Paraneoplastic syndromes are frequently detected in many small cell lung cancer (SCLC) patients. In the present paper we report 2 cases of patients diagnosed with SCLC, in whom 2 distinct endocrine paraneoplastic syndromes were identified during diagnosis. In the first patient, severe hyponatremia and renal sodium loss with inappropriate antidiuresis was found during routine laboratory tests. Serum antidiuretic hormone (ADH) level was within normal

It is well documented in literature that a majority of small-cell lung cancers are associated with paraneoplastic phenomena. We report the case of a 63-year-old man diagnosed with small-cell lung carcinoma, in whom a severe hyponatremia and renal sodium loss with inappropriate antidiuresis were also found during a routine laboratory testing. Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion was first suspected in this patient, but another

Although extremely rare, the primitive lung hemangiopericytoma in adults is similar to hemangiopericytomas with other soft tissue localizations. Although generally benign and curable after radical surgery, it might also have a malignant clinical course with dissemination in both lungs, infiltration of vital organs (heart, pulmonary artery), extension to the adjacent tissues, and even pulmonary metastases. The treatment of choice is the complete tumor

We report an unusual case of connective tissue disease characterized by the coexistence of signs, symptoms and immunological features of 4 defined autoimmune diseases: systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), systemic sclerosis (SSc), polymyositis (PM) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). A 53-year-old female was admitted in our clinic with massive polyserositis (pretamponade) as well as skin, joint, muscular lesions and altered general status. The problem

Aim: to estimate the comparative value of conventional radiology and cardiac catheterization in establishing the diagnosis and severity of primary and secondary pulmonary hypertension. We also tried to achieve some correlations between the radiological and invasive parameters. Methods: we performed a retrospective study over an 11-years time period, analyzing data from a group of 14 patients diagnosed with primary pulmonary hypertension compared

OBJECTIVE: The aim of our study was to evaluate left ventricular diastolic and systolic performance in women diagnosed with breast cancer and treated with low doses of anthracyclines (epirubicin). METHODS AND RESULTS: Thirty-four female patients with breast cancer treated with epirubicin up to 450 mg/m2 (study group), and a matched control group of 34 women diagnosed with breast tumours, who had not started chemotherapy, were assessed by echocardiography.

PURPOSE: To evaluate and compare the left ventricular performance in female patients with breast cancer treated with chemotherapy (CT) and either left or right thoracic irradiation (RT), using Doppler echocardiography. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Thirty-four patients with cancer of the left breast treated with surgical resection, adjuvant EC CT (epirubicin and cyclophosphamide) and conventionally fractionated left thoracic RT (study group) and a gender-and

Anthracyclines confer an increased risk of cardiotoxicity. The authors evaluated left ventricular (LV) performance in patients treated with epirubicin. Sixty-eight patients with malignancies (study group), treated with epirubicin < or = 450 mg/m2, and a matched control group of 68 cancer patients who had not started chemotherapy were evaluated by Doppler echocardiography. The authors assessed LV diastolic function by measuring the transmitral flow: