultados obtenidos por biología molecular en este tipo de neoplasias. Se estudiaron 20 muestras clasificadas como procesos linfoproliferativos B CD5+ por CF. Se realizó la determinación de t(11;14) bcl-1/IgH por PCR. El estudio histopatológico e IHQ para cD1 se efectuó en 14 casos. Doce casos fueron diagnosticados como LM, con cD1 positiva en 5 (5/9); cinco como LLCA y tres como proceso linfoproliferativo B. Con PCR se observó t(11;14) en 6/12 LM y negatividad en losrestantes grupos (0/8). Se pudo demostrar la presencia de traslocación en 7/12 LM mediante IHQ Y PCR: 4con ambas técnicas, 2 con PCR exclusivamente y 1 con IHQ, evidenciando una alta asociación entre cD1 por IHQ y la detección del gen bcl-1/IgH por PCR, ambas técnicas complementarias en la tipificación de LM.(AU)

[Ischemic colitis after renal transplantation:etiology and pathogenesis]. / Colitis isquémica post-trasplante renal: caso clínico y etiopatogenia.

Ischemic colitis is a well-recognized complication occurring in renal transplant recipients. It has often been associated with cytomegalovirus (CMV) vasculitis. However, the diagnosis of this pathology in the absence of CMV suggests that other etiological factors might be involved. Drugs inducing mesenteric vasoconstriction, such as non-steroidal anti-inflamatory drugs (NSAIDs) and cyclosporine could be related to this entity.

Colitis isquémica post-trasplante renal: caso clínico y etiopatogenia / Ischemic colitis after renal transplantation: etiology and pathogenesis

La colitis isquémica es una complicación reconocida en receptores de trasplante renal, que casi siempre se asocia a vasculitis por citomegalovirus (CMV). Sin embargo, el diagnóstico de esta patología en ausencia de CMV sugiere que otros factores etiológicos pueden estar involucrados en su patogenia. Las drogas que inducen vasoconstricción mesentérica, como los anti-inflamatorios no esteroides (AINEs) y la ciclosporina, podrían relacionarse con esta entidad

Ischemic colitis is a well-recognized complication occurring in renal transplant recipients. It has ofter been associated with cytomegalovirus (CMV) vasculitis. However, the diagnosis of this pathology in the absence of CMV suggests that other etiological factors might be involved. Drugs inducing mesenteric vasoconstriction, such as non-steroidal anti-inflamatory drugs (NSAIDs) and cyclosporine could be related to this entity

[Influence of diet on lipoprotein profile in familial combined hyperlipidemia affected children]. / Profilo lipoproteico in bambini con iperlipemia combinata familiare. Effetti della dietoterapia.

BACKGROUND: Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia is an inherited disorder affecting cholesterol and triglycerides metabolism, well known myocardial infarction risk factors. The FCHL clinical presentation is usually silent until the third decade although children can be affected, and the more recent opinion is that precocious diagnosis is mandatory in preventing complications. Aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of the diet therapy (Step-One-Diet) in a group of 13 children affected by Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia. METHODS: The patients have been submitted to a normocaloric diet, 30% fat of the total caloric daily intake according with the Dietary Intervention Study in Children (Step-One-Diet). The patients then have been submitted to a two year-follow-up and lipoprotein levels (total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, triglycerides and apolipoprotein B), nutritional status (macro- and micro-nutrients) as well as anthropometric data (height, weight, BMI) have been monitored. RESULTS: Results showed a 10% total cholesterol and 30% triglycerides decrease, Iron and Calcium intake show increased levels approaching to the normal ones after controlled diet, while cholesterol intake was correct on both regimen. The growth parameters show a decrease in weight only in two obese and two overweight patients. CONCLUSIONS: The present study confirmed the effectiveness and safety of the Step-One-Diet in children patients, allowing triglycerides normalization in 60% of the patients, and a 10% cholesterol decrease, in agreement with the complex genetic inheritance of the disease.

[Diagnosis and treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection. Its relationship with gastrointestinal ulcer and antimicrobial resistance]. / Diagnóstico y tratamiento de la infección por Helicobacter pylori. Su relación con la úlcera gastrointestinal y la resistencia a los antimicrobianos.

Reliable data regarding the efficacy of different schemes of triple therapy for the eradication of Helicobacter pylori in our country, are not available. Patients with Helicobacter pylori infection and non-ulcer dyspepsia or active peptic ulcer disease were randomized in three different groups for therapy with, omeprazole 20 mg, clarithromycin 500 mg and amoxicillin 1000 mg, twice daily for one week (OCA 1, 40 patients) and the same treatment but for two weeks in a second group (OCA 2, 40 patients). The third group received omeprazole 20 mg, clarithromycin 500 mg and metronidazole 500 mg twice daily during one week (OCM, 40 patients). The primary efficacy end point was the eradication of Helicobacter pylori as confirmed by negative urea breath test, 4 weeks after the completion of treatment. Of 120 patients enrolled in the study, 113 met the entry criteria. Of them, 103 completed the treatment. When analyzed by intention to treat, after 4 weeks of finishing the treatment, Helicobacter pylori was eradicated in 92.3% of patients in OCA 1, 89.7% in OCA 2, and 82.8% in OCM. There was no significant difference between the three groups, regarding the eradication efficacy. Side effects were observed more frequently in OCA 2 and OCM groups. Primary resistance to amoxicillin and clarithromycin was not demonstrated, while 20% of cultured strains were resistant to metronidazole. In patients with peptic ulcer disease or non-ulcer dysplasia, triple therapy with omeprazole and two antibiotics is highly effective in the eradication of Helicobacter pylori. One week of OCA therapy is as effective as two weeks of OCA or one week of OCM, with less side effects.

[Fatal acute hepatic failure with hepatocarcinoma presentation in a patient with renal transplant with asymptomatic chronic B and C hepatitis]. / Descompensación aguda fatal como forma de presentación de un hepatocarcinoma en un transplantado renal con hepatitis crónica B y C asintomática.

Hepatocellular carcinoma is a primary tumor complicating liver disease, associated with cirrhosis in 80-90% of the cases. A kidney transplant recipient with chronic B and C viral hepatitis was admitted because of general malaise, renal function impairment and positive AST, ALT and alkaline phosphatase tests, and very high alpha-fetoprotein levels. Ascites, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and renal failure developed. A CT showed multiple liver masses. Renal failure required hemodialysis. The patient died 17 days after the initial symptoms with hepatic encephalopathy. A postmortem liver biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This report, as well as a few others, shows the accelerated evolution of chronic viral hepatitis in kidney transplant patients and questions the convenience of kidney transplantation and the adequate follow up in chronic viral hepatitis.

Primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the lung.

Primitive neuroectodermal tumors occur most frequently in bone and soft tissue but have been reported in other locations. Primary lung primitive neuroectodermal tumors without pleural or chest wall involvement are extremely rare. We present a case with immunohistochemical and ultrastructural studies and follow-up of the patient. An 18-year-old man presented with hemoptysis. Chest radiographs revealed a right middle lobe mass, and bronchoscopy showed an endobronchial tumor. The lesion was resected by middle lobectomy. After 2 years, a local recurrence was treated by pneumonectomy. The patient died after surgery. Histologically, the tumor was composed of uniform cells with round nuclei and scanty cytoplasm arranged in cohesive lobules with occasional rosette formation. Immunohistochemically, the tumor was positive for vimentin, CD99, neuron-specific enolase, and neurofilaments. Ultrastructural study revealed neurosecretory granules and cytoplasmic processes. Our case shows the value of immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy in the diagnosis of primitive neuroectodermal tumors in unusual locations.

Diagnóstico y tratamiento de la infección por Helicobacter pylori. Su relación con la úlcera gastrointestinal y la resistencia a los antimicrobianos. / [Diagnosis and treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection. Its relationship with gastrointestinal ulcer and antimicrobial resistance]

Reliable data regarding the efficacy of different schemes of triple therapy for the eradication of Helicobacter pylori in our country, are not available. Patients with Helicobacter pylori infection and non-ulcer dyspepsia or active peptic ulcer disease were randomized in three different groups for therapy with, omeprazole 20 mg, clarithromycin 500 mg and amoxicillin 1000 mg, twice daily for one week (OCA 1, 40 patients) and the same treatment but for two weeks in a second group (OCA 2, 40 patients). The third group received omeprazole 20 mg, clarithromycin 500 mg and metronidazole 500 mg twice daily during one week (OCM, 40 patients). The primary efficacy end point was the eradication of Helicobacter pylori as confirmed by negative urea breath test, 4 weeks after the completion of treatment. Of 120 patients enrolled in the study, 113 met the entry criteria. Of them, 103 completed the treatment. When analyzed by intention to treat, after 4 weeks of finishing the treatment, Helicobacter pylori was eradicated in 92.3

of patients in OCA 1, 89.7

in OCA 2, and 82.8

in OCM. There was no significant difference between the three groups, regarding the eradication efficacy. Side effects were observed more frequently in OCA 2 and OCM groups. Primary resistance to amoxicillin and clarithromycin was not demonstrated, while 20

of cultured strains were resistant to metronidazole. In patients with peptic ulcer disease or non-ulcer dysplasia, triple therapy with omeprazole and two antibiotics is highly effective in the eradication of Helicobacter pylori. One week of OCA therapy is as effective as two weeks of OCA or one week of OCM, with less side effects.

Descompensación aguda fatal como forma de presentación de un hepatocarcinoma en un transplantado renal con hepatitis crónica B y C asintomática. / [Fatal acute hepatic failure with hepatocarcinoma presentation in a patient with renal transplant with asymptomatic chronic B and C hepatitis]

Hepatocellular carcinoma is a primary tumor complicating liver disease, associated with cirrhosis in 80-90

of the cases. A kidney transplant recipient with chronic B and C viral hepatitis was admitted because of general malaise, renal function impairment and positive AST, ALT and alkaline phosphatase tests, and very high alpha-fetoprotein levels. Ascites, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and renal failure developed. A CT showed multiple liver masses. Renal failure required hemodialysis. The patient died 17 days after the initial symptoms with hepatic encephalopathy. A postmortem liver biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This report, as well as a few others, shows the accelerated evolution of chronic viral hepatitis in kidney transplant patients and questions the convenience of kidney transplantation and the adequate follow up in chronic viral hepatitis.

Thyroid hormone changes in males exposed to lead in the Buenos Aires area (Argentina).

The relationship between lead levels in blood (PbB) and hormones T3, T4, T4F and TSH were studied in 75 subjects exposed to lead at work. PbB levels in blood were determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry and hormones by enzymoimmunoassay. Positive and significant correlations among thyroid hormones and TSH vs blood lead level in the ranges 8-50 and 26-50 micro g dl(-1)were found ('r' between 0.304 and 0.621 and 0.431 and 0.619, respectively). At PbB levels between 8 and 26 micro g dl(-1)significant correlation was only found for TSH (r= 0.731). In the range PbB 50-98 micro g dl(-1), 'r' was significant only for T3 (-0.746) and T4 (-0.514). Significant differences were observed in T4 and T4F levels between exposed and non-exposed groups. The results obtained indicate the need for monitoring thyroid hormones and TSH levels in workers exposed to lead.

Masas de tumores testiculares del síndrome adrenogenital: presentación de un caso / Testicular masses of adrenogenital syndrome: report of a case

Se presenta el caso de un paciente masculino de 19 años de edad que consultó por tumefacción testicular bilateral. El estudio ecográfico reveló formaciones nodulares sólidas, bilaterales. Se efectuó una orquiectomía bilateral. Macroscópicamente se observaron sendas formaciones tumorales de 4,8 y 4 cm de diámetro, sólidas de color marrón claro y bordes lobulados que reemplazaban casi totalmente el parénquima testicular. Se observaban, además pequeños nódulos a nivel del epidímo. Histológicamente las masas testiculares estaban constituídas por células de citoplasma amplio, granular, eosinófilo, con pigmento lipofucsínico intracitoplasmático y ausencia de cristaloides de Reinke con un grado variable de fibrosis interpuesta entre las mismas. Los hallazgos observados correspondían a las masas tumorales del síndrome adrenogenital el que fue confirmado por los datos clínicos y de laboratorio del paciente. El diágnostico de esta rara entidad permite un tratamiento adecuado. Desde el punto de vista morfológico en ausencia de datos clínicos, como en nuestro caso, es necesario hacer el diágnostico diferencial, con tumores de células de Leydig