Aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC) is a benign bone tumour characterised by rapidly expanding osteolysis. The nomenclature was proposed by Jaffe and Lichtenstein (1942), who also determined the nature of the lesion. Between 9% and 12% of all aneurysmal bone cysts occur in the spine (Campanacci, Capanna and Picci 1986), presenting with back pain and symptoms resulting from cord or root compression and f...

OBJECTIVE Our objectives were to determine factors which influence survival after resectional surgery in patients with cancer of the oesophagus and cardia. PATIENTS AND METHOD 562 consecutive patients with primary cancer of the oesophagus or gastric cardia (oesophago-gastric junction) undergoing resectional surgery and reconstruction of the oesophagus were studied. Operative approach depended...

OBJECTIVES Sample extraction from the thoracic cavity through an intercostal space during video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery can result in cancer cell contamination by tumour crushing and tumour cell extravasation, and may have adverse effects on the surgical outcome. Lavage cytology of the sample extraction bag was investigated to clarify the risk of cancer cell spillage and identify the cli...

cystic hygroma (ch) in the cervical region presents as a challenge to the anesthetist. the anaesthetic difficulties are usually associated with ch because of tumor extension into the mouth, airway management, thoracic extension, hemorrhage, involvement of pretracheal region, post operative respiratory obstruction and coexisting anomalies (down syndromes, turner syndromes and congenital cardiac ...

Summary A 10‐year‐old Quarter Horse gelding presented for a large, slowly growing mass in the right thoracic region caudal to withers (approximately at level of vertebrae 10 16). The was surgically removed, horse returned normal riding activity, and no external regrowth observed. Two years after surgery, developed progressive signs hindlimb weakness, ataxia adopting dog‐sitting stance. Post‐mor...

A 6-year-old, male, Collie-cross was presented with a non-weight bearing right thoracic limb lameness, right m. deltoideus, m. infraspinatus and m. supraspinatus atrophy, and severe neck pain with spasm of the cervical epaxial muscles. MRI revealed complete destruction of the 5th and 6th cervical vertebral bodies with lateral extradural spinal cord compression at the level of the 4th and 5th ce...