ABSTRACT
Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) is an uncommon spindle cell neoplasm with unpredictable behavior. It was originally described in the pleura, but is now known to occur in various locations. SFT of the tongue is rare, with only four cases on record. An SFT of the anterolateral part of the left side of the tongue, which occurred in a 48 year-old man is recorded. The tumor was resected and the patient remains free of recurrence 3 years postoperatively.
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Solitary Fibrous Tumors/pathology , Tongue Neoplasms/pathology , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Solitary Fibrous Tumors/surgery , Tongue Neoplasms/surgery , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
A comparative analysis was made of 3 conventional tests for tuberculosis (TB) versus a DNA probe technique among suspected TB patients at a reference centre in Greece. During 2004, we tested 2961 biological specimens from 2234 patients with the following methods: Ziehl-Neelsen staining, LöwensteinOJensen culture, BACTEC mycobacteria growth indicator tubes (MGIT) and the Gen-Probe AMPLIFIED Mycobacterium tuberculosis direct test (MTD). Of a total of 136 TB patients diagnosed and under anti-TB treatment, 133 of them (98%) were positive by amplified MTD. There were 112 TB (82%) detected by the MGIT method, 102 (75%) by Löwenstein-Jensen culture and 75 (55%) by Ziehl-Neelsen staining. Using MTD the positive result is ready within hours compared with days or weeks.
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Bacteriological Techniques/methods , DNA Probes , Mycobacterium tuberculosis , Tuberculosis/diagnosis , Tuberculosis/microbiology , Bacteriological Techniques/economics , Bacteriological Techniques/standards , Cost-Benefit Analysis , Culture Media/economics , DNA Probes/economics , DNA, Bacterial/genetics , Drug Monitoring , Greece , Humans , Mass Screening , Mycobacterium tuberculosis/genetics , Mycobacterium tuberculosis/growth & development , Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques/economics , Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques/methods , Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques/standards , Sensitivity and Specificity , Time Factors , Tuberculosis/drug therapyABSTRACT
A comparative analysis was made of 3 conventional tests for tuberculosis [TB] versus a DNA probe technique among suspected TB patients at a reference centre in Greece. During 2004, we tested 2961 biological specimens from 2234 patients with the following methods: Ziehl-Neelsen staining, LowensteinoJensen culture, BACTEC mycobacteria growth indicator tubes [MGIT] and the Gen-Probe AMPLIFIED[TM] Mycobacterium tuberculosis direct test [MTD]. Of a total of 136 TB patients diagnosed and under anti-TB treatment, 133 of them [98%] were positive by amplified MTD. There were 112 TB [82%] detected by the MGIT method, 102 [75%] by Lowenstein-Jensen culture and 75 [55%] by Ziehl-Neelsen staining. Using MTD the positive result is ready within hours compared with days or weeks
