No abstract available.
Angiomyoma* ; Vulva*

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Angiomyoma* ; Vulva*

Retroperitoneal fibrosis sometimes causes urological problem involving the ureter, but the mechanism is uncertain. An aortic aneurysm, including an iliac artery aneurysm, is thought to be one of the mechanisms of retroperitoneal fibrosis. However, cases caused by an isolated iliac artery aneurysm are very rare, and symptoms tend to be non-specific; therefore, no definitive treatment has been established. Herein, we report our recent experience of a patient with a left common iliac artery aneurysm involving the ureter, who underwent successful surgical therapy.
Aneurysm* ; Aortic Aneurysm ; Constriction, Pathologic* ; Humans ; Iliac Artery* ; Retroperitoneal Fibrosis* ; Ureter*

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Seizures, Febrile*

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Leiomyoma* ; Vulva*

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Leiomyoma* ; Vulva*

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Primary chondrosarcoma of the extraskeletal soft tissue is extremely rare. Extraskeletal chondrosarcoma was first described as entity in 1953 by Stout and Verner, who were able to collect a series of seven cases. Because of the rarity of this lesion in extremities, neither the clinical course nor the preferred method of treatment has been clearly established. Authors report a case of extraskeletal chondrosarcoma which occurred on the right forearm of a thirty-nine-year-old man. The lesion was completely excised with free resection margins. There was no recurrence or metastasis for four years follow up.
Chondrosarcoma ; Extremities ; Follow-Up Studies ; Forearm ; Methods ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Recurrence

OBJECTIVE: The adolescent presentation of tethered cord syndrome (TCS) is well-recognized, but continues to pose significant diagnostic and management controversies. The authors conducted a retrospective study of clinical outcomes after surgical intervention in 24 school-aged children, adolescents, and young adults with TCS. METHODS: All 83 patients with a lipomyelomeningocele (LMMC) underwent untethering surgery for caudal cord tethering between 1987 and 2007. The clinical charts and follow-up data were reviewed. Of these patients, 24 school-aged children, adolescents, and young adults with TCS were studied with respect to the clinical, radiologic, pathologic features, and surgical outcomes. RESULTS: Untethering procedures were performed in 24 patients (age range, 7-25 years) for TCS of various origins (lipoma, lipomyelomeningocele, and tight filum terminale). Specific circumstances involving additional tugging of the already tight conus, and direct trauma to the back precipitated the onset of symptom in 50% of the patients. Diffuse and non-dermatomal leg pain, often referred to the anorectal region, was the most common presenting symptom. Progressive sensorimotor deficits in the lower extremities, as well as bladder and bowel dysfunction, were also common findings, but progressive foot and spinal deformities were noted less frequently. The most common tethered lesions were intradural lipomas, thickened filum and fibrous band adhesions into the placode sac. The surgical outcome was gratifying in relation to pain and motor weakness, but disappointing with respect to resolution of bowel and bladder dysfunction. Of the 24 patients with TCS, pre-operative deficits improved after surgery in 14 (58.3%), remained stable in 8 (33.4%), and worsened in 2 (8.3%). CONCLUSION: The pathologic lesions of tethered cord syndrome in school-aged children, adolescents, and young adults, are mostly intradural lipomas and tight filum. It is suggested that the degree of cord traction results in neurologic dysfunction in late life due to abnormal tension, aggravated by trauma or repeated tugging of the conus during exercise. Early diagnosis and adequate surgical release might be the keys to the successful outcome in school-aged children, adolescents, and young adults with TCS.
Adolescent ; Child ; Congenital Abnormalities ; Conus Snail ; Early Diagnosis ; Follow-Up Studies ; Foot ; Humans ; Leg ; Lipoma ; Lower Extremity ; Meningomyelocele ; Neural Tube Defects ; Neurologic Manifestations ; Retrospective Studies ; Traction ; Urinary Bladder ; Young Adult

The purpose of this study was to determine whether preoperative topical antiglaucomatous therapy influences the outcome of subsequent trabeculectomy. We investigated 50 eyes of 36 patients with primary open anlge glaucoma(POAG)and 86 eyes of 77 patients with primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG), who had undergone trabeculectomy. All the patients had received topical antiglaucomatous therapy preoperatively and had been followed up for at least 6 months postoperatively. Both groups, POAG and PACG were divided into two subgroups according to the duration of preoperative antiglaucomatous therapy: (a)for less than 1 month and (b)for more than 6 months. The criterion for success was maintenance of postoperative intraocular pressure(IOP)below 21 mmHg without medication. The rates of success were compared at 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months postoperatively. In POAG patients, the overall success rate was clinically significantly higher in subgroup (a)than in subgroup (b)(P<0.05). The success rate in subgroup (a)of POAG patients remained higher irrespective of class of antiglaucomatous medications(P<0.05). In PACG patients, the success rate was also higher in subgroup A, but it failed to reach clinical significance. Postoperative mean IOP was slightly lower in subgroup (a)of all the participants, but it was not clinically significant. Our study suggests that long-term use topical antiglaucoma medications can affect adversely the result of filtering surgery in POAG.
Filtering Surgery ; Glaucoma, Angle-Closure ; Humans ; Trabeculectomy*