PULMONECTOMY: A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON TWO CASES IN WHICH AN ENTIRE LUNG HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY REMOVED

Surgically removed thoracolithiasis: report of two cases.

Thoracolithiasis is a rare condition with only 12 cases of surgically removed nodules reported in the literature. We report 2 additional cases. Case 1: A 19-year-old male admitted with an abnormal shadow on a chest X-ray. Computed tomography (CT) revealed a nodule in the right lower lung lobe. The material extirpated by thoracoscopy was milky white, glossy, and 1.6 cm in diameter. Histopatholog...

A report of two cases of pyknodysostosis in two children

pyknodysostosis is a rare bone disease characterzed with short stature,wide fontaneles,small chin,hyperdensity of bones,erosion of tufts of the disatl phalanges,and narrowing of the mandibular angle. pyknodysostosis is inheritted as an autosomal recessive disease and may be seen in both sexes at any age.the patients have normal life span.short stature and bone fractures are their major problems...

Fœtus Which Had Been Expelled with the Membranes Entire

Fœtus Which Had Been Expelled with Membranes Entire

Harlequin Ichthyosis: A report of two cases

Harlequin ichthyosis is one of the most severe congenital skin cornification disorders with an incidence rate of about 1 in 300000 births and characteristic clinical features. We report two cases of harlequin ichthyosis (HI) or harlequin fetus (HF), which were products of consanguineous union. Clinical examination showed typical features of harlequin ichthyosis, with the presence of plaques wit...