CONTENTS PAGE Hydatid Disease of the Lung ........................ A. I OGAN and H. NICHOLSON .. . I Dissociated Paralysis of the Diaphragm following Phrenic Crush and Pneumoperitoneum...............................,.WALLACE lOX ..1..................S Peptic Ulcer of the Oesophagus.P. R. ALLISON.-20 Calcified Foci within the Thorax of Fnglish Children BRIAN C. THOMPSON.43 Intra-Pulmonary Calcif...

Cavernous haemangioma (CHL) is the commonest benign tumour of the liver. It was first described in 1861 by Frerichs and later by others. CHL of the liver are common in females and can occur at any age. The majority of these tumours are small, asymptomatic and without clinical significance. Large tumours might cause symptoms and require treatment. The symptoms can be non-specific and diagnosis d...

capillary forms (Robbins, 1963). Thrombosis of the cavernous spaces and any stage of organization of the thrombi may be present. Some degree of fibrosis is usual and calcification can occur as was seen in our patient on radiological examination. Considering the pathological anatomy of a haemangioma, it is possible to surmise that red-cell fragmentation could occur in such a situation as a resul...

Hemangiomas are tumors of blood vessels identified by rapid endothelial cell proliferation in early infancy followed by involution over time. All other abnormalities are malformations resulting from anomalous development of vascular plexuses. This lesion in the oral cavity is not common. Despite its benign origin and behaviour, it is always of clinical importance to the dental profession and re...