Karcinom prsu v diseminovaném stadiu je nevyléčitelné onemocnění s definovanou dobou přežití, která v případě viscerálních metastáz dosahuje jen několika měsíců. U pacientek s viscerálním postižením, symptomatických a hormonálně nedependentních je základem léčby chemoterapie. U pacientek HER2 negativních (resp. triple negativních) má své místo antiangiogenní léčba bevacizumabem, která je schválena v I. linii léčby metastatického HER2 negativního karcinomu prsu v kombinaci s paclitaxelem, a to na základě významného prodloužení PFS ve studii III. fáze E2100 (1). Kazuistika: 53letá pacientka onemocněla triple negativním karcinomem prsu v roce 2008. Absolvovala neoadjuvantní chemoterapii, radikální mastektomii s exenterací axilly s pooperačním stagingem ypT1a ypN1. Následovala adjuvantní chemoterapie, ozáření. V květnu 2012 prokázány metastázy v plicích a v mediastinálních uzlinách dle CT. Provedena bronchoskopie a histologicky verifikovány metastázy duktálního karcinomu, triple negativního, dle FISH nebyla nalezena amplifikace genu HER2. Indikována ke kombinované léčbě paclitaxel + bevacizumab. Došlo ke kompletní remisi onemocnění. Léčba samotným bevacizumabem pokračuje dosud. Pacientka přežívá od zjištění generalizace dosud 43 měsíců! Kvalita života je výborná., Metastatic breast cancer is an incurable disease with a defined time of survival. This time is limited to only a few months when visceral metastases are present. Chemotherapy is the crucial treatment for patients with visceral involvement, symptomatic and hormone-independent disease. There is a role as well for an antiangiogenic therapy with bevacizumab in HER2-negative disease. Bevacizumab is approved for the treatment of metastatic HER2-negative breast cancer in combination with paclitaxel. This approval is based on significant improvement in PFS reported in phase III trial E2100. Case report: 53-years old patient, female, was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer in 2008. Chemotherapy was delivered in neoadjuvant setting, followed by radical mastectomy with dissection of axilla. Pathological staging was ypT1a ypN1. Adjuvant chemotherapy was applied as well as radiation therapy. In May 2012 the evidence of metastatic disease in lung and mediastinal lymph nodes was proved by CT scan. Triple negative breast cancer was verified from bronchology exam. FISH analysis of HER2 was also negative. Combination treatment with paclitaxel + bevacizumab was indicated. There is an evidence of complete remission of disease. Up to date the survival is 43 months a quality of life is excellent., Jana Pukyová, David Šulc, Martina Chodacká, and Literatura
Concha bullosa (CB) is among the most common anatomic variations of sinonasal anatomy. Although usually asymptomatic, CB can occasionally cause nasal obstruction or headache. Obstructions within the mucociliary transport system can develop into a mucocele or mucopyocele. A 48-year-old female, with a history of progressive headache and nasal obstruction, was referred to our department. Paranasal sinus tomography revealed a nasal mass in the left nasal cavity resembling a mucopyocele in the middle turbinate. Under general anesthesia, the purulent material was aspirated, and the lateral part of the left turbinate was resected. Mucopyoceles are common within the paranasal sinuses, but uncommon with CB; thus, they should be considered in patients with a large hyperemic nasal mass. and K. Sari, Z. K. Gencer, Y. Kantekin
Autor v článku popisuje šest případů emfyzematózní pyelonefritidy. Průměrný věk nemocných byl 63,5 roku, onemocnění se vyskytovalo častěji u mužů a ani v jednom případě nebyl příčinou konkrement. Dvě třetiny nemocných byli diabetici a nejčastěji byla prokázána jako etiologické agens Escherichia coli a v jednom případě Klebsiella pneumonie. Autor uvádí způsoby léčby jednotlivých případů onemocnění. Pouze v jednom případě vedla emfyzematózní pyelonefritida ke smrti pacienta., The author of this communication describes six cases of emphysematous pyelonephritis. The mean age of patients was 63.5, with the disease seen most frequently in men. None of the cases were associated with stone disease. Two thirds of patients had diabetes mellitus. Escherichia coli was confi rmed in the urine most frequently, and in one case, Klebsiella pneumoniae was identifi ed. The author presents the methods of treatment used in each case. Emphysematous pyelonephritis resulted in death of a patient in one case only., Petr Prošvic, and Literatura
Angiofibromas are rare vascular tumors which originate predominantly in the nasopharynx and occur typically in male adolescents. Extranasopharyngeal sites such as nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses are less frequent. This review article was undertaken to evaluate the incidence, clinical features and management of extranasopharyngeal angiofibromas originating exclusivelly from nasal cavity structures. Our focus of interest was to evaluate the significance of immunohistochemical analysis in diagnosis of such extremely rare neoplasms. In the PubMed and Google Search, we found only 39 cases of nasal angifibroma, 27 males and 12 females from 1980 to 2012. The most prevalent site of origin was nasal septum, followed by inferior and middle turbinate. The commonest symptoms were nasal obstruction and epistaxis. Nasal angiofibromas are clinically distinct from nasopharyneal angiofibromas and can therefore be misdiagnosed. The differential diagnosis includes other vascular lesions, such as lobular capillary hemangioma and sinonasal-type hemangiopericytoma. Although immunohistochemistry is not necessary for differentiation between angiofibroma and capillary hemangioma, that diagnostic procedure may be helpful in distinction from sinonasal hemangiopericytoma. As an ilustration for immunohistochemical analysis, we presented a case of an elderly woman with tumor arising from the middle turbinate, diagnosed as angiofibroma. The staining was positive for CD34, CD31, factor VIII, vimentin and smooth muscle alpha-actin, and negative for desmin. and A. Perić, J. Sotirović, S. Cerović, L. Zivić
Oncocytic Schneiderian papilloma (OSP) is one of the three morphologically distinct tumors that arise from Schneiderian membrane (the others include exophytic papilloma and inverted papilloma). OSP almost always occurs unilaterally in the paranasal sinuses, usually in the maxillary sinus, ethmoid cells or sphenoid sinus. We report a case of a 64-year-old woman with OSP arising from the left frontal sinus. In the report herein, we describe an OSP originating in the region of frontal sinus, which, to the best of our knowledge, represents the first documented example in English literature of OSP developing in this anatomical site. and D. Kalfert, J. Laco, P. Celakovský, K. Smatanová, M. Ludvíková
Článek popisuje případ pacienta s náhle vzniklou obstipací, bolestmi břicha a normocytární anémií. Endoskopické vyšetření horní a dolní části trávicího traktu vyloučilo organickou příčinu obtíží. Vyšetření nátěru krve a aspirátu kostní dřeně s nálezem hrubého bazofilního tečkování v erytrocytech a erytroblastech upozornilo na možnost otravy těžkými kovy. Hodnota plumbemie 8,4násobně překročila limit přípustný pro běžnou populaci. Jako zdroj intoxikace byla identifikována olovnatá glazura keramického džbánku, ze kterého pacient pil zhruba 3 měsíce čaj s citronem. Koncentrace olova v čajovém výluhu dosahovala hodnoty 227 mg/kg. Otrava olovem v souvislosti s neprofesionální expozicí tomuto kovu je ve vyspělých zemích výjimečnou situací provázenou nespecifickou symptomatologií, a tak může zůstat nerozpoznána. Mikroskopické vyšetření nátěru krve s nálezem převážně hrubého bazofilního tečkování erytrocytů však může na tuto vzácnou diagnózu upozornit., This article reports on patient that has been presented with sudden onset of constipation, abdominal pain and normocytic anemia. Gastroscopy and colonoscopy ruled out an organic diseases. In peripheral blood and bone marrow aspirates mears, coarse basophilic stippling of erythrocyte (and erythroblasts) point out a possibility of heavy metal poisoning. The level of plumbemia exceeded 8.4 times the maximal permitted value for common (non-professional) population. A source of poisoning was indentified from a glaze on a ceramic jug, from which the patient had drank tea with lemon for three months. A lead concentration in the tea extract was 227 mg/kg. In developed countries, lead poisoning is a rare diagnosis. As the symptoms are nonspecific, missed diagnoses could occur, especially in sporadic, non-occupational exposure. However, a microscopic evaluation of the peripheral bloods mear with finding of predominantly coarse basophilic stippling of erythrocyte mayle ad to suspicion of lead poisoning., and Iva Hoffmanová, Petra Kačírková, Irena Kučerová, Rudolf Ševčík, Daniel Sánchez
BACKGROUND: Intussusception of the large bowel in adults is a very rare pathological condition. However, it has its clinical importance because intussusception is very often associated with an intraluminal lesion. CASE REPORT: We report two cases of the large bowel intussusception, ileocolic and colorectal. Both intussusceptions were associated with a malignant tumor. However, the clinical presentation was different. One of the intussusceptions was of non-transient character, while the second one resolved spontaneously before operation. Both patients underwent surgery and malignant tumors were found and removed. RESULTS: The purpose of the article is to draw attention to intussusception and emphasize that intussusception, either transient or non-transient, should be further examined. CONCLUSIONS: The intussusception may be the first and the only signal of the existence of a malignant tumor, very often colorectal carcinoma. and R. Vobořil, J. Fanta, P. Bačkovský, D. Ehrenberger, J. Vobořilová