Hodgkin's disease of the thoracic vertebrae

IgG4 related lung disease extending to the thoracic vertebrae

IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a fibroinflammatory condition that can affect practically every organ. Although it was first identified in pancreas and salivary glands, major organs like liver, biliary tree, kidney, thyroid glands and lungs are commonly involved, sometimes resulting in organ failure. We describe a case of an 41-year-old man presented with back pain after a rotator cuff injury...

Anterior approach to the upper thoracic vertebrae.

The anterior exposure of the upper thoracic spine using standard methods is often difficult and limited. We report our experience using a technique described by Sundaresan et al. (1984) in which the medial portion of one clavicle and part of the manubrium sterni are excised. In 10 cases we found this to be a useful and safe procedure.

The Hodgkins Fund Prizes

Current strategies in the treatment of childhood Hodgkins disease.

Dramatic changes in the treatment of childhood Hodgkins disease have taken place during the past three decades. Contemporary combined modality treatment regimens produce durable disease-free survival in 90 to 100%of patients with early disease and in 70 to 85%of patients with advanced disease. Studies using chemotherapy alone also report high survival rates, and current studies are few to highl...

‘step Vertebrae’, ‘fish Mouth Vertebrae’ or ‘h Vertebrae’ in Sickle Cell Disease

Sickle cell disease is associated with damage to bony tissues, particularly in adults (1-3). The severity of the sickling condition, as well as genetic determinants such as that for annexin and steroid hormones such as vitamin D are being investigated epidemiologically to ascertain their relative significance. Most bony changes are not visible on clinical examination. We present an image from a...