ABSTRACT
Xanthogranulomas of the choroid plexus is a benign tumour of uncertain etiology, usually asymptomatic. We report a case of symptomatic xanthogranuloma of the left lateral ventricle with edema in adjacent white matter, in a 62-year-old man with seizures.
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Granuloma/pathology , Lateral Ventricles/pathology , Xanthomatosis/pathology , Brain Edema/pathology , Choroid Plexus/pathology , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Seizures/pathologyABSTRACT
El xantogranuloma del plexo coroideo es un tumorbenigno de etiología incierta, que generalmente esasintomático. Presentamos un caso de xantogranulomadel atrio ventricular izquierdo sintomático con edemade la sustancia blanca adyacente, en un paciente varónde 62 años con crisis comiciales de inicio reciente (AU)
Xanthogranulomas of the choroid plexus is a benigntumour of uncertain etiology, usually asymptomatic.We report a case of symptomatic xanthogranuloma ofthe left lateral ventricle with edema in adyacent whitematter, in a 62-year-old man with seizures (AU)
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Humans , Male , Aged , Xanthomatosis/diagnosis , Choroid Plexus , Xanthomatosis/surgery , Granuloma/diagnosis , Granuloma/surgery , Xanthomatosis/pathology , Granuloma/pathology , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
We report on the case of a 69-year-old man admitted with a transient ischemic attack preceded by a two months history of severe headache. Giant cell arteritis was diagnosed by means of temporal artery biopsy. Angiography showed an intra- and extracranial stenosis of the left internal carotid artery. The possible relationship between this stenosis and vasculitis is discussed and stroke as a clinical manifestation of the giant cell arteritis is reviewed.
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Carotid Stenosis/diagnosis , Giant Cell Arteritis/diagnosis , Stroke/diagnosis , Aged , Carotid Stenosis/complications , Carotid Stenosis/pathology , Giant Cell Arteritis/complications , Giant Cell Arteritis/etiology , Humans , Male , Stroke/etiology , Stroke/pathologyABSTRACT
Cystic lesions of the pancreas are infrequent, estimated at only some 1% of all pancreatic tumours and at some 10% of all pancreatic cysts. The pre-operational diagnosis is important for a suitable treatment, with valuable radiological techniques available today such as ultrasound, computerised tomography and magnetic resonance. In spite of this we have to accept that we are facing a group of tumours whose diagnosis is difficult, due to the great variety of cellular types existing within them.
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Pancreatic Cyst/diagnosis , Pancreatic Pseudocyst/diagnosis , Diagnosis, Differential , Humans , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Pancreatic Cyst/therapy , Pancreatic Pseudocyst/therapy , Prognosis , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
Las lesiones quísticas de páncreas son infrecuentes, estimándose en sólo un 1 por ciento de todos los tumores pancreáticos y en un 10 por ciento de todos los quistes pancreáticos. El diagnóstico preoperatorio es importante para un adecuado tratamiento, existiendo en la actualidad valiosas técnicas radiológicas como son los ultrasonidos, la tomografía computarizada y la resonancia magnética. A pesar de todo tenemos que aceptar que nos encontramos ante un grupo de tumores de difícil diagnóstico, debido a la gran variedad de tipos celulares que existen en los mismos. (AU)
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Humans , Pancreatic Cyst/pathology , Neoplasms, Cystic, Mucinous, and Serous/pathology , Pancreatic Neoplasms/pathology , Preoperative Care/methods , Pancreatic Neoplasms/surgeryABSTRACT
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Humans , Stroke , Cerebral Hemorrhage , Cerebral Hemorrhage/etiology , Brain IschemiaSubject(s)
Brain Diseases/etiology , Brain Diseases/pathology , IgA Vasculitis/complications , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Adult , Humans , MaleABSTRACT
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Male , Middle Aged , Humans , Epidural Abscess/diagnosis , Spine/microbiology , Epidural Abscess/microbiology , Staphylococcus aureus/isolation & purification , Magnetic Resonance SpectroscopyABSTRACT
The authors evaluate subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) in the autonomous community of Navarra during 3 years. Ninety-five patients were evaluated (mean age (MA) 51.47 years). They were divided in groups depending on angiographic findings. Thirty-four had an intracranial aneurysm (MA 5%.23 years) with a female preponderance (66.7% vs 33.3%). Eight patients had an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) (MA 33.7 years); in 35 patients the angiographic study was negative (MA 44 years) and in 18 angiography was not carried out (MA 66.66 years). Computed tomography was positive in 40% of patients and there was a correlation between the amount of blood in the cisterns and poor outcome of patients after 6 months. In the discussion, the authors emphasize the high incidence of SAH without angiographic findings.
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Subarachnoid Hemorrhage , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Child , Female , Humans , Intracranial Aneurysm/complications , Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations/complications , Male , Middle Aged , Prospective Studies , Radiography , Spain , Subarachnoid Hemorrhage/diagnostic imaging , Subarachnoid Hemorrhage/etiologyABSTRACT
Urea cycle enzymopathies are rare in the literature. They are accompanied by neurological disorders somehow related to the increase in blood ammonia. Reviewing the possible physiopathological course we present a case in which during an eight month period severe cerebral atrophy developed, more intense in the occipital region but totally sparing the posterior cranial fossa structures.
