1.A new record of Fannia prisca Stein, 1918 (Diptera:Fanniidae) from peninsular Malaysia.
Chong Chin Heo ; Hiromu Kurahashi ; Kazumi Nishida ; Hwa Tan Siew ; Zulqarnain Mohamed ; Abdullah Marwi Mohamed ; John Jeffrey ; Baharudin Omar
Tropical biomedicine 2008;25(3):254-6
Fannia prisca Stein, 1918 is newly recorded from peninsular Malaysia. This record is based on 4 male specimens from Mount Berembun, Brinchang, Cameron Highland, Pahang state, peninsular Malaysia. It is previously recorded from China, Mongolia, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Bonin Island, Thailand and oriental region. The male of Fannia prisca can be differentiated from male Fannia scalaris by the following features: for F. prisca, mid-coxa without spine; mid-tibia normal or without stout triangular ventral projection; and hind tibia usually with 2 av, while F. scalaris has several stout hook-like spines on the anterior margin; mid-tibia with stout triangular ventral projection and hind tibia usually with 3 av. Both F. prisca and F. scalaris can be differentiated from Fannia leucosticta by looking at its hind tibia, which only has 1 av.
Tibia
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Fannia
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Upper case eff
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Malaysia
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Stout
2.A case of vanishing mandible: Diagnosis and treatment considerations for Gorham-Stout disease of the mandible
Harroun Valdimir T. Wong ; Johanna Patricia A. Canal
Acta Medica Philippina 2024;58(Early Access 2024):1-7
Gorham-Stout disease is a rare osteolytic disorder with an unclear pathophysiology. It presents as lesions characterized by the loss of the bony matrix and the proliferation of malformed vasculature. At present, there are no gold-standard diagnostic evaluation protocols and it is diagnosed through a mixture of clinical, histopathologic, and radiographic findings. We report a case of a 19-year-old female with Gorham-Stout disease presenting with an 8-year progressive soft tissue mass in the mandible. Extensive osteolysis of the mandible with clustering of the mandibular dentition is noted on computed tomography (CT) imaging. Her case was discussed in a multidisciplinary conference and her treatment was radiotherapy followed by surgery ± reconstruction. We used a CT-based three-dimensional planning technique to give 40 Gy over 20 treatment sessions to the involved areas. Post treatment, a repeat CT was done at six weeks to reassess for disease progression or stabilization, followed by surgical excision. As of 31 October 2021, no evidence of recurrence is noted 48 months after treatment. Arriving at a definitive diagnosis with GorhamStout disease is challenging and a multidisciplinary team approach can help determine the treatment choice with best outcomes.
Gorham-Stout disease
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disappearing bone disease
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osteolysis, essential