- Rhabdomyosarcormas -Collected review of 18 cases-
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K.K. Lee, C.E. Kang, J.Y. Ro, C.W. Kim, Y.B. Lee, D.S. Kim
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Korean J Cytopathol. 1971;5(2):155-159.
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- Rhabdomyoscarcoma is a highly malignant and aggressive tumor of the striated muscle. It is most common in the later decades of life and occurs frequently on the upper and lower extremities, head and neck, and genitourinary system.
During the period of 11 years and 8 months from 1960 to August, 1971 eighteen cases of rhabdomyosarcoma were encountered. Thirteen cases were male and five were female, and the most frequent location occurred was the extremity, and the next, head and neck. According to the histopathological appearance 10 cases were adult pleomorphic, and 6 were embryonal botryoid, and 2 were embryonal alveolar type.
- A Case of Fat Embolism
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J.Y. Ro, H.Y. Choi, S.H. Kim, Y.B. Lee, D.S. Kim
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Korean J Cytopathol. 1970;4(2):133-138.
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- A case of fatal pulmonary fat embolism is reported in view its controversial pathogenesis and long survival after trauma. The patient was a 48 year old male was admitted because of car accident.
On Physical examination, right thigh showed massive swelling and bony discontinuity of the femur. The X-ray film revealed comminuted fractures in the 1/3 of upper shaft and 1/5 of lower shaft of the femur. Skeletal traction was started on the day of admission under the diagnosis of segmental fracture of right femur. On the 7 th day, open reduction with intramedullary nailing and hip spica cast was done. Post-operative course was uneventful until the 23rd postoperative day when the patient expired suddenly with respiratory difficulty. The postmortem examination performed on 11 days after the death disclosed widespread pulmonary fat embolism associated with massive edema. The brain was free from fat embolism.
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