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Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) 2018 Dec 14. Epub 2018 Dec 14.
University of Miami, Department of Neurosurgery, Miami, Florida.
Pure arterial malformations are rarely-encountered intracranial lesions, often mistaken for arteriovenous malformations. A minority of these lesions may harbor associated aneurysms. In a recent series of 12 patients with pure arterial malformations, 3 patients had associated aneurysms. Read More
Clin Imaging 2018 Dec 4;54:63-70. Epub 2018 Dec 4.
Department of Radiology and Center for Imaging Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a reliable imaging tool for evaluating gallbladder carcinoma, but it is costly and time-consuming.
Purpose: To compare noncontrast MRI with multidetector row CT (MDCT) and gadoxetic acid-enhanced whole MRI in distinguishing gallbladder carcinoma from benign disease.
Materials And Methods: 101 patients (36 with gallbladder carcinoma and 65 with benign disease) with mild focal gallbladder wall thickening were included. Read More
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2018 Dec 14. Epub 2018 Dec 14.
From the Wellman Center for Photomedicine (Drs Gardecki, Singh, and Tearney) and the Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Cambridge (Drs Wu and Tearney); the Harvard-Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Boston (Dr Tearney); and the Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston (Drs Wu and Tearney).
Context.—: The accuracy of needle biopsy for the detection of prostate cancer is limited by well-known sampling errors. Thus, there is an unmet need for a microscopic screening tool that can screen large regions of the prostate comprehensively for cancer. Read More
Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2018 Dec;32(23):1843-1846
In our literature review, we searched the case reports of RosaiDorfman disease (RDD) in Chinese and English, and summarize clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of the disease. At present, it is believed that nasal RDD is a kind of benign cell hyperplastic disease, which mainly causes nasal obstruction, inflammation and nasal deformity, and is easy to misdiagnose. Optional treatments for this disease include medical treatment based on steroid therapy, which can alleviate and stabilize the disease; surgery can completely remove the lesions of some patients, or help some patients improve their symptoms. Read More
Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2018 Dec;32(23):1810-1812
Department of Stomatology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University.
To evaluate the effect of the application of functional parotid surgery for removal of benign parotid tumors and the prevention of Frey syndrome. One hundred and fifty-six cases with benign tumor were underwent functional regional parotidectomy. All tumors were smaller than 4 cm in diameter. Read More
Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2018 Dec;32(23):1804-1809
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, 233004, China.
To find proper the surgical approval and evaluate clinical efficacy to treat the tumor of upper parapharyngeal space involving the base of skull and intracranial skull. The data of 9 cases from June 2013 and June 2018 were analyzed retrospectively including schwannoma in 6 cases, pleomorphic adenoma in 2 cases and hemangioma in 1 case. All cases received preoperative high resolution CT and MRI, some cases also did the DSA examination. Read More
Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2018 Dec;32(23):1795-1797
Department of Ultrasound, Yantai Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical University.
To investigate diagnostic value of ultrasonic elastic strain ratio and elasticity score for thyroid micronodules of TI-RADS 4. In total, 211 consecutive patients with 225 thyroid micronodules were enroled in the study, all the nodules were evaluated by TI-RADS criteria before and all of them were examined by elastic imaging. We set the histology as the reference standard. Read More
Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2018 Dec;32(23):1767-1773
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100073, China.
To analyze the imaging features of unilateral maxillary sinus nasal lesions and the selection of treatment strategies based on imaging findings for these lesions. The CT and enhanced MRI data of 64 cases of unilateral maxillary sinus and nasal lesions were selected. The imaging findings and surgery approach were observed and recorded. Read More
Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2018 Oct;32(19):1491-1494
Department of Otolaryngology, Kuang Tien General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
To observe the characteristics of positional nystagmus and clinical profile of patients with positive positional test, and to explore its possible pathogenesis. One hundred and twenty-one patients with positive positional test in the vestibular function examination were enrolled in the Peking University International Hospital from January to June in 2017. According to the 2017 BPPV guidelines, patients with test positive positional nystagmus were divided into two groups: definite BPPV and the controversial syndrome. Read More
Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2018 Oct;32(19):1451-1454
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Hospital, Shanxi Medical University, Shanxi Key Laboratory of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Cancer, Key Institute and Laboratory of Otolaryngology Affiliated with Shanxi Province.
To investigate the clinical characteristics of the evoked nystagmus in the non-affected side during Dix-Hallpike test(D-H test)in unilateral posterior semicircular canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo(PC-BPPV). Two hundred and thirty-six patients were diagnosed with unilateral PC-BPPV in the Tinnitus and Dizziness clinic.Among them,14 patients exhibited positive nystagmus when the non-affected side was stimulated by D-H test. Read More
Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2018 Sep;32(18):1426-1428
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Dalian Municipal Central Hospital Affiliated of Dalian Medical University.
To analyze the characteristics of patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo which were spontaneously cured. A total of 1 257 patients with chief complaint of positional vertigo were included and analyzed retrospectively, in which 921 cases were diagnosed as BPPV with the diagnosis standard of Guiyang meeting, and the other 336 cases were negative in the positional test diagnosed as BPPV-spontaneously cured. The age，gender and history course of the two groups were analyzed respectively. Read More
Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2018 Sep;32(18):1400-1405
Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei North University.
To evaluate the diagnostic value of the ATA (2015) ultrasound model, shear wave elastography (SWE), and ATA (2015)+SWE combinative modality for the diagnostic efficiency in thyroid nodules with Bethesda Classification Ⅲ indeterminate cytology, determine the diagnostic value of ultrasonography in Bethesda Classification Ⅲ indeterminate cytology.216 thyroid nodules that were initially diagnosed as AUS/FLUS by fine needle aspiration (FNA) were included in this study. The clinical data and two-dimensional ultrasonographic features were compared between the benign and malignant nodules. Read More
Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2018 Sep;32(18):1367-1371
In 2008, American Academy of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery(AAOHNSF) published the first clinical practice guideline for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), in which 13 key action statements for BPPV diagnosis, treatment, and patient education were proposed. The updated version of guideline was published in 2017. This article aimed at interpreting the updated guideline with particular focus on BPPV treatment and patient education. Read More
Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2018 Jul;32(14):1061-1065
Departmeng of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Jinan Military General Hospital, Jinan, 250031, China.
To discuss the effect of obesity on the operation of thyroid gland surgery and surgical results.The clinical data of 446 patients who underwent robot thyroid surgery through bilateral axillo-breast approach (BABA) from the General Hospital of Jinan Military region from February 2014 to November 2017 were analyzed retrospectively, and the patients were divided into BMI<25 kg/m²; group, BMI 25-30 kg/m²; group and BMI>30 kg/m²; group according to body mass index (BMI). The operative complications were compared between the three groups of benign and malignant patients, such as operation time, postoperative lead flow, postoperative hospitalization time, tumor size (malignant), lymph node metastasis (malignant), cosmetic satisfaction score, laryngeal nerve injury and parathyroid function decrease. Read More
Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2018 Dec;32(24):1904-1905
Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2018 Dec;32(24):1856-1859
Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Huadong Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040，China.
To evaluate the applicative value of image-guided system in endoscopic sinus and skull base surgeries. A total of 103 endoscopic surgical procedures were performed.All these procedures were conducted with the utilization of image-guided system, among which there were 92 cases of sinonasal-skull base surgery(including nasal sinuses resection of benign and malignant tumors involving skull base lesions, the cumulative orbital lesion resection of nasal sinus lesions, etc. Read More
Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2018 Dec;32(24):1847-1850
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, and Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery(Capital Medical University), Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100730, China.
To explore the clinical effects, surgical procedure and indications of surgical treatment for benign lesions in maxillary sinus through modified prelacrimal duct recess approach. All 21 patients in this study who diagnosed with benign lesions in maxillary sinus, received routine preoperational exam and underwent endoscopic maxillary sinus surgery through modified prelacrimal duct recess approach. Postoperatively patients received routine medical treatment, and regular follow-up for average 11. Read More
Clin Lab 2018 Oct;64(11)
Background: Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica (TO) is a rare benign disease. We report a case of TO. Methods: Chest CT scan and bronchoscope with biopsy was performed for diagnosis and blood tests explored for the latent etiology. Read More
Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg 2018 Dec 5;2018. Epub 2018 Dec 5.
Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont (University of Montreal) 5415, l'Assomption Montréal, QC, H1T 2M4, Canada.
Minimally invasive pulmonary segmentectomy allows adequate oncologic treatment in selected cases while preserving lung parenchyma and minimizing perioperative morbidity and length of hospital stay. It may also be ideal for removing benign obstructive lesions. Most lung segments may be resected as segmentectomies or as partial bisegmentectomies (as is the case for the lingula). Read More
Acta Ortop Mex 2018 Jul-Aug;32(4):229-233
Departamento de Anatomopatología del Hospital Ángeles León. León, Guanajuato. México.
Background: Carcinoma of the parathyroid gland (PC) described by De Quervain since 1909, it represents the least common neoplasm, with an incidence of 1,25/10,000,000 peoples. It has been reported approximately 1,000 cases of CP in world literature. There are two series in Mexico, one of eight patients and other with four cases. Read More
J Clin Psychiatry 2018 Dec 11;79(6). Epub 2018 Dec 11.
Department of Psychopharmacology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India.
A recent study of the relationship between tamsulosin and dementia found that, in propensity score-matched analyses that adjusted for measured risk factors for dementia, the use of tamsulosin to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) was associated with a small but significant increase in the risk of incident dementia relative to untreated BPH, BPH treated with the 5α-reductase inhibitors dutasteride and finasteride, and BPH treated with the α adrenoceptor blockers doxazosin, terazosin, and alfuzosin. The choice of control groups addressed confounding by indication, confounding by disease severity, and confounding by pharmacologic drug class. The authors of the study provided a wealth of detail in their main paper and in supplementary materials, allowing an almost forensic examination of the findings. Read More
J Clin Psychiatry 2018 Nov 27;79(6). Epub 2018 Nov 27.
Department of Psychopharmacology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India.
Finasteride and dutasteride are 5α-reductase inhibitor drugs that are used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) conducted in men with BPH show that these drugs impair libido and cause erectile dysfunction. Meta-analyses of the RCTs confirm the findings, estimating odds ratio (OR) values for these adverse effects at around 1. Read More
Am J Transplant 2018 Dec 14. Epub 2018 Dec 14.
Diabetes Research Institute, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Islet autotransplantation is particularly attractive to prevent diabetes after extended pancreatectomy for benign or borderline/malignant pancreas disease. Between 2008 and 2018, 25 patients underwent left extended pancreatectomy (>60%) and islet autotransplantation for neoplasm located in the pancreatic neck or proximal body. Overall, disease-free and diabetes-free survivals were estimated and compared with those observed in 68 non diabetic patients who underwent distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic neoplasms without islet autotransplantation. Read More
Brain Behav 2018 Dec 14:e01180. Epub 2018 Dec 14.
Department of Neurology, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China.
Objective: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia characterized by memory loss at disease onset. The gene mutations in the amyloid precursor protein (APP), presenilin 1 (PSEN1), and presenilin 2 (PSEN2) are the frequent causes of AD. However, the clinical and genetic features of AD overlap with other neurodegenerative diseases. Read More
Head Neck 2018 Dec 14. Epub 2018 Dec 14.
Coordinator of the International Head and Neck Scientific Group.
The parapharyngeal space is a complex anatomical area. Primary parapharyngeal tumors are rare tumors and 80% of them are benign. A variety of tumor types can develop in this location; most common are salivary gland neoplasm and neurogenic tumors. Read More
Cytopathology 2018 Dec 14. Epub 2018 Dec 14.
Department of Pathology and Cytology, Brest University Hospital, Brest, France.
Mammary carcinoma with osteoclast-like giant cell is a very rare subtype of invasive ductal carcinoma not otherwise specified of the WHO classification of Breast tumors . This tumor has a similar prognosis to other breast carcinomas of identical grade and stage. Nevertheless, its clinical and radiological presentation is falsely reassuring and can lead to a damaging diagnosis delay. Read More
Cytopathology 2018 Dec 14. Epub 2018 Dec 14.
Department of Diagnostic and Molecular Pathology, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, Cornwall, UK.
No standardised, comprehensive approach to Rapid On-Site Evaluation (ROSE) of cytology samples currently exists. Recent meta-analysis indicates variation in the effectiveness of ROSE [1], however, reviews commonly omit the details of how ROSE is conducted. This review demonstrates the clinical effectiveness of Single Slide Assessment (SSA) for ROSE of cytology samples, providing a highly effective, standardised methodology, maximising cell yield and the diagnostic potential of samples obtained via Endobronchial or Endoscopic ultrasound (EBUS/EUS). Read More
J Pathol 2018 Dec 13. Epub 2018 Dec 13.
Gerhard-Domagk-Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany.
Non-ossifying fibroma, which occasionally results in pathologic fracture, is considered the most common benign and self-limiting lesion of the growing skeleton. By DNA sequencing we have identified hotspot KRAS, FGFR1 and NF1 mutations in 48 of 59 patients (81.4%) with NOF, at allele frequencies ranging from 0. Read More
Int J Dermatol 2018 Dec 13. Epub 2018 Dec 13.
Dermatology and Plastic Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Background: A significant number of pigmented lesions are biopsied to rule out melanoma, but most will be benign. MelaFind is a highly sensitive, noninvasive computer-assisted system to aid in clinical diagnosis of melanoma.
Methods: A total of 140 high-risk patients were followed by one expert dermatologist. Read More
Low Urin Tract Symptoms 2018 Dec 12. Epub 2018 Dec 12.
Department of Urology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital and Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.
Objective: This retrospective study investigated the therapeutic effects of alpha-blockers on men with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) to identify baseline variables that may predict therapeutic response in terms of nocturia improvement.
Methods: The study included 348 men with LUTS, including bothersome nocturia, treated with tamsulosin 0.4 mg at bedtime (h. Read More
Low Urin Tract Symptoms 2018 Dec 12. Epub 2018 Dec 12.
Department of Urology, Istanbul Taksim Gaziosmanpasa Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
Methods: This multicenter study was performed on 122 male patients with dyspnea and/or sleep disorder. Patient characteristics were recorded. Read More
Macromol Biosci 2018 Dec 13:e1800351. Epub 2018 Dec 13.
S. A. Richardson, Dr. A. M. Eissa, Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK.
A novel strategy for the surface functionalization of emulsion-templated highly porous (polyHIPE) materials as well as its application to in vitro 3D cell culture is presented. A heterobifunctional linker that consists of an amine-reactive N-hydroxysuccinimide ester and a photoactivatable nitrophenyl azide, N-sulfosuccinimidyl-6-(4'-azido-2'-nitrophenylamino)hexanoate (sulfo-SANPAH), is utilized to functionalize polyHIPE surfaces. The ability to conjugate a range of compounds (6-aminofluorescein, heptafluorobutylamine, poly(ethylene glycol) bis-amine, and fibronectin) to the polyHIPE surface is demonstrated using fluorescence imaging, FTIR spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Read More
Drug Dev Res 2018 Dec 13. Epub 2018 Dec 13.
Faculty of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, German University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt.
Hit, Lead & Candidate Discovery Tadalafil, Cialis, Eli Lilly & Co./ICOS, (6R,12aR)-6-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-2-methyl-2,3,6,7,12,12a-hexahydropyrazino[1',2':1,6] pyrido[3,4-b]indole-1,4-dione, was first discovered in 2003. It was reported to have high diastereospecificity for phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) inhibitions. Read More
Pediatr Dermatol 2018 Dec 11. Epub 2018 Dec 11.
Department of Dermatology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Primary cutaneous CD4+ small- to medium-sized pleomorphic T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder (PCSM-LPD) is a rare and low-grade form of cutaneous T-cell proliferation with the average age of diagnosis of 54 years. Because of its rarity, the etiology or exact clinicopathology of PCSM-LPD remains unclear, with < 10 pediatric cases reported. A 13-year-old boy presented to our clinic with a raised tumor with PCSM-LPD histology and was successfully treated with ultra-low-dose radiation therapy. Read More
Diagn Cytopathol 2018 Dec 8. Epub 2018 Dec 8.
Department of ENT, Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi, India.
Objective: Tuberculosis (TB) is a common granulomatous disease leading to high morbidity and mortality worldwide. Though rare, oral tuberculosis (OTB) may manifest during the primary and/or secondary stages of the illness. We studied the manifestations and incidence of oral granulomatous lesions (OGL) and OTB diagnosed on fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC). Read More
Diagn Cytopathol 2018 Dec 8. Epub 2018 Dec 8.
Department of Pathology and Clinical Laboratories, National Cancer Center Hospital, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Ectopic meningioma is a generally rare type of benign tumor that very rarely occurs in the lung. Here, we report the cytological findings of a primary pulmonary meningioma with a particular focus on immunohistochemical (IHC) assessment. A healthy 60-year-old woman visited our hospital with an asymptomatic nodule in the right lower lung lobe. Read More
Pediatr Blood Cancer 2018 Dec 11:e27567. Epub 2018 Dec 11.
Department of Paediatric Surgery, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia.
Background: Criteria for the pathological classification of adult adrenocortical tumours (ACTs) have been found to overestimate the malignant potential of childhood ACTs. We sought to evaluate the accuracy and utility of criteria developed for paediatric ACT compared to current criteria for adults.
Methods: ACTs treated between January 2006 and December 2016 in two paediatric institutions were evaluated. Read More
Head Neck 2018 Dec 9. Epub 2018 Dec 9.
Department of Pathology, Osaka Medical College, Osaka, Japan.
Background: We evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in a large series of benign and malignant parotid tumors.
Methods: The FNAC diagnosis of 821 benign and 175 malignant parotid tumors managed at our department between 1999 and 2017 was correlated with the final histology.
Results: FNAC made a correct histopathological diagnosis in 72% of the benign parotid tumors; however, FNAC provided a correct grade in only 34% of the malignant tumors. Read More
Ugeskr Laeger 2018 Dec;180(50)
Melanonychia is seen, when melanin is incorporated in the nail, which gives a band of dark discolouration of the nail. Nail discolouration is a common cause for patients to seek medical attention, and it is often benign. Melanonychia can be seen due to melanocytic proliferation (ungual naevi), benign hyperplasia (lentigo) and hypermelanosis (infections, traumas). Read More
Radiographics 2018 Dec 14:180043. Epub 2018 Dec 14.
From the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 510 S Kingshighway Blvd, Campus Box 8131, St Louis, MO 63110.
For the radiologist performing body MRI, chemical shift imaging is a unique tool available to investigate the cellular composition of tissue. By leveraging the inherent difference in resonant frequency between water and fat protons that is due to their local chemical environment, chemical shift image acquisition can be timed to image water and fat protons when their collective signals are in phase or out of phase, to determine the relative amount of fat signal and water signal within an individual voxel. Loss of signal intensity between the in-phase and opposed-phase MR images indicates intravoxel lipid and can be used to make definitive benign diagnoses, characterize the tissue composition of solid organs, and serve as an adjunct imaging feature aiding in the diagnosis of a variety of benign and malignant processes in the chest and abdomen. Read More
J Cardiol Cases 2013 Oct 31;8(4):125-128. Epub 2013 Aug 31.
Clinical Cardiology, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) is characterized by a transient depression of contractile function of mid and/or apical segments of the left ventricle with compensatory hyperkinesis of the basal segment. It leads to ballooning of the apex in systole, resembling an octopus trap, hence the name. There have been many different arrhythmias associated with TCM. Read More
J Cardiol Cases 2013 Sep 15;8(3):113-115. Epub 2013 Jul 15.
Department of Cardiology, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan.
Osteopetrosis is a rare hereditary disease characterized by osteoclast dysfunction and consequently diminished bone resorption and disturbed bone building and remodeling, resulting in abnormally dense and brittle bones. Pathologic fractures are common in patients with osteopetrosis. We report a case of benign adult form of osteopetrosis with severe aortic stenosis (AS) and coronary artery disease (CAD). Read More
J Cardiol Cases 2013 Jul 8;8(1):e7-e8. Epub 2013 Apr 8.
Division of Cardiology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
A 67-year-old male was admitted because of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). An emergent coronary angiography showed a total occlusion in the left anterior descending artery, and a stent was deployed. Moderate lesion stenosis was found in the right coronary artery (RCA). Read More
J Cardiol Cases 2016 Sep 31;14(3):71-73. Epub 2016 May 31.
Department of Cardiovascular Science, Unit of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Primary cardiac tumors are uncommon, and lipoma is the second most frequent benign type after myxoma. The treatment of choice is surgery, with the complete excision of the mass. Nevertheless, in the absence of symptoms and clinical signs the indication for surgery is less defined, and close follow up may be recommended. Read More
J Cardiol Cases 2016 Jul 29;14(1):17-20. Epub 2016 Apr 29.
Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Postcardiac injury syndrome (PCIS) is characterized by the appearance of pericardial, pleural, or pulmonary parenchymal inflammation following a cardiac operation. The autoimmune disorder is characterized by eosinophilia, pleuritic chest pain, pleural, and pericardial effusion. It is a troublesome complication, which may prolong hospital stay and lead to severe and life-threatening conditions. Read More
J Cardiol Cases 2016 Apr 11;13(4):121-124. Epub 2016 Feb 11.
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Transient right bundle branch block following blunt cardiac injury is a known but under-recognized manifestation of cardiac contusion. The first case documented in the medical literature occurred in 1952 in a 22-year-old man who was thrown from a motorcycle. Due to their relatively anterior location, the right ventricle and right bundle branch are at particular risk of injury in contusion. Read More
J Cardiol Cases 2016 Apr 29;13(4):97-100. Epub 2015 Dec 29.
Division of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Acute Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Papillary fibroelastomas are benign cardiac tumors with high embolic potential. The majority of cases of complete obstruction of the left main trunk (LMT) of the coronary artery are diagnosed via autopsy following sudden death; survival is rare in this setting. We present the case of a 60-year-old woman who underwent stent placement in the LMT three years prior to developing chest pain and cold sweats. Read More
J Cardiol Cases 2016 Mar 19;13(3):67-69. Epub 2015 Sep 19.
Department of Cardiac Surgery, "G. D'Annunzio" University, Chieti, Pescara, Italy.
We report a case of a woman at 32nd gestational week, admitted for resting dyspnea, showing left atrial (LA) myxoma. Cardiac myxomas are the most common primary benign tumors of the heart. The incidence of cardiac myxomas diagnosed in pregnancy is extremely low. Read More
J Cardiol Cases 2015 Nov 25;12(5):139-142. Epub 2015 Jun 25.
Division of Neurosurgery, Tane General Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
We present a rare case of cardiac malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH; undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma); to date, fewer than 100 cases of cardiac MFH have been reported. In this case, transthoracic echocardiography revealed cardiac tumors in the left atrium (LA) of a 53-year-old woman with a 3-month history of worsening dyspnea; the largest tumor was found to protrude through the mitral valve in diastole, causing stenosis. Three of the four tumors were resected during emergency surgery; however, the residual tumor extension into the left pulmonary vein could not be removed. Read More
J Cardiol Cases 2015 Jan 6;11(1):18-20. Epub 2014 Oct 6.
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, St. Mary's Hospital, Kurume City, Fukuoka, Japan.
Papillary fibroelastomas are benign cardiac tumors with high embolic tendency, and usually originate from the cardiac valve. We report the case of a 49-year-old man who experienced sudden right hemiplegia and aphasia. Transesophageal echocardiography indicated a swinging tumor originating from the left atrial ridge between the orifice of the left atrial appendage and the anterolateral mitral annulus. Read More