An 87-year-old woman with multiple morbidities was referred for transcatheter treatment of symptomatic, severe mitral regurgitation (MR) with MitraClip (Abbott Vascular, Santa Clara, CA). A and B, Left ventricular outflow…
A 91-year-old man with multiple morbidities and prohibitive surgical risk was referred for transcatheter repair with MitraClip (Abbott Vascular, Santa Clara, CA). A, On transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), there was degenerative…
Overview Glenohumeral arthritis may be defined as a condition in which the normal articular surfaces of the humeral head and glenoid are compromised by degeneration, inflammation, or injury. The healthy…
Historical Review It is often difficult to ascertain where concepts begin. It is not obvious who first used the term rotator cuff or musculotendinous cuff. Credit for first describing ruptures…
Primary mesenchymal tumors of the lung, whether benign or malignant, are rare. Sarcomas with histopathologic features similar to those seen in soft tissues may arise in the bronchopulmonary region; thus,…
The pleura can be seeded by a wide spectrum of primary and metastatic tumoral conditions. Primary neoplasms affecting the pleura include epithelial, mesenchymal, and lymphoid neoplasms; of these categories, epithelial…
A wide range of conditions may manifest as tumors or tumor-like lesions in the lung parenchyma. Although space limitations prevent the inclusion of every single clinical entity that may manifest…
As our human ancestors evolved to become bipedal, the scapulohumeral complex evolved to comply with the specific demands that arise from an orthograde posture and to facilitate prehension. The inherent…
Epithelial neoplasms are by far the most common primary malignancies in the lung. Worldwide, lung cancer is the leading cause of illness and death in patients with neoplastic disease as…
This chapter describes a group of lung tumors characterized by uncertain histogenesis and very rare occurrence. Despite current advances in immunohistochemistry and molecular biology, definitive conclusions regarding the cellular origins…
