[Clinical and electrophysiological examination of brachial plexus in females after radiotherapy and surgical treatment for breast cancer]. / Kliniczna i elektrofizjologiczna ocena splotu barkowego u kobiet po zastosowaniu promieniowania jonizujacego w uzupelniajacym leczeniu raka sutka.

Clinical and electrophysiological examinations of the brachial plexus was carried out in 61 women after radiotherapy following operation for breast cancer. A number of clinical abnormalities were found such as hypeaesthesia, hyporeflexia, muscular atrophy, lymphoedema of the extremity which were confirmed by electrophysiological examination. The most common findings were of neurogenic muscular atrophy in the involved extremity, less frequent was slower nerve conduction on the affected side. The analysis of the results suggested mixed type of brachial plexus lesions diagnosed in these cases as late brachial plexopathy.

[Results of combined therapy in patients with nonseminomatous testicular tumors]. / Wyniki skojarzonego leczenia chorych na nienasieniakowe nowotwory jader.

The results of multidrug therapy of 44 male patients with non-seminomatous testicular tumours are discussed. The diagnosed tumours were of all stages of the clinical advances and were treated with combined chemotherapy (surgery and PVP regimen). Thirty two patients (73%) are followed up between 7 and 103 months and survived, complete remission is noted in 29 patients (66%) including 6 patients who survived over 5 years. Symptoms of the tumour are found in 3 patients. Twelve patients (27%) died. The treatment did not produce life-threatening complications. The obtained results have been compared with those reported by other authors.

Breast and subcutaneous plasmoblastic infiltrations in the course of plasmoblastoma.

In two female patients aged 37 and 66 y breast and subcutaneous plasmoblastic infiltrations developed in the course of therapy for plasmoblastoma. In the first patient with plasmoblastic leukemia those infiltrations occurred after 6-month therapy. In the second patient progression of the disease was noted after 30 months of treatment. Both multiple osteolytic lesions as well as breast and subcutaneous plasmoblastic infiltrations were noticed that time. Multidrug treatment programme had little influence on those infiltrations.

[Evaluation of the efficiency of the immune system after immunostimulation in patients with breast cancer]. / Die Beurteilung der Leistung des immunologischen Systems bei Mammakarzinom-Kranken nach Immunstimulation.

67 patients with mammary carcinoma were submitted to an immunological control examination. This control comprised 14 tests which determined the efficacy of the immune systems, among others: activity of complement, properdin, lysozyme, and beta-lysin, the rate of immunoglobulins, and the behavior of leucergy, rosette tests, NBT, BLT, and tuberculin test. The thoroughly executed examinations did not show any significant difference between patients with active neoplasms and patients in remission stage. The analysis of the results achieved for patients in an advanced stage (TNM) only showed a significant increase (p less than 0.05) of IgG in stage III/IV. The patients were treated with CVF, levamisole (Decaris), and BCG. The observation period was twelve months. The results achieved were discussed in detail.