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A 77-year-old man complained of headache, dizziness and tactile hallucination. Based on those clinical signs and the findings of computed tomography scanning and magnetic resonance imaging, he was diagnosed as having pituitary adenoma. Clinical signs and symptoms of Cushing's disease had not been apparent because of the occurrence of the disease at an old age. An increase in serum cortisol and adrenocorticotropic hormone indicated the presence of Cushing's disease. Physical findings obtained thereafter were also compatible with the disease. While the patient was being prepared for surgery, pituitary apoplexy and intraventricular hemorrhage occurred. Massive ascites appeared as a result of tuberculous peritonitis. In spite of treatment for these complications, his general condition progressively deteriorated and he died 39 days after the intraventricular hemorrhage. This case presents the difficulty in the treatment of masked Cushing's disease in the elderly population.
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PMID:Masked Cushing's disease in an aged man associated with intraventricular hemorrhage and tuberculous peritonitis. 192 Sep 64

The Carotid Body Tumor (CBT) should be considered in the differential diagnosis of any patient with an anterior lateral neck mass (mass in the region of carotid artery bifurcation) even though it is a rare neoplasm. Physical findings that support the diagnosis include pulsation without expansile palpation and the ability to move the mass from side to side but not vertically. The diagnosis is supported further by radiological procedures that may include US, CT, MRI and arteriography. Once the diagnosis is made, surgery is the principal treatment and the only curative modality but has inherent risks for hemorrhage and stroke for which the patient should be informed. Radiation therapy has been shown to be an alternative to surgery in certain patients and an adjunct to surgery in others. The internal carotid artery may need to be resected in order to remove the tumor. The surgeon needs to be prepared to employ intraoperative stump pressure manometry, to use intravascular shunts and be familiar with the several diagnostic and reconstructive vascular techniques relevant to this area, any of which may be needed to ensure adequate cerebral perfusion thereby reducing the risk of stroke and death that may attend simple ligation of the internal carotid artery. Regional anesthesia has proven benefit in carotid endarterectomy surgery. This technique may have a role in CBT surgery. In this paper we present an encounter with a giant malignant carotid body tumor and a brief review of CBTs in the English literature.
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PMID:Giant malignant carotid body tumor in a 40 years old woman: a case report from Gondar University Hospital. 2469 80