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Fibrous histiocytoma (FH) is a heterogeneous tumor composed of fibroblasts, histiocytes, and blood vessels. We conducted a retrospective histopathologic analysis of 95 biopsies, performed over the last 3.5 years, of fibrous histiocytomas to analyze the location, delimitation, epithelial changes, induction of folliculo-…

BACKGROUND: Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) are a major public health problem the world over. This study was aimed at analyzing the trends of STIs in a 33 year period at a tertiary care service hospital. METHODS: A retrospective data analysis was done of all the cases diagnosed as STIs during a 33 year period f…

Within the last 3 years, two children with non-oliguric renal failure following leptospirosis have been observed at the B. J. Wadia Hospital for Children, in the Indian city of Mumbai. Both cases presented during the monsoon season, with fever, abdominal pain and elevated concentrations of serum creatinine (4.3 and 5.6…

Studies on epidemiology and survival of patients diagnosed of cutaneous melanoma in our country are few. We described epidemiological, clinical, histopathologic and survival characteristics of patients diagnosed of cutaneous melanoma at Hospital Gregorio Marañón of Madrid during ten years (1994-2003). The inc…

Between 2000 and 2002 thirty four patients were evaluated after arthroscopic acromionplasty procedures. Patients had different shoulder pathology and were evaluated 15+/-1.2 months post operations through Constant scale and with x-rays. The mean age of patients was 42+/-6.5 years during operations. Twenty eight (82.3%)…

With special reference to the postoperative hemorrhage rate and its subsequent course, we retrospectively evaluated the outcome of 2,363 tonsillectomies and 3,295 adenotomies performed over the last 11 years at our department. The postadenotomy major bleeding frequency was 0.2%. After tonsillectomy the immediate postop…

"Sweden has experienced dramatic waves in its fertility level over the last three decades. The Swedish TFR dropped from almost 2.5 in the mid-1960s to about 1.7 around 1980 and then increased again to above the replacement level in 1990, after which it fell back to below 1.7 over the subsequent six years. In this paper…

18 patients have been treated in our department for mediastinal emphysema (ME) during last 15 years. Small degree ME was found in 5 cases medium degree ME in 6 cases and in 5 patients tension emphysema was noted. Small degree ME was caused by abdominal and thyroid gland surgery, middle degree ME was recognized after su…

During the last nine years (1986 to 1994) the authors treated 27 children with injuries of the proximal growth plate of the tibia, i. e. 0,8 % of all skeletal injuries treated during the above period at the clinic. Injuries type 2 Salter were encountered most frequently, in almost half the patients. In four instances a…

In obstetrics, the need to perform manual removal of placenta is not infrequent. This was a retrospective study of placental removal among all vaginal deliveries at Ramathibodi Hospital from 1985 to 1988. The incidence of manual removal of placenta was 2.1 per 100 parturients which was higher than other reports. The re…

Essential thrombocythemia is an entity characterized by clonal proliferation of megakaryocytes and thrombocytosis. We have analyzed the presenting manifestation of 13 patients with Essential Thrombocythemia diagnosed in the last three years. The major findings include the frequent presence of symptomatology of a hyperc…

The efficacy of scleral grafts for eyelid lengthening in patients with thyroid related upper and/or lower lid retraction was evaluated in 62 consecutive patients with Graves' ophthalmopathy who underwent lid surgery in the last 3.5 years. Seventy-eight upper and 30 lower lids were lengthened by scleral interposition. A…

In the Department of Pathology of Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical University at Szeged in Hungary 37,504 autopsies were performed in the last 30 years and double multiple primary malignant tumours were found in 385 cases (4.2%). In thyroid cancer cases the tumours of other organs were more frequent (22.7%), and these…

We report 47 patients with purulent meningitis who were seen at our institution during the last 3 years. In 42.5% of patients an upper respiratory infection previous to the onset of the clinical features of meningitis was demonstrated. We had positive bacteriological results in 47% of cases. In the remaining patients t…

Over the last 20 years, the rate of long-term disease-free survival of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia increased from less than 1 to 60 per cent. Strategies for disease control include (1) intensive multiagent induction to rapidly decrease the tumor burden and minimize the chance of emergence of a resistant popu…

During the last four years, we have attempted 249 insertions of the Greenfield inferior vena cava filter using the right internal jugular vein. This approach was impossible in 31 patients (12.5%). Our first alternative was the insertion of the filter through the venous junction between the right internal jugular and ri…

With data from the National Center for Health Statistics an in-depth analysis of numbers of urological operations from 1979 to 1984 was performed. During the 5-year study period there was an increase in total numbers of urological operations of 7 per cent, while the number of urological surgeons increased 18 per cent.…

In the last 5 years some models of human IgE production in vitro have been investigated in our laboratory. Spontaneous IgE synthesis was found in cultures of B cells from most patients with atopic dermatitis or atopic patients with multiple sensitivities and from some patients with pollenosis, but only during the polli…

Thirty-five patients with carcinoma of the penis were treated at the teaching hospitals of West Virginia University Medical Center during the last 15 years. All cases were epidermoid carcinoma except for one case of melanoma. Factors adversely affecting prognosis were (1) the presence of clinically palpable lymph nodes…

The clinical picture, course and outcomes of tuberculous meningitis observed in the Maritime Territory over the past 15 years (n = 93) have been studied. The findings have revealed a rise in the incidence of the disease in the recent years, an increase in the number of patients of the most productive age (30-50 years),…