Malignant melanoma caused by malignant transformation of melanocytes is associated with high mortality and difficult to manage. Metastasis not uncommon (up 31% all cases) closely a poor prognosis. Although rare (4–5%), extracutaneous has been reported; however, primary the sacrum extremely (only three case reports date). Here, we present 51-year-old patient who underwent surgical treatment for ...

El síndrome lumbocostovertebral (SLCV) es una anomalía poco frecuente, que afecta a los cuerpos vertebrales, las costi- llas y músculos de la pared abdominal, puede además estar asociada múltiples anomalías congénitas, requiere un manejo multidisciplinario tratamiento quirúrgico temprano para evitar complicaciones. Presentación del caso: Se reporta caso neonato masculino 10 días, presentó desde...

Sacral schwannoma is a rare retrorectal tumor in adults. Postoperative sacral neurological deficit is difficult to avoid. Currently, there is no established consensus regarding best treatment options. We present the management and outcomes of sacral schwannoma in 4 patients treated with intralesional curettage and postoperative radiation. There were 3 women and one man (average age: 45.5 years)...

i. Radiological examination of chest, teeth, sinuses, and lumbo-sacral joints. 2. Blood tests including a full blood count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), antistreptolysin titre, mucoprotein levels, blood sugar levels, gonococcal complement-fixation test, toxoplasma dye and complement-fixation tests, Rose latex test for arthritis, serum protein electrophoresis, histoplasma complement-fix...

Inkoo (INK) and Tahyna (TAH) viruses, European representatives of the California serogroup (CAL), genus Bunyavirus, family Bunyaviridae, are transmitted by mosquitoes and frequently infect man. The S segments of INK and TAH prototype strains were amplified, cloned and sequenced. INK S consists of 986 and TAH S of 977 nucleotides (nt) coding for a nucleocapsid protein of 235 amino acids (aa) and...