Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Background The calculation LV ejection fraction (LVEF) by transthoracic echocardiography is pivotal in detecting cancer therapy–related cardiac dysfunction. Referrals for LVEF estimation pre- and post-chemotherapy occupy significant amount resources laboratories increase service deliverance. Novel handheld ultrasound devices (HUDs...

The pathogenesis of residual thymic cysts after treatment for mediastinal Hodgkin's disease is uncertain. Their presence after adequate treatment often presents the oncologist and the thoracic surgeon with a therapeutic dilemma. Two patients with residual thymic cysts after curative treatment for mediastinal Hodgkin's disease are described and the management discussed.

2014 Vol 6 No 1 South Afr J Gynaecol Oncol De Greve TJ, MBChB, MMed(O&G), Lecturer Snyman LC, MBChB, MPraxMed, MMed(O&G), FCOG(SA), Gynaelogical Oncologist, Professor Gynaecological Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kalafong Regional Tertiary Hospital; University of Pretoria Correspondence to: Tom De Greve, e-mail: [email protected]