No abstract available.
Acceleration* ; Elbow Joint* ; Elbow* ; Relaxation*

Primary peritoneal cancer is a rare tumor, which may be mesothelial or mullerian in nature. It can develop from unifocal or multifocal origin and the clinical and histologic disease entities are similar to those of primary papillary serous carcinoma of the ovary, but the main features of primary peritoneal cancer are widely disseminated malignancy along the peritoneal surfaces, the omentum, and abdominal viecera, with minimal or no ovarian involvement. Recently investigators have analyzed the morphology of these tumors and have used histochemical, eletron microscopic and immunohistologic techniques in an attempt to identify, characterize, and categorize. We have experienced a case of a primary peritoneal cancer which developed in the patient who had probably a previous total hysterectomy and both salpingooophorectomy.
Female ; Humans ; Hysterectomy ; Omentum ; Ovary ; Research Personnel

We herein report a case of AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) in a 36-year-old male patient, who had a solitary nodular skin lesion on the left supraclavicular area. The histopathologic findings showed typical features of KS as spindle cell proliferation and vascular spaces lined with endothelial cells. The patient's serum was positive for antibodies to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and he had opportunistic infection of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and pulmonary tuberculosis. The WBC count was 1,200/mm3 and CD4 count was 50/mm3 with decreased CD4/CD8 ratio to 0.06. He died due to an aggravated respiratory infection.
Adult ; Antibodies ; CD4 Lymphocyte Count ; Cell Proliferation ; Endothelial Cells ; HIV ; Humans ; Male ; Opportunistic Infections ; Pneumonia, Pneumocystis ; Sarcoma, Kaposi* ; Skin ; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary

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Huntington Disease*

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Paralysis*

We report herein two cases of cutaneous mucinosis in a 59 and a 55 year-old woman which occurred by asymptomatic cystic nodule on the previous biopsy scar site respectively. The histopathologic findings revealed focal accumulation of mucin and proliferation of fibroblasts in the dermis. We suppose that trauma may cause these cases.
Biopsy ; Cicatrix* ; Dermis ; Female ; Fibroblasts ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Mucinoses* ; Mucins

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the association among change in the sensation of the arms, the range of motion in the shoulders and depression in breast cancer patients. METHOD: This is a descriptive study on correlation. The participants were 132 patients who had been diagnosed with breast cancer and had mastectomy at a university hospital, and had participated in a breast cancer self-help group. The degree of depression was assessed by SCL-90-R scores. Collected data were analyzed with SPSS 12.0 for Windows. RESULTS: The participants complained of 'heaviness' as the most frequent and serious symptom of change in the sensation of the arms. 'Completely zip up the dress with a back-fastening zipper' was the most difficult motion of the shoulders. Participants who were in a worse stage of disease were in a worse condition in shoulder functions, and on a higher degree of depression. The degree of change in sensation and shoulder functions showed a positive correlation with each other, and both of them showed a negative correlation with the degree of depression. CONCLUSION: Sensation and motion change in the arms and the shoulders were common phenomena that affected depression in patients who had mastectomy. Nurses should consider not only depression but also discomfort of the arms and the shoulders for patients with mastectomy.
Arm* ; Breast Neoplasms* ; Depression* ; Humans ; Mastectomy ; Range of Motion, Articular* ; Self-Help Groups ; Sensation* ; Shoulder*

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Anaphylaxis* ; Aprotinin* ; Thoracic Surgery*

We report herein a case of lentigo maligna in a 60-year-old female that progressed to lentigo maligna melanoma. She had an uneven dark brownish pigmented and irregular-bordered macule on the right cheek, which gradually extended peripherally over the last 20 years and became 2.5x2.5cm in size. A dark brownish nodule developed in the inferior portion of the macule 7 months ago. The histopathologic findings were consistent with lentigo maligna and lentigo maligna melanoma. The lesion was excised with a surgical margin of 1cm and a full thickness skin graft was performed.
Cheek ; Female ; Humans ; Hutchinson's Melanotic Freckle* ; Lentigo* ; Melanoma* ; Middle Aged ; Skin ; Transplants

The purely epithelioid malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor(MPNST) is a rare form of MPNST, first described by McCormack et al. in 1954. This tumor type differs from ordinary epithelioid MPNST because of absence of spindle cell components. The patient was 25-year-old woman with palpable bean-sized subcutaneous mass on the right upper arm for 8 months which enlarged gradually. On physical examinations, we could not find a evidence of lymphadenopathy or von Reklinghausen's disease. Microscopically the tumor showed well circumscribed encapsulated nodular pattern composed of epithelioid cells. The cells were plump round or polygonal cells which had vesicular nuclei and prominent nucleoli with abundant eosinophilic and some clear cytoplasms. Immunohistochemical study showed the cells being positive for S-100 protein and neuron specific enolase and negative for HMB-45, cytokeratin and vimentin. We report a case of purely epithelioid malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor which is located superficially without evidence of von Recklinghaunsen's disease or associated peripheral nerve.
Adult ; Arm ; Cellular Structures ; Cytoplasm ; Eosinophils ; Epithelioid Cells ; Female ; Humans ; Keratins ; Lymphatic Diseases ; Neurilemmoma ; Peripheral Nerves* ; Phosphopyruvate Hydratase ; Physical Examination ; S100 Proteins ; Vimentin