ABSTRACT
The impact cancer occurrence is variable according to the sociocultural issue, specific to each context and each area. In order to determine the psychosocial profile of Moroccan patients that have developed cancers, four studies were performed at the National institute of oncology (INO) in Rabat. These studies were prospective, included between 125 and 1,600 patients and were based on questionnaires developed by a medical oncologist, a psychologist and a sociologist. These studies were focused on the psychosocial characteristics of the Moroccan cancer occurrence on patients, the impact of cancer on the religious practice as well as the impact of cancer and its treatments on patients' sexuality. In this article, we will develop the particular characteristics of moroccan patients that were specific to their sociocultural context.
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Cultural Characteristics , Neoplasms/psychology , Religion and Psychology , Sexuality/psychology , Socioeconomic Factors , Educational Status , Female , Humans , Male , Marital Status , Morocco , Neoplasms/ethnology , Prospective Studies , Sex FactorsABSTRACT
Accumulation of bone seeking radiopharmaceuticals in soft tissue of the chest has many causes. We report two cases of 99m-Tc-HMDP uptake respectively in the lung, in a patient with localized amyloidosis, and on diaphragmatic metastasis of a PNET. Mechanisms of such uptake are discussed.
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Bone and Bones/diagnostic imaging , Radiopharmaceuticals/pharmacokinetics , Technetium Tc 99m Medronate/analogs & derivatives , Adult , Amyloidosis/diagnosis , Diaphragm , Humans , Lung Neoplasms/diagnosis , Male , Middle Aged , Neoplasm Metastasis , Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive/diagnosis , Radionuclide Imaging , Technetium Tc 99m Medronate/pharmacokineticsABSTRACT
Descending necrotizing mediastinitis is a severe disease which occurs after a mild otorhinolaryngologic or dental infection. The diagnosis must be established rapidly with the help of clinical and computed tomography of the neck and chest data. Treatment is based on antibiotics, surgery and hyperbaric oxygen. The outcome is poor with high mortality. We report a case of septicemia complicating descending necrotizing mediastinitis after dental infection.
