Two cases of ectopic kidney were reported in conjunction with review of literatures. The ectopic kidneys, measuring 13 cm-,15 cm in length of their ureter, were located between the L3 .and S1. Operative removal of the ectopic kidney disclosed aberrant arteries in their both pole. histological examination revealed normal findings.
Arteries ; Kidney* ; Ureter

Osteoma is the most common benign tumor of the cranium, and the frontal sinus is its most frequent location in the cranium. A 39-year-old woman presented with left exophthalmos was found to have orbital and intracranial extension of a giant osteoma involving anterior cranial fossa. The etiology, presenting features, diagnosis and treatment of this tumor are reviewed.
Adult ; Cranial Fossa, Anterior* ; Diagnosis ; Exophthalmos ; Female ; Frontal Sinus ; Humans ; Orbit ; Osteoma* ; Skull

We report a case of tuberculosis verrucosa cutis in a 33-year-old male patient who presented with mild itching verrucous plaque over the perineum. The Mantoux test revealed a positive reaction. The histophathologic picture consists of slight hyperkeratosis, irregular ac:anthosis overlying an inflammatory iafitrate in the dermis. Tuberculous granulomas with caseation necrosis were seen in the dermis. Tuber clebacillus was demonstrated. The patient was treated with Isoniazid, Rifampicin, and Pyrazine made for 6 months. To date, the skin lesions have markedly improved.
Adult ; Dermis ; Granuloma ; Humans ; Isoniazid ; Male ; Necrosis ; Perineum ; Pruritus ; Rifampin ; Skin ; Tuberculosis*

Continued improvements in treatments of the thoracolumber spine have occured in the last several years. The operative treatment of choice currently is short segment fusion(instrumentation one level above to one level below the injury). The development of pedicle screw systems has brought short segment fusion into clinical reality from the posterior approach. We analysed the clinical results of 20 patients with unstable fracture and fracture-dislocation of thoracolumbar spine who were treated with the posterior transpedicular screw system. The mean fol- low-up was 18 month. Ll was the most common injury level and the bursting fracture was the most common fracure type by Denis classification. The mean preoperative sagital index was 21.5。 and improved 8.1。 postoperatively. The mean preoperative anterior and posterior height of the vertebral height were 56.9% and 88.8% and improved postoperatively 94.7 and 88.8 respectively. The mean preoperative neural canal impingement in neural defici: patient was 47.2% and was improved 30.65% postoperatively. The mean prooperative ASIA motor was 34.1 and improved 41.7 postoperatively. There was no metal failure. These data suggested that the posterior transpedicular screw fixation, transpedicle bone graft, decompression and posterolateral bone graft was able to porvide sufficient stability and to achieve the neurologic improvement.
Asia ; Classification ; Decompression ; Humans ; Neural Tube ; Pedicle Screws ; Spine ; Transplants

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Animals ; Liver* ; Rats*

Twenty-nail dystrophy is a rare entity in which all 20 nail are uniformly and simultaneously affected with excess longitudinal ridging and loss of luster. This condition is thought to be idiopathic but, many cases are associated with alopecia areata, lichen planus, psoriasis, and ichthyosis. In such cases, it has been hypothesized that immunplogical disorders could play a role in pathogenesis. A 29-year-old male patient presented with dystrophic nail chatge on his all finger and toe nails for 3 years. On phisical examination, all nails were uniformly affected with longitudinal ridging and loss of luster and all body hairs were lost. Thyroid scan showed a finding of chronic thyroiditis. Herein we report a case of twenty-nail dystrophy associated with chronic thyroiditis and alopecia areata.
Adult ; Alopecia Areata ; Fingers ; Hair ; Humans ; Ichthyosis ; Lichen Planus ; Male ; Psoriasis ; Thyroid Gland* ; Thyroiditis* ; Toes

Epithelioma cuniculatum or plantar verrucous carcinoma shows a great tendency toward deep penetrating growth, resulting in numerous crypts filled with horny material and pus. We herein described a 44 year-old female who showed a warty, relatively round, brown to yellow colored protruding mass with many crypts filled with pus-like exudates, measuring 2.3 X 2.5 X 1.5 cm in size, and of 5 years duration. The biopsy specimen taken from the tumor mass revealed a deeply penetrating, well-differentiated squarnous cell carcinoma without nuclear anaplasia and individual cell keratinization.
Adult ; Anaplasia ; Biopsy ; Carcinoma* ; Carcinoma, Verrucous ; Exudates and Transudates ; Female ; Humans ; Suppuration

A case of circular eczematous dermatitis around seborrheic keratosis was presented. A 54-year-old man presented with two weeks history of a round pruritic eruption around a preexisting lesion of seborrheic keratosis. Microscopic findings showed central tumor nest composed mainly of basaloid cells with occasional spongtosis and exocytosis. A diffuse, dense, mononuclear cell infiltrate with increased contents of melanophages was seen beneath the tumor. The surrounding lesion of halo dermatitis showed mild dilatation of the capillaries and perivascular infiltration of mononuclear cells in the upper and mid-dermis. The lesion of halo dermatitis disappeared gradually over a three week period following excision of the central lesion. This peculiar phenomenon seemed to be different from that of Suttons halo nevus, and might be a manifestation of an eczematous condition which might have a dermatitis provoking factor.
Capillaries ; Dermatitis* ; Dilatation ; Eczema ; Exocytosis ; Humans ; Keratosis, Seborrheic* ; Middle Aged ; Nevus, Halo

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