1.
Iowa Med
; 79(12): 587-90, 1989 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2599820
ABSTRACT
Early recognition of necrotizing fasciitis is the key to successful treatment. However, initial presentation of this disease is variable. In this case report, the first clinical evidence was a gram stain of the deep surface of the superficial fascia.
Subject(s)
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/pathology , Fasciitis/pathology , Biopsy , Diagnosis, Differential , Fascia/pathology , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Muscles/pathology , Necrosis
2.
J Surg Oncol
; 31(2): 100-3, 1986 Feb.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3012203
ABSTRACT
Hepatocellular carcinoma is an uncommon malignancy in the western world, and its presentation as symptomatic skeletal metastasis is rare. The following describes a patient whose initial complaint was arm pain that was subsequently found to be due to metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma. A review of the literature describing skeletal involvement by hepatocellular carcinoma is included.