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[Midline malignant reticulosis (so-called lethal midline granuloma) (author's transl)]. 1975

R J Schäfer, and H H Schuster

Case report about a 30-year old man with midline malignant reticulosis. Diagnosis was not successful by means of biopsy but given by microscopic examination of autopsy material afterwards. So-called lethal midline granuloma is a clinical term. After excluding specific infections, carcinomas or other rare diseases, it is caused by midline malignant reticulosis or by Wegener's granulomatosis. Frequently diagnosis is made by the pathologist at autopsy.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008437	Maxilla	One of a pair of irregularly shaped bones that form the upper jaw. A maxillary bone provides tooth sockets for the superior teeth, forms part of the ORBIT, and contains the MAXILLARY SINUS.	Maxillae,Maxillary Bone,Bone, Maxillary,Bones, Maxillary,Maxillary Bones,Maxillas
D003937	Diagnosis, Differential	Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures.	Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D006103	Granuloma, Lethal Midline	A condition that is characterized by inflammation, ulceration, and perforation of the nose and the PALATE with progressive destruction of midline facial structures. This syndrome can be manifested in several diseases including the nasal type of EXTRANODAL NK-T-CELL LYMPHOMA and GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGIITIS.	Granuloma Gangraenescens,Lethal Midline Granuloma,Polymorphic Reticulosis,Granulomas, Lethal Midline,Lethal Midline Granulomas,Midline Granuloma, Lethal,Midline Granulomas, Lethal,Polymorphic Reticuloses,Reticuloses, Polymorphic,Reticulosis, Polymorphic
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D001344	Autopsy	Postmortem examination of the body.	Autopsies,Post-Mortem Examination,Postmortem Examination,Examination, Post-Mortem,Examination, Postmortem,Examinations, Post-Mortem,Examinations, Postmortem,Post Mortem Examination,Post-Mortem Examinations,Postmortem Examinations
D048909	Diabetes Complications	Conditions or pathological processes associated with the disease of diabetes mellitus. Due to the impaired control of BLOOD GLUCOSE level in diabetic patients, pathological processes develop in numerous tissues and organs including the EYE, the KIDNEY, the BLOOD VESSELS, and the NERVE TISSUE.	Complications of Diabetes Mellitus,Diabetes-Related Complications,Diabetic Complications,Diabetes Complication,Diabetes Mellitus Complication,Diabetes Mellitus Complications,Diabetes Related Complications,Diabetes-Related Complication,Diabetic Complication