ABSTRACT
We report the case of a post partum female whose first manifestation of her adrenocortical carcinoma was an acute Budd Chiari syndrome. We also review previously reported cases of adrenocortical carcinomas with associated Budd Chiari syndrome.
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Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms/complications , Budd-Chiari Syndrome/etiology , Carcinoma/complications , Postpartum Period , Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms/pathology , Adult , Carcinoma/pathology , Female , HumansABSTRACT
The study of bioethics in Argentina owes much to the efforts of José Alberto Mainetti, who in 1972 founded the Institute of Medical Humanities, devoted to researching, teaching, and publicizing the discipline. Because of growing interest in the field of bioethics, a Bioethics Center was created in the Institute in 1987 and it has stimulated the organization of several groups in various provinces in the country. One of the most important of them, located at the National University of Mar del Plata, is responsible for designing a graduate-level specialization in bioethics and for organizing the First Mar del Plata Bioethics Workshop. This interdisciplinary group examines the bioethical implications of concrete scientific and professional activities as well as legislative measures and decisions affecting the public.
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Bioethics , Education, Graduate , Argentina , Curriculum , HumansABSTRACT
Most developments supporting the study of bioethics in Argentina are of relatively recent vintage. This article is dedicated to describing those developments--including creation of Argentina's Institute of Medical Humanities, formation of a bioethics working group at the National University of Mar del Plata, initiation of a two-year graduate bioethics course at the same university, and the holding of an international symposium and workshop on bioethics at Mar del Plata in 1988. Particular attention is devoted to the graduate course, the detailed design of which is outlined in Annex 1.
