Acute pseudotumor of the orbit

A case is presented of a 22-year-old man with a history of bilateral eye injection, lacrimation, and rhinorrhea. The right orbit was inflamed and its globe proptotic, with medial and lateral gaze deficits. Tomography revealed swelling about the right lacrimal gland. He was admitted and treated with high-dose steroids, which caused regression of his symptoms. This presentation and response to steroids is pathognomonic for acute pseudotumor of the orbit, a condition rarely described in the emergency medicine literature. If left untreated, treudotumor of the orbit may progress to blindness and ophthalmoplegia.     

刺五加对~(60)Co-γ射线照射后小鼠胸腺效应的实验研究

采用180只成年小白鼠(雌雄各半),其中168只经一次总剂量为4Gy的~(60)Co—γ射线照射,造成造血放射损伤,再从其中随机选出56只膜腔注射刺五加注射液作为实验用药组,其余小白鼠随机分为盐水对照组(56只),空白对照组(56只)及正常对照组(12只)。实验结果显示。实验用药组的胸腺细胞超微结构的恢复比同期对照组快,胸腺组织DNA含量比同期对照组高。因此,我们认为刺五加可促进辐射损伤后小白鼠胸腺细胞结构的恢复。     

Intracranial trajectories of sympathetic nerve fibers originating in the superior cervical ganglion in the rat: WGA-HRP anterograde labeling study

Intracranial trajectories of sympathetic nerve fibers originating in the superior cervical ganglion (SCG) in the rat were investigated by means of anterograde labeling following the injection of wheat germ agglutinin-horseradish peroxidase conjugate (WGA-HRP) into the unilateral SCG. The trajectory of the sympathetic fiber innervating the pineal gland and its continuing structures was found advancing along the abducent nerve, through the cavernous plexus, then along the trochlear nerve. Labeled sympathetic fibers showed two patterns of distribution in the blood vessels on the basal surface of the brain. The sympathetic fibers originating in the unilateral SCG were intermingled with those fibers from the contralateral SCG in the pineal gland, its continuing structures and the choroid plexus of the third ventricle as well as in the cerebral blood vessels.     

Aplasia of submandibular salivary glands associated with ectodermal dysplasia.

We describe a 28-year-old white Caucasian man displaying many of the physical signs of ectodermal dysplasia (ED). An unusual finding was his presentation with xerostomia. Salivary gland imaging techniques revealed aplasia of both submandibular salivary glands and relatively small parotids. The case highlights that hypoplasia and aplasia of exocrine glands could be rare features of ED. In the management of ED, early detection of xerostomia is important to limit any potential damage to the already hypodontic dentition.     

Hamartoma of the parotid gland: A case report with immunohistochemical and electron microscopic study

Summary A case of a solid parotid tumour in a 16-year-old boy is presented. Histologically, the tumour demonstrated some peculiar findings. An acinar pattern was predominant although every component seen in the normal salivary gland was present, namely, serous and mucous gland acini, ducts, myoepithelial cells, adipose and lymphoid tissue. Large eosinophilic granules were abundant in the large acinar cell cytoplasm. Immunohistochemically, the tumour demonstrated the proteins which are present in the normal parotid gland, for example, amylase, lactoferrin and lysozyme. Electron microscopic features were quite similar to those of normal parotid tissue except for accumulation of a large number of cytoplasmic granules in the acinar cells. There has been no previous report of a tumour with the same features as seen in this case. Our pathological diagnosis is hamartoma, although the possibility of hyperplasia or neoplasia can not be excluded.     

垂体高度的断层解剖及MRI测量

目的：通过尸体断层标本和MRI对照测量垂体的高度，为垂体的影像学诊断提供诊断标准、材料和方法：利用35例成人尸体断层标本，在各个断面上测量垂体的高度；在103例成人冠状头颅MRI上测量垂体的高度，并按年龄和性别分为十二组。将断层标本和MRI的测量数据进行比较。结果：在断层标本上测量垂体的平均高度为5．3±0．6（4．0－7．6）mm；MRI上的平均高度为5．4±1．3（4.0－8．3）mm。两组数据比较，无显著性差异（P＞0．05）。男性垂体的平均高度为5．3±1.2（4．0－7．2）mm，女性垂体的平均高度为5．5±1．4（4．0－8.3）mm。女性垂体的平均高度大于男性。各年龄组比较显示，20岁以后，随年龄增长，垂体高度逐渐下降。结论：在MRI诊断中，垂体高度女性≥9mm，男性≥8mm可考虑垂体异常。垂体高度女性大于男性；20岁以后，随年龄增长，垂体高度有逐渐下降的趋势。     

腹腔镜肾上腺肿瘤切除术75例报告

目的探讨腹腔镜下肾上腺肿瘤切除的方法和临床应用价值.方法1999年1月～2004年6月75例患者行腹腔镜肾上腺肿瘤切除术,其中采用经腹腔途径51例和经腹膜后途径24例.结果手术时间平均为(170.16±33.81)min,术中的出血量平均为(70.82±37.15)ml.术后平均住院时间为(5.87±1.01)d.中转开放手术2例(2.67%).发生并发症4例(5.33%),分别为膈肌损伤、胰腺损伤、肠道损伤、皮下血肿各1例.结论腹腔镜下行肾上腺肿瘤切除术具有创伤小,术中出血少,术后恢复快等优点,已经成为现代治疗肾上腺肿瘤的金标准.     

Structural and ultrastructural characteristics of human pineal gland,and pineal parenchymal tumors

We have studied 20 pineal parenchymal tumors (PPT) and 4 normal or cystic pineal glands both by light and electron microscopy and immunohistochemistry with antibodies against glial markers [glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and protein S-100] or neural/neuroendocrine markers [neurofilaments (NF), synaptophysin and chromogranin A]. Light microscopy revealed the cellular organization of pinealocytes in the normal gland and in different morphological types of pineal tumors (typical pineocytomas, PPT with intermediate differentiation, mixed PPT exhibiting elements of both pineocytoma and pineoblastoma and pineoblastomas). Immunohistochemistry showed the presence of GFAP and protein S-100 in interstitial cells in nonneoplastic pineal gland. Cell processes were labeled with anti-synaptophysin and anti-NF antibodies. No immunoreactivity was found for chromogranin A in non-neoplastic pineal gland. In pineocytomas, GFAP and protein S-100 were observed in interstitial cells. Synaptophysin and NF were present in the large rosettes of pineocytomas. Synaptophysin, NF and chromogranin A were present in pineocytomas with a lobular arrangement of cells. Anti-chromogranin A immuno-reactivity was also seen in lobular areas of some PPT with intermediate differentiation. Analysis of normal human pineal gland by electron microscopy showed the presence of vesicle-crowned rodlets (VCR or synaptic ribbons), fibrous filaments (F), paired twisted filaments but few dense-core vesicles (DCV) in normal pinealocytes. Tumoral pineal cells appeared to differentiate either towards a neurosensory pathway characterized by the presence of sensory cells elements (VCR and F), or towards a neuroendocrine pathway, with the occurrence of many DCV. Immunogold labeling demonstrated the presence of chromogranin A in neurosecretory granules.Supported by grants from the Région Rhône Alpes and from INSERM (CJF 90-10)     

Gingival salivary gland choristoma

A unique example of a gingival salivary gland choristoma together with a gingival cyst is described in a human autopsy specimen of periodontal tissues. A choristoma is a tumor-like growth which is derived from primordial cells which have been displaced from their original tissue or organ. Only 6 other examples of the gingival salivary gland choristoma have been described in the world literature.