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Animals ; Endometriosis* ; Female ; Horns* ; Kidney*

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Animals ; Endometriosis* ; Female ; Horns* ; Kidney*

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Leiomyoma*

Papillary adenoma of the lung is a very rare tumor in humans. Papillary adenoma is benign, and morphologically distinctive neoplasm.Since Fanton et al. firstly described a bronchial tumor showing Clara cell features,only a few cases having features of both Clara cells and type II pneumocytes have been reported.The immunohistochemical and ultrastructural findings hint at an origin from type II pneumocytes or Clara cells.Noguchi et al. demonstrated the presence of surfactant apoprotein in cytoplasm of tumor cells in a case of papillary adenoma indicating type II pneumocyte-like differenciation of the tumor cells. The tumor was encounted in a asymptomatic patient in a mass-survey chest X-ray examination. The chest X-ray films showed the tumor as well dermacated small lesion. We reports a case of papillary adenoma of the lung with pulmomary sequestration with review of articles.
Adenoma* ; Apoproteins ; Bronchopulmonary Sequestration* ; Cytoplasm ; Humans ; Lung Neoplasms ; Lung* ; Pneumocytes ; Thorax ; X-Ray Film

PURPOSE: To evaluate the sonographic findings of fetal congenital intracranial teratoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From 1994 to 2002, of the 11 fetuses which had been diagnosed with fetal intracranial tumors after second level fetal ultrasonography, the six that were confirmed after autopsy as congenital intracranial teratomas were included in our study. The sonographic findings, including size, homogeneity, echogenicity compared with surrounding normal brain tissues, cystic components, and tumor related calcification, were retrospectively evaluated. RESULTS: The incidence of fetal congenital intracranial teratoma out of all fetal intracranial tumors was 54.5% (6 of 11 cases) during the 8-year period. The mean mass size was 7.4 cm (3.0-15.0 cm). Two thirds of (4/6) of the teratoma cases showed high echogenicity compared with normal brain tissues, and two thirds (4/6) showed heterogeneous echogenicity. Four teratoma cases (67%) showed cysts in the mass with a mean size of 1.9cm. One third (2/6) showed calcifications within the tumor. Out of the six cases, two had oropharyngeal teratoma with extension into the intracranial portion (so called epignathus) and showed homogenous mass without any cysts or calcifications. CONCLUSION: The typical sonographic appearance of intracranial teratoma was a heterogeneous, hyperechoic mass with cysts. In the epignathus cases, the sonographic appearances differed somewhat from the others. An understanding of the sonographic findings of fetal intracranial teratoma will help in the timely counseling of the parents and in obstetric decision making.
Autopsy ; Brain ; Counseling ; Decision Making ; Fetus ; Humans ; Incidence ; Parents ; Retrospective Studies ; Teratoma* ; Ultrasonography ; Ultrasonography, Prenatal

Although pulmonary valvular stenosis with intact ventricular septum is a common congenital abnormality, critical pulmonary stenosis of its severe form in the neonate is rare and highly fatal. With the development of percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty, surgical treatment is even more rare. This report is on a 2 day old male neonate with a critical pulmonary stenosis with intact ventricular septum who suffered from severe cyanosis and hypoxemia. Oxygen was inhalated and Prostaglandin E1 was infused initially and then arterial PO2 was increased from 19 mmHg to 54 mmHg. Percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty was attemped; however, the guidewire could not pass through the stenotic pulmonary valve, and during the procedure right ventricular perforation was suspected due to the presence of dye in the pericardial space. Emergency transarterial pulmonary valvotomy was performed using normothermic cardiopulmonary bypass. Postoperatively, the patient was in fair condition in the ICU and presently is in good condition at 6 months postoperative follow up.
Alprostadil ; Anoxia ; Balloon Valvuloplasty ; Cardiopulmonary Bypass ; Congenital Abnormalities ; Constriction, Pathologic ; Cyanosis ; Emergencies ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Male ; Oxygen ; Pulmonary Valve ; Pulmonary Valve Stenosis* ; Ventricular Septum

Henoch-Sch nlein purpura is a systemic small-vessel IgA dominant vasculitis involoving the capillaries, arterioles, or venules. It is characterized by the classic tetrad of abdominal pain, arthralgia, typical rash, and renal involvement, all of which can occur in any order and at any time over several days to weeks. The central nervous system and lungs may be involved. The gastrointestinal tract is involved in more than 50 percent of patients, manifested most commonly by abdominal pain and gastrointestinal bleeding. And rarely may occur intussusception, bowel nerosis, perforation and intramural hematoma of the duodenum. We report a case of intramural hematoma of the duodenum with Henoch-Sch nlein purpura in 48 year old female patient which was demostrated by upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, abdominal CT scan, hypotonic duodenography and histologic finding of duodenal biopsy. She was treated with supportive care and improved rapidly without any serious gastrointestinal complications.
Abdominal Pain ; Arterioles ; Arthralgia ; Biopsy ; Capillaries ; Central Nervous System ; Duodenum ; Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal ; Exanthema ; Female ; Gastrointestinal Tract ; Hematoma* ; Hemorrhage ; Humans ; Immunoglobulin A ; Intussusception ; Lung ; Middle Aged ; Purpura* ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; Vasculitis ; Venules

Sarcomatoid squamous cell carcinoma (SSCC) is composed of squamous cell carcinoma element and spindle cell element, and can occur in any organ, such as the lung, skin and esophagus. But SSCC in uterine cervix is very rare. The prognosis of SSCC is poorer than squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of uterine cervix. We report here a case of SSCC of uterine cervix with a brief review of literature.
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell ; Cervix Uteri ; Esophagus ; Female ; Lung ; Prognosis ; Skin

We used a survey about the need for an educational training of infectious disease response staff in Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) and officer in metropolitan cities and provincial government to conduct field epidemiological investigation. The survey was conducted from January 25 to March 15, 2016. A total of 173 participants were selected from four different groups as follows: 27 clinical specialists, 22 Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) officers, 82 KCDC staff, and 42 local health department officials. Results revealed that 83% of KCDC staff and 95% of local health department officials agreed on the need for educational training to strengthen capability of personnel to conduct epidemic research and investigation. The level of their need for training was relatively high, while self-confidence levels of individuals to conduct epidemic research and investigation was low. It was concluded that there was a need to develop training programs to enhance the ability of public health officials, EIS officers, KCDC staff, and local health department personnel to conduct epidemic research and investigation.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; Communicable Diseases ; Education ; Epidemiology ; Intelligence ; Korea ; Public Health ; Specialization ; State Government ; Surveys and Questionnaires

OBJECTIVE: The favored method of preserving fertility in young female cancer survivors is cryopreservation and autotransplantation of ovarian tissue. Reducing hypoxia until angiogenesis takes place is essential for the survival of transplanted ovarian tissue. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of angiopoietin-1 (Angpt-1), angiopoietin-2 (Angpt-2), and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in ovarian tissue grafts that were cryopreserved using two methods. METHODS: Ovarian tissues harvested from ICR mice were divided into three groups: group I (control), no cryopreservation; group II, vitrification in EFS (ethylene-glycol, ficoll, and sucrose solution)-40; and group III, slow freezing in dimethyl sulfoxide. We extracted mRNA for VEGF, Angpt-1, and Angpt-2 from ovarian tissue 1 week following cryopreservation and again 2 weeks after autotransplantation. We used reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction to quantify the levels of VEGF, Angpt-1, and Angpt-2 in the tissue. RESULTS: Angpt-1 and Angpt-2 expression decreased after cryopreservation in groups II and III. After autotransplantation, Angpt-1 and Angpt-2 expression in ovarian tissue showed different trends. Angpt-1 expression in groups II and III was lower than in group I, but Angpt-2 in groups II and III showed no significant difference from group I. The vitrified ovarian tissues had higher expression of VEGF and Angpt-2 than the slowfrozen ovarian tissues, but the difference was not statistically significant. CONCLUSION: Our results indicate that Angpt-2 may play an important role in ovarian tissue transplantation after cryopreservation although further studies are needed to understand its exact function.
Angiopoietin-1* ; Angiopoietin-2 ; Animals ; Anoxia ; Autografts ; Cryopreservation* ; Dimethyl Sulfoxide ; Female ; Fertility ; Fertility Preservation ; Ficoll ; Freezing ; Humans ; Methods* ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred ICR ; Ovary ; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction ; RNA, Messenger ; Sucrose ; Survivors ; Tissue Transplantation ; Transplantation, Autologous ; Transplants* ; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A* ; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors ; Vitrification