[Albright's syndrome. Report of a case, complicated by pleural effusion and diabetes]. / La sindrome di Albright. Communicazione di un caso complicato da versamento pleurico e diabete.

A case of Albright's disease in a 54-yr-old man is presented. A brief account of the nosological placement of the disease is followed by a review of the relevant literature, with particular reference to the clinical, anatomo-pathological, and aetiopathogenetic aspects. The salient points of the reported case were: 1) extensive cutaneous hyperpigmentation; 2) polyostotic fibrous dysplasia involving the skull, humeri, femurs, and pelvis; 3) voluminous bilateral costal cysts, with greater extension on the right; 4) right pleural effusion; 5) diabetes; 6) mental under-development; 7) 1/4 balanced translocation.

[Use of a synchronized protocol of cytostatic drugs in the treatment of advanced lung cancer]. / Osservazioni sull'impiego di un protocollo sincronizzato di citostatici nella terapia del cancro polmonare avanzato.

A synchronised programme consisting of VCR, CTX and MTX has been employed in 57 patients suffering fom lung carcinoma. Average survival was 10.6 months and overall tolerance was good. The best indications are intermittent long-term treatment and retreatment of patients with cancer recalcitrant to the same drugs. With the simplification of cell kinetics study techniques, more meaningful results can be expected in the application of this treatment programme.