Altin R. | Erol Y. | Özdemir H. | Kart L. | Özen Ö. | Mahmutyazyeyoglu K.

Article | 2003 | Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease - Pulmonary Series59 ( 2 ) , pp.166 - 168

Primary neoplasms of the pleura are rare tumors and the majority are generally mesotheliomas. Mesotheliomas are either localized and mostly benign, or diffuse and uniformly malignant neoplasms. Localised benign pulmonary mesothelioma (solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura) are originally thought to be a variant of diffuse pleural mesothelioma because they consists of a spindle cell stroma associated with branching tubular structures lined by cuboidal cells. Our case which is reported below shows the clinical spectrum of the more common benign variant. Clinical differential diagnosis of benign and malign mesotheliomas is not clear. Co . . .mplete surgical resection is the preferred treatment for both types and usually curative with the benign mesothelioma. The localised pleural variant is benign in most cases, and it is even less common, constituting only 10% of all mesotheliomas. The importance of localised benign mesothelioma is that it is almost impossible to differentiate from a malignant neoplasm preoperatively and it may occasionally recur, sometimes with a malignant change Daha fazlası Daha az

Kart L. | Tor M. | Altin R. | Tekin I.Ö. | Sayarluoglu H. | Ustundag Y. | Gun B.D.

Article | 2003 | Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease59 ( 1 ) , pp.84 - 87

Primary immunodeficiency syndromes are rarely diagnosed among adults. Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is a congenital immunological disorder characterized by defective antibody production. In this report, we describe a 35-year-old male suffering from a common variable immunodeficiency, referred to us because of a lobar pneumonia. He had a history of recurrent pulmonary infections, which was present months before presentation, suggesting hypogammaglobulinemia. We found a severe hypogammaglobulinemia, which confirmed the diagnosis of CVID. His immunoglobulin profiles upon admission before infusion of immunoglobulin (normal ran . . .ges) were: IgG Daha fazlası Daha az