A 39-year-old man presented with dizziness and melena for 2 months. Abdominal CT scan showed constrictive wall thickening with enhancement and proximal loop dilatation of the jejunum. On endoscopic examination, there was large amount of bile stained fluid in duodenum. Enteroscopy using pediatric colonoscope demonstrated an encircling mass with obstruction approximately 20 cm distal to the ligament of Treitz. Endoscopic jejunal biopsy showed moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma. Small intestinal adenocarcinoma is uncommonly encountered in clinical practice. Because small intestine is relatively inaccessible via routine endoscopy, diagnosis of small intestinal neoplasm is often delayed for several months after the onset of symptoms. Most of the patients are diagnosed in advanced stage. Therefore, when a small bowel neoplasm is suspected, enteroscopy is the most useful study. If enteroscope is not available, enteroscopy using pediatric colonoscope may permit earlier preoperative diagnosis. We report a case of primary jejunal adenocarcinoma diagnosed by endoscopic biopsy using pediatric colonoscope.
Adenocarcinoma/*pathology/radiography/surgery ; Adult ; Colonoscopes ; Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal ; Humans ; Jejunal Neoplasms/*pathology/radiography/surgery ; Male

OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to evaluate follow-up results in terms of patient prognosis for malignant pulmonary nodules depicted as pure ground-glass opacity (GGO) lesion observed at high-resolution CT (HRCT). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Surgical removal for malignant GGO nodules was accomplished in 58 patients (26 men, 32 women; mean age, 57 years; age range, 29-78 years). Patient prognoses were assessed by patient clinical status and the presence of changes in nodule size determined after a follow-up HRCT examination. Differences in patient prognoses were compared for nodule number, size, surgical method, change in size before surgical removal, and histopathological diagnosis by use of Fisher's exact test and Pearson's chi-squared test. RESULTS: Of the 58 patients, 40 patients (69%) were confirmed to have a bronchioloalveolar carcinoma (BAC) and 18 patients (31%) were confirmed to have an adenocarcinoma with a predominant BAC component. Irrespective of nodule size, number, treatment method, change in size before surgical removal and histopathological diagnosis, neither local recurrence nor a metastasis occurred in any of these patients as determined at a follow-up period of 24 months (range; 12-65 months). Of 14 patients with multiple GGO nodules, all of the nodules were resected without recurrence in six patients. In the remaining eight patients, the remaining nodules showed no change in size in seven cases and a decrease in size in one case as determined after a follow-up CT examination. CONCLUSION: Prognoses in patients with pure GGO malignant pulmonary nodules are excellent, and not significantly different in terms of nodule number, size, surgical method, presence of size change before surgical removal and histopathological diagnosis.
Adenocarcinoma/pathology/radiography/surgery ; Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar/pathology/radiography/surgery ; Adult ; Female ; Humans ; Lung Neoplasms/pathology/*radiography/surgery ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Multiple Pulmonary Nodules/pathology/*radiography/surgery ; Prognosis ; Solitary Pulmonary Nodule/pathology/*radiography/surgery ; *Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; Young Adult

Malignant transformation of teratoma in the anterior mediastinum is rare; the mass usually has a long history and is seen in older patients. We report a case of teratoma with malignant transformation in the anterior mediastinum, complicated by rupture. CT revealed a lobulated, inhomogeneous cystic mass with a fat com-ponent and wall calcifications. The lateral wall was disrupted and consolidation in the adjacent left upper lobe was noted, suggesting rupture. A heterogeneously enhanced solid portion, obliterating the fat plane between the mass and the great vessels was present in the medial aspect of the mass, and pathologic examina-tion demonstrated the presence of adenocarcinoma.
Adenocarcinoma/pathology ; Human ; Male ; Mediastinal Neoplasms/pathology/*radiography ; Mediastinum/pathology ; Middle Age ; Rupture, Spontaneous ; Teratoma/pathology/*radiography

Synchronous primary lung cancers are relatively rare. The accurate diagnosis remains challenging, despite of the routine use of bronchoscopy and computed tomography (CT) of the chest. Herein we report a case of synchronous triple primary cancers of the right lung in a 72-year-old male patient in whom each tumor presented distinct CT imaging findings.
Adenocarcinoma/*diagnosis/pathology/radiography ; Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous/*diagnosis/pathology/radiography ; Aged ; Bronchoscopy ; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/*diagnosis/pathology/radiography ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Humans ; Lung Neoplasms/*diagnosis/pathology/radiography ; Male ; Neoplasm Staging ; Neoplasms, Multiple Primary ; Positron-Emission Tomography ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

OBJECTIVE: We wanted to evaluate the mammographic and sonographic differential features between pure (PT) and mixed tubular carcinoma (MT) of the breast. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between January 1998 and May 2004, 17 PTs and 14 MTs were pathologically confirmed at our institution. The preoperative mammography (n = 26) and sonography (n = 28) were analyzed by three radiologists according to BI-RADS. RESULTS: On mammography, a mass was not detected in eight patients with PT and in one patient with MT (57% vs. 8%, respectively, p = 0.021), which was statistically different. The other findings on mammography and sonography showed no statistical differences between the PT and MT, although the numerical values were different. When the lesions were detected mammographically, an irregularly shaped mass with a spiculated margin was more frequently found in the MT than in the PT (100% vs. 83%, respectively, p = 0.353). On sonography, all 28 patients presented with a mass and most lesions showed as not being circumscribed, hypoechoic masses with an echogenic halo. Surrounding tissue changes and posterior shadowing were more frequently found in the MT than in the PT (75% vs. 50%, respectively, p = 0.253, 58% vs. 19%, respectively, p = 1.000). An oval shaped mass was more frequently found in the PT than in the MT (44% vs. 25%, respectively; p = 0.434). CONCLUSION: PT and MT cannot be precisely differentiated on mammography and sonography. However, the absence of a mass on mammography or the presence of an oval shaped mass would favor the diagnosis of PT. An irregularly shaped mass with surrounding tissue change and posterior shadowing on sonography would favor the diagnosis of MT and also a less favorable prognosis.
Adenocarcinoma/pathology/*radiography/*ultrasonography ; Adult ; Aged ; Breast Neoplasms/pathology/*radiography/*ultrasonography ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Female ; Humans ; Mammography ; Middle Aged ; Ultrasonography, Mammary

OBJECTIVE: To compare sonography and mammography in terms of their diagnostic value in breast cancer cases which initially presented as an axillary mass without a palpable mass or other clinical symptoms. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Seven patients with enlarged axillary lymph nodes who first presented with no evidence of palpable breast lesions and who underwent both mammography and sonography were enrolled in this study. In six of the seven, the presence of metastatic adenocarcinoma was confirmed preoperatively by axillary needle aspiration biopsy; in four, subsequent sonographicallyguided breast core biopsy performed after careful examination of the primary site indicated that primary breast cancer was present. In each case, the radiologic findings were evaluated by both breast sonography and mammography. RESULTS: Breast lesions were detected mammographically in four of seven cases (57%); in three of the four, the lesion presented as a mass, and in one as microcalcification. In three of these four detected cases, fatty or scattered fibroglandular breast parenchyma was present; in one, the parenchyma was dense. In the three cases in which lesions were not detected, mammography revealed the presence of heterogeneously dense parenchyma. Breast sonography showed that lesions were present in six of seven cases (86%); in the remaining patient, malignant microcalcification was detected at mammography. Final pathologic examination indicated that all breast lesions except one, which was a ductal carcinoma in situ, with microinvasion, were infiltrating ductal carcinomas whose size ranged from microscopic to greater than 3 cm. At the time of this study, all seven patients were alive and well, having been disease free for up to 61 months after surgery. CONCLUSION: In women with a palpable axillary mass confirmed as metastatic adenocarcinoma, breast sonography may be a valuable adjunct to mammography.
Adenocarcinoma/radiography/secondary/*ultrasonography ; Adult ; Axilla/*pathology ; Biopsy, Needle ; Breast/*pathology ; Breast Neoplasms/pathology/radiography/*ultrasonography ; Carcinoma, Infiltrating Duct/pathology/radiography/*ultrasonography ; Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating/pathology/radiography/*ultrasonography ; Female ; Human ; Lymph Nodes/radiography/*ultrasonography ; Mammography ; Middle Age ; Ultrasonography, Mammary

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the inter-group differences in growth and the pathological results of nodular ground-glass opacities (GGOs) according to their size and focal solid portions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Ninety-six nodular GGOs in 55 individuals followed by CT for at least one month from an initial chest CT were included. Forty nodular GGOs in 30 individuals were pathologically confirmed to be: adenocarcinoma (n = 15), bronchioloalveolar carcinoma (BAC) (n = 11), atypical adenomatous hyperplasia (AAH) (n = 8), focal interstitial fibrosis (n = 5) and aspergillosis (n = 1). Lesions were categorized based on high-resolution CT findings: pure nodular GGO (PNGGO) < or = 10 mm, PNGGO > 10 mm, mixed nodular GGO (MNGGO) < or = 10 mm, and MNGGO > 10 mm. In each group, the change in size during the follow-up period, the pathological results and the rate of malignancy were evaluated. RESULTS: Three MNGGO lesions, and none of the PNGGO, grew during the follow-up period. Resected PNGGOs < or = 10 mm were AAH (n = 6), BAC (n = 5), and focal interstitial fibrosis (n = 1). Resected PNGGOs > 10 mm were focal interstitial fibrosis (n = 4), AAH (n = 2), BAC (n = 2), and adenocarcinoma (n = 2). Resected MNGGOs < or = 10 mm were adenocarcinoma (n = 2), and BAC (n = 1). Resected MNGGOs > 10 mm were adenocarcinoma (n = 11), BAC (n = 3), and aspergillosis (n = 1). CONCLUSION: Mixed nodular GGOs (MNGGOs) had the potential for growth; most were pathologically adenocarcinoma or BAC. By contrast, PNGGOs were stable for several months to years; most were AAH, BAC, or focal interstitial fibrosis.
Tomography, X-Ray Computed/*methods ; Middle Aged ; Male ; Lung Neoplasms/pathology/radiography ; Lung Diseases/pathology/*radiography ; Humans ; Female ; Aged, 80 and over ; Aged ; Adult ; Adenocarcinoma/pathology/radiography

Intestinal duplications are rare developmental abnormalities that may occur anywhere in the gastrointestinal tract. The possibility of a malignant change occurring in these duplications is very low. We present a case of adenocarcinoma arising in a duplication of the cecum. A 41-year-old male patient was admitted because of a palpable abdominal mass. Abdominal computed tomography revealed a 6-cm, peripheral wall-enhanced, round, cystic mass in the cecal area. Excision of the mesenteric mass and a right hemicolectomy was performed. Upon histologic examination, the patient was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma arising in a duplication of the cecum.
Adenocarcinoma/*pathology/radiography/surgery ; Adult ; Biopsy ; Cecal Neoplasms/*pathology/radiography/surgery ; Cecum/*abnormalities/radiography/surgery ; Colectomy ; Humans ; Male ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; Treatment Outcome

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to analyze the computed tomographic (CT) findings of atypical adenomatous hyperplasia (AAH) in the lung. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The CT findings of AAHs in eight patients were retrospectively reviewed. The CT findings of each AAH lesion were evaluated for multiplicity, location, shape, size and internal density of the lesion, the interface between the normal lung and the lesion, the internal features within the lesion and any change of the lesion on the follow-up CT scans (range: 33 to 540 days; average: 145.3 days). RESULTS: The eight patients consisted of three men and five women (age range: 43-71 years). Six of eight patients were asymptomatic. Four of them (50%) had synchronous malignancies in the lung: adenocarcinoma of the lung (n = 3), and metastatic squamous cell carcinoma from the uterus (n = 1). We could identify and evaluate eleven AAH nodules in seven patients on the CT scans. Three patients had multiple AAHs. Seven of the 11 lesions (64%) were located in the upper lobe. All the AAHs showed a well-defined oval or round shape and pure ground-glass opacity (GGO) without any solid component (size: 3.9x3 mm to 19x17 mm; internal attenuation: -467 to -785 HU). All the AAHs showed no change of their size and internal density on the follow-up CT scans. CONCLUSION: Atypical adenomatous hyperplasia is often associated with malignancy. This tumor is shown on CT as persistent well-defined oval or round nodular GGOs without solid components, and it does not change on the follow-up CT.
*Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; Retrospective Studies ; Pulmonary Alveoli/pathology ; Precancerous Conditions/pathology/*radiography ; Middle Aged ; Male ; Lung Neoplasms/epidemiology/radiography ; Lung/*pathology/*radiography ; Hyperplasia ; Humans ; Female ; Epithelial Cells/pathology ; Aged ; Adult ; Adenocarcinoma/pathology/radiography

The presence of a malignant mixed tumor, also known as a carcinosarcoma, in the salivary gland is very rare. Such mors, which are typically aggressive, are characterized by the presence of carcinomatous and sarcomatous components. 9-year-old neutered female domestic short-haired cat presented with swelling in the right mandibular lesion that had rapidly enlarged over the previous 3 weeks. Physical examination revealed a large, fluctuated and painless subcutaneous swelling that was associated with a firm mass. Radiographs of the head revealed a soft-tissue density that involved faint circular calcific opacity. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography revealed that the peripheral capsulated cystic area had a contrast enhanced region without bone lysis. The cat received a total excision of the mass and postoperative radiotherapy. Histopathological analysis of the mass revealed that it was a malignant mixed tumor. Metastasis to the lung was discovered 7 weeks later, at which time treatment was stopped.
Adenocarcinoma/pathology/surgery/*veterinary ; Animals ; Cat Diseases/*pathology/*radiography ; Cats ; Chondrosarcoma/pathology/surgery/*veterinary ; Fatal Outcome ; Female ; Lung/pathology/radiography ; Radiography, Thoracic/veterinary ; Salivary Gland Neoplasms/pathology/radiography/*veterinary