Restricted IgG-Kappa and Free Alpha-Heavy-Chain Bands in an Asymptomatic 62-Year-Old Man

An asymptomatic pleural mass in a 72-year-old man.

A72-year-old man scheduled for cardiac surgery presented for evaluation of an intrathoracic mass noted on a preoperative chest roentgenogram. He denied chest pain, dyspnea, cough, weight loss, or fever. In the 1950s, while working above ground with coal, the patient had a routine chest roentgenogram that showed a left pleural mass. He remained as-ymptomatic, however, and the mass enlarged only ...

Solitary pulmonary nodule in a 62-year-old man.

A 62-year-old man with multiple pulmonary nodular opacities.

A 62-year-old man was referred to our clinic with a 4to 6-week history of dyspnea and an abnormal finding on a chest radiograph. He had been in his usual state of health until 6 to 8 weeks previously, when he developed a low-grade fever and arthralgias. He denied having any cough or chest pain. Early in the course of his illness, he had lost six pounds, but by the time he was seen in the clinic...

A 62-year-old Man with Chondroblastic Osteosarcoma of Maxilla: A Rare Case

     Osteosarcoma (OS) is a malignant tumor that induces formation of osteoid or immature bone and rarely occurs in maxilla. Maxillofacial OSs are reported to occur in the third to fifth decades that is 1-2 decades later than the mean age for OS of long bones. The present case is a 62-year-old man with facial asymmetry and pain in his left upper jaw. Intraoral examination showed a bony hard, te...

A 28-year-old man with an asymptomatic firm plaque on his right shin: what is your diagnosis?

CLINICAL PRESENTATION A 28-year-old man referred to the dermatology clinic with an asymptomatic firm, well demarcated violaceous plaque with bumpy surface on his right medial upper shin since two years ago. At first, the lesion was an erythematous patch and gradually became like a plaque. He had pain and sensation of heaviness in his leg (Figure 1). He had no other skin lesions and was otherwis...