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Angiosarcoma is a malignant endothelial cell tumor of lymphatic or vascular origin and is most commonly found in the skin and soft tissue. Primary mesenteric angiosarcoma has rarely been reported. Here, we present a case of primary mesenteric angiosarcoma manifesting as a gradually enhancing mass along with necrosis and hemorrhage.

Angiosarcoma is a malignant endothelial cell tumor of lymphatic or vascular origin and is most commonly found in the skin and soft tissue. Primary mesenteric angiosarcoma has rarely been reported. Here, we present a case of primary mesenteric angiosarcoma manifesting as a gradually enhancing mass along with necrosis and hemorrhage.

A 56-year-old Korean woman presented with decreased visual acuity of the right eye. She had a history of two photodynamic therapy treatments for choroidal neovascularization (CNV) due to angioid streaks in her left eye with central scarring and low visual acuity. She was diagnosed with subfoveal CNV due to angioid streaks in her right eye and treated with six intravitreal bevacizumab (1.25 mg / 0.05 mL) injections over one year. Best corrected visual acuity improved from 20 / 125 at baseline to 20 / 50 at the final visit. The area of CNV had changed into a fibrotic scar by the final visit, and fluorescein angiography and indocyanine green angiography revealed no evidence of leakage. Optical coherence tomography showed that central macular thickness decreased from 311 microm at baseline to 203 microm with complete resolution of subretinal and intraretinal fluid at the final visit. Intravitreal bevacizumab for CNV associated with angioid streaks prevented the progression of disease and resulted in the improvement of visual acuity after one year of follow-up in our patient.
Angiogenesis Inhibitors/*administration & dosage ; Angioid Streaks/*complications ; Antibodies, Monoclonal/*administration & dosage ; Choroidal Neovascularization/*drug therapy/*etiology/physiopathology ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Intravitreal Injections ; Macula Lutea/drug effects/pathology ; Middle Aged ; Tomography, Optical Coherence ; Visual Acuity/drug effects

The establishment of the concept of "prehypertension" has drawn attention to the preclinical range of blood pressure with clinical and public health significance. Prehypertensive individuals require lifestyle modifications (risk factor management) to prevent the progressive rise in blood pressure and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Also, for those with hypertension, adoption of healthy lifestyles is an indispensable part of hypertension control, because lifestyle modifications enhance antihypertensive drug efficacy and prevent or delay the incidence of CVD. For the effective management of hypertension at the national level in Korea, evidence-based recommendations for lifestyle modification method and education programs are urgently needed. Thus, to obtain evidence-based data, intensive support from the government level is needed for further long-term follow-up studies and randomized clinical trials for high-risk groups and prehypertensives.
Adoption ; Blood Pressure ; Cardiovascular Diseases ; Evidence-Based Medicine ; Hypertension ; Incidence ; Korea ; Life Style ; Prehypertension ; Preventive Health Services ; Public Health ; Risk Factors

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Primary carcinoma of the gallbladder is an uncommon and aggressive malignancy. Furthermore, double primary cancer of the gallbladder and cystic duct is extremely rare and few such cases have been reported. So, we report here on the case of double primary cancer of the gallbladder and cystic duct, which was pathologically confirmed after an operation, and we discuss the US, CT and ERCP findings.
Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde ; Cystic Duct ; Gallbladder ; Gallbladder Neoplasms

PURPOSE: DiGeorge syndrome (chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome) is a syndrome of multiple congenital anomalies characterized by hypoplasia or aplasia of the thymus and parathyroid, cardiovascular malformation, immune deficiency, cleft palate, characteristic facial features, and hypocalcemia. Ocular findings of DiGeorge syndrome are posterior embryotoxon, retinal vascular tortuosity, strabismus, ptosis, amblyopia and tilted optic disc. The authors present a case of DiGeorge syndrome with ocular manifestation not reported previously in Korea. Case summary: A six-year old female diagnosed with DiGeorge syndrome was referred to the authors' department within the hospital. The chief complaint was blurring vision in both eyes. Best corrected visual acuity of the right eye was 0.5 and of the left eye was 0.63. Cycloplegic refraction revealed high hyperopia and astigmatism in both eyes (OD: +7.25 Dsph; -2.5 Dcyl axis 180degrees, OS: +6.25 Dsph; -3.75 Dcyl axis 180degrees). In addition, hypertelorism, ptosis and tortuous retinal vessels during fundus examination were noted. CONCLUSIONS: Upon the initial diagnosis of DiGeorge syndrome in children, a comprehensive ocular examination is necessary because other ocular conditions may exist which can affect the visual development of the patient.
Amblyopia ; Astigmatism ; Axis, Cervical Vertebra ; Child ; Cleft Palate ; DiGeorge Syndrome ; Eye ; Female ; Humans ; Hyperopia ; Hypertelorism ; Hypocalcemia ; Korea ; Retinal Vessels ; Retinaldehyde ; Strabismus ; Thymus Gland ; Vision, Ocular ; Visual Acuity

PURPOSE: To describe a case of symptomatic rifabutin-related uveitis with hypopyon and vitreous opacity in apatient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. CASE SUMMARY: A 33-year-old male patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome was referred to our clinic for abruptly decreased vision in his right eye. Multi-drug therapy with rifabutin was administered for 5 weeks to treat tuberculosis enteritis and pulmonary tuberculosis. Visual acuity of the right eye was hand motion and hypopyon as well as vitreous opacity was found in ocular examinations. Other serologic tests, anterior chamber paracentesis and lumbar puncture test were normal. Rifabutin was immediately stopped and topical steroid and cycloplegics were administered, which resulted in resolution of the hypopyon, vitreous opacity and visual acuity. Four weeks after the initial episode, rifabutin was restarted to treat the pulmonary tuberculosis and rifabutin-related uveitis relapsed in the opposite eye. CONCLUSIONS: Rifabutin-related uveitis should be considered in cases of uveitis in immunosuppressive patients, especially in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patients. Underlying disease and medication history should be carefully assessed.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome ; Adult ; Anterior Chamber ; Enteritis ; Eye ; Hand ; Humans ; Male ; Mycobacterium tuberculosis ; Mydriatics ; Paracentesis ; Rifabutin ; Serologic Tests ; Spinal Puncture ; Tuberculosis ; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary ; Uveitis ; Vision, Ocular ; Visual Acuity

Prenatal ultrasonographic appearance and Doppler characteristics of extracranial masses are variable, depending on the location, vasculature, amount of arteriovenous shunting, and degree of proliferation. Epidermoid cysts are found in a variety of locations around the skull and midface. They are thought to occur as a result of the persistence of ectodermal elements at sites of suture closure, neural tube closure, and diverticulation of the cerebral hemispheres. They contain ectoderm but no skin element. We experienced 33-year-old primigravida with fetal extracranial mass at 23 weeks gestation. We presumed that this extracranial mass was hemangioma. However, the mass was suspected as scalp epidermoid cyst on postnatal ultasonography.
Adult ; Cerebrum ; Ectoderm ; Epidermal Cyst ; Hemangioma ; Humans ; Neural Tube ; Pregnancy ; Scalp ; Skin ; Skull ; Sutures