Spectrometric evaluation of post-mortem optical skin changes

2013 ◽  
Vol 128 (2) ◽  
pp. 361-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vera Sterzik ◽  
Lioudmila Belenkaia ◽  
Andreas W. Liehr ◽  
Michael Bohnert
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2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (04) ◽  
pp. 255-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Karaś-Tęcza ◽  
R. Lechowski ◽  
A. Rodo ◽  
I. Dolka ◽  
O. Gójska-Zygner

SummaryFeline cutaneous paraneoplastic syndrome is a rare disorder associated mainly with pancreatic carcinoma and thymoma. In this report the authors describe the case of a 12-year-old cat with paraneoplastic exfoliative dermatitis associated with thymoma. Lateral radiographic examination of the chest showed a small subtle soft tissue density in the ventral part of the first and second intercostal space, which together with skin changes suggested thymoma. Because of pain associated with the skin condition, costs of treatment and the risk associated with surgical treatment, the owner chose euthanasia of the cat. Post-mortem examination revealed a tumour which was diagnosed as thymoma by histopathological examination.


1989 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 520-522 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.M. Stewart ◽  
M.A. McIntyre ◽  
C.R.W. Edwards

We describe the clinical features and post mortem findings in a patient with POEMS syndrome (P — polyneuropathy, O — organomegaly, E — endocrinopathy, M — M protein, S — skin changes), with particular emphasis on the evolution of the endocrinopathy over a three year period. In addition to gynaecomastia this case exhibited primary hypothyroidism and primary and secondary adrenal and gonadal failure. The widespread nature of the endocrine changes suggests that a circulating substance interferes with the action of trophic hormones, possibly by inhibiting second messenger production.


Author(s):  
Shirley Siew ◽  
W. C. deMendonca

The deleterious effect of post mortem degeneration results in a progressive loss of ultrastructural detail. This had led to reluctance (if not refusal) to examine autopsy material by means of transmission electron microscopy. Nevertheless, Johannesen has drawn attention to the fact that a sufficient amount of significant features may be preserved in order to enable the establishment of a definitive diagnosis, even on “graveyard” tissue.Routine histopathology of the autopsy organs of a woman of 78 showed the presence of a well circumscribed adenoma in the anterior lobe of the pituitary. The lesion came into close apposition to the pars intermedia. Its architecture was more compact and less vascular than that of the anterior lobe. However, there was some grouping of the cells in relation to blood vessels. The cells tended to be smaller, with a higher nucleocytoplasmic ratio. The cytoplasm showed a paucity of granules. In some of the cells, it was eosinophilic.


2009 ◽  
Vol 40 (7) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
PATRICE WENDLING
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2009 ◽  
Vol 00 (00) ◽  
pp. 090513010017019-7
Author(s):  
Biagio Solarino ◽  
Giancarlo Di Vella ◽  
Thea Magrone ◽  
Felicita Jirillo ◽  
Angela Tafaro ◽  
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VASA ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 281-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bollinger ◽  
Rüttimann

Die Geschichte des sackförmigen oder fusiformen Aneurysmas reicht in die Zeit der alten Ägypter, Byzantiner und Griechen zurück. Vesal 1557 und Harvey 1628 führten den Begriff in die moderne Medizin ein, indem sie bei je einem Patienten einen pulsierenden Tumor intra vitam feststellten und post mortem verifizierten. Weitere Eckpfeiler bildeten die Monographien von Lancisi und Scarpa im 18. bzw. beginnenden 19. Jahrhundert. Die erste wirksame Therapie bestand in der Kompression des Aneurysmasacks von außen, die zweite in der Arterienligatur, der John Hunter 1785 zum Durchbruch verhalf. Endoaneurysmoraphie (Matas) und Umhüllung mit Folien wurden breit angewendet, bevor Ultraschalldiagnostik und Bypass-Chirurgie Routineverfahren wurden und die Prognose dramatisch verbesserten. Die diagnostischen und therapeutischen Probleme in der Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts werden anhand von zwei prominenten Patienten dargestellt, Albert Einstein und Thomas Mann, die beide im Jahr 1955 an einer Aneurysmaruptur verstarben.


NOVAcura ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (7) ◽  
pp. 1-60
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