ABSTRACT
Angiosarcoma involving the lung, usually a result of metastatic disease, is a rare disorder. Primary angiosarcoma of the lung is an extremely rare tumor. The lung is one of the most common sites of metastatic involvement, along with liver and lymph nodes. Hemoptysis is the most frequent presenting symptom even with diffuse pulmonary hemorrhage. Chest radiography may reveal a spectrum of findings ranging form normal to bilateral nodular lesions. Early diagnosis is not common because of the rarity of angiosarcoma in the lung and hence, low index of suspicion. The prognosis is generally poor, with a median survival of 9 months after diagnosis.
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Hemangiosarcoma/secondary , Lung Neoplasms/secondary , Neoplasms, Unknown Primary , Atrial Fibrillation/etiology , Diagnostic Errors , Fatal Outcome , Female , Hemangiosarcoma/complications , Hemangiosarcoma/diagnosis , Hemoptysis/etiology , Humans , Lung Neoplasms/complications , Lung Neoplasms/diagnosis , Middle Aged , Pericardial Effusion/etiology , Respiratory Insufficiency/etiology , Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/diagnosisABSTRACT
La afectación pulmonar por angiosarcoma, habitualmente en forma de enfermedad metastásica, es una rara enfermedad. El angiosarcoma pulmonar primario es un tumor extremadamente raro. El pulmón es uno de los lugares más frecuentes de afectación metastásica junto con el hígado y los ganglios linfáticos. La hemoptisis es el síntomas más frecuente, pudiendo presentarse incluso en forma de hemorragia pulmonar difusa.La radiografía de tórax puede ser normal, pero lo más frecuente es la presencia de múltiples imágenes nodulares. No es habitual que se establezca un diagnóstico precoz por el bajo índice de sospecha derivado de la rareza del tumor. El tratamiento sigue siendo desalentador sobre todo en los angiosarcomas metastásicos cuya supervivencia media es de 9 meses tras el diagnóstico (AU)
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Middle Aged , Humans , Female , Neoplasms, Unknown Primary , Hemoptysis , Tuberculosis, Pulmonary , Respiratory Insufficiency , Pericardial Effusion , Hemangiosarcoma , Fatal Outcome , Diagnostic Errors , Atrial Fibrillation , Lung NeoplasmsABSTRACT
A case of calcified gastric adenocarcinoma is presented. It is of clinical interest because of its rareness. Histologically a mucus-secreting adenocarcinoma with lakes of intercellular mucin was found. The need to take this lesion into account in the differential diagnosis of the calcifications in the upper left quadrant, is emphasized.
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Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous/diagnosis , Calcinosis/diagnosis , Stomach Neoplasms/diagnosis , Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous/pathology , Calcinosis/pathology , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Stomach/pathology , Stomach Neoplasms/pathologyABSTRACT
Non pyogenic discitis is a benign disease of the pediatric age grup. 1st diagnosis is difficult, as the initial symtons may divert the physician to different organs or systems other than the spine. Establishing the diagnosis in the early stage of the disease is important in order to avoid unnecessary and expensive diagnostic procedures. Non pyogenic discitis is diagnosed on radiograms by the demonstration of the narrow disc-space with involvement of the adjacent vertebral bodies. Four phases are recognised in the development of the imaging changes.
