Praxis
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Case Reports
[An "exotic" lymphadenopathy: Kikuchi-Fujimotor histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis. Case report and discussion].
The case of a 25 year old women with isolated inguinal lymphadenopathy and persistent fever caused by necrotizing inguinal lymphadenitis Kikuchi-Fujimoto is reported. Diagnostic and differential diagnostic aspects of this self-limited disorder with unclear pathogenesis are discussed.
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Economic evaluations in cancer have become increasingly important because of the rising incidence of the disease and the proliferation of effective therapies. The aging of the population and the increasing costs of care make it even more important to identify those treatments of greatest value from both an effectiveness and cost perspective. Economic research can be conducted at the "macro" level where estimates of cost are made at the population level or at the "micro" level where the costs of specific strategies are evaluated. ⋯ Similarly, the cost-effectiveness of a particular treatment intervention may be considered in relation to the cost-effectiveness of other interventions in a league table, but such comparisons are often flawed. The reasons for this are discussed. Economic evaluations in oncology will be increasingly important in making choices between expensive new treatments, but great care must be exercised in the interpretation of individual reports.