Hyperkeratosis of the renal pelvis and ureter is a rare condition and is explained by the metaplastic change from transitional to cornified squamous epithelium. This lesion is frequently associated with, and perhaps caused by chronic urinary infection, but potentially premalignant, accompaning with carcinoma in about 10 to 20 per cent of the cases at the time of diagnosis. A case of hyperkeratosis of renal pelvis & ureter which was clinically suspected of carcinoma in a 49-year old woman with a long history of chronic pyelonephritis is presented with review of literature.
Female ; Humans

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Glomerulonephritis*

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Female ; Pregnancy ; Pregnancy, Ectopic*

Adenosquamous carcinoma of stomach is a mixed glandular-epidermoid tumor where both components are neoplastic. Its incidence is extremely rare. The five theories on the origin of squamous components are 1) island of ectopic squamous epithelium in the gastric mucosa, 2) squamous metaplasia of gastric epithelium, 3) squamous differentiation in a preexisting adenocarcinoma, 4) endothelial cell differentiated toward squamous elements, and 5) totipotential undifferentiated cells of the gastric mucosa. We experienced three cases of adenosquamous carcinoma. Case 1 was a 71-year-old female patient; an ulcerative lesion was present in the pylorus, measuring 5 cm in diameter. Case 2 was a 57-year-old male patient; an ulcerative lesion is present in the pylorus, measuring 6 cm in diameter. Case 3 was a 58-year-old female patient; an ulcerative lesion was present in the body and fundus, measuring 10 cm in diameter. Microscopic examination revealed a mixed malignant squamous and adenomatous component.
Adenocarcinoma ; Aged ; Carcinoma, Adenosquamous* ; Endothelial Cells ; Epithelium ; Female ; Gastric Mucosa ; Humans ; Incidence ; Male ; Metaplasia ; Middle Aged ; Pylorus ; Stomach* ; Ulcer

or =50 years), there was a significant association between oral cancer risk and high BMI in female subjects younger than 50 years of age (OR=3.92, 95% CI 1.03~14.9, P for trend=0.04), but not in older (> or =50 years) female subjects (OR=1.11, 95% CI 0.55~2.24, P for trend=0.76). There was no significant relationship between BMI and oral cancer risk in any of the male age subgroups.CONCLUSION: Our study provides the first epidemiological evidence supporting an association between obesity and an increased risk of oral cancer.]]>
Body Mass Index ; Case-Control Studies ; Female ; Humans ; Logistic Models ; Male ; Mouth Neoplasms ; Obesity ; Odds Ratio ; Risk Factors ; Smoke ; Smoking

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to construct and test a structural equation modeling on the reproductive health behavior of single women with sexual experiences. This study employed Ajzen's Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). METHODS: The data were collected after receipt of consent from 250 single women with sexual experiences, and analyzed using SPSS 18.0 and AMOS 18.0. RESULTS: Model fit indices for the hypothetical model were suitable for the recommended level: x²=362.407, RMR=0.065, RMSEA=0.070, GFI=0.867. TLI=0.927, CFI=0.938, IFI=0.939, and x²/dF=2.237. Intention showed direct effect with the biggest effect being on reproductive health behavior. Attitude, subjective norm and perceived behavioral control were found to have a direct effect on intention. Among them, perceived behavioral control revealed the largest influence. CONCLUSION: This study suggests that the TPB is a suitable model in explaining the reproductive health behavior of single women with sexual experience. Strategic plans for educational and intervention programs should be aimed to encourage single women to engage in reproductive health behavior.
Female ; Humans ; Intention ; Reproductive Health* ; Single Person*

The primary malignant melanoma of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses is extremely rare and accounts for only between 0.6 and 2.5% of the total number of malignant melanoma at all sites. In the nose, the left side is involved in 60% of cases and the most frequent site is the septum followed by the inferior and middle turbinates. In the sinuses, the maxillary sinus is the site of origin 80% of cases, followed by ethmoid sinus. The tumors are sessile or polypoid, with variable color such as pink, white, brown or blank. Of all tumors, 10-30% are amelanotic, requiring special stains for melanin. When primary site of melanoma is mucosal origin, treatment of primary lesion is often hampered by anatomic restrictions and large size, which results from the delayed diagnosis caused by their location. We report 4 cases of primary malignant melanoma of nasal cavity with review of literature.
Coloring Agents ; Delayed Diagnosis ; Ethmoid Sinus ; Maxillary Sinus ; Melanins ; Melanoma* ; Nasal Cavity* ; Nose ; Paranasal Sinuses ; Turbinates

Splenic abscess is uncommon, but often fatal entity characterized by high mortality rate which ranges from 60 to 100%, due to nonspecific clinical presentation and failure to preoperative definitive diagnosis. Clinical symptom or simple X-ray was not helpful in diagnosing splenic abscess. Perhaps the most useful information was obtained from the scanning and computerized tomography. Emphasis is placed on the necessity for prompt diagnosis and surgical intervention when splenic abscess was suspected. We have experienced three cases of splenic abscess. Case 1 was a 59 year-old male patient; the cause was possibly direct spreading from pancreatitis; The culture demonstrated klebsiella oxytoca. Case 2 was a 42 year-old female patient; the abscess was produced by preceding infarct. Case 3 was a 64 year-old female; metastatic adenocarcinoma was identified in the soft tissue around spleen, that suggest causative factor. All three cases showed multiple abscesses.
Female ; Male ; Humans ; Mortality ; Adenocarcinoma ; Neoplasm Metastasis

Splenic abscess is uncommon, but often fatal entity characterized by high mortality rate which ranges from 60 to 100%, due to nonspecific clinical presentation and failure to preoperative definitive diagnosis. Clinical symptom or simple X-ray was not helpful in diagnosing splenic abscess. Perhaps the most useful information was obtained from the scanning and computerized tomography. Emphasis is placed on the necessity for prompt diagnosis and surgical intervention when splenic abscess was suspected. We have experienced three cases of splenic abscess. Case 1 was a 59 year-old male patient; the cause was possibly direct spreading from pancreatitis; The culture demonstrated klebsiella oxytoca. Case 2 was a 42 year-old female patient; the abscess was produced by preceding infarct. Case 3 was a 64 year-old female; metastatic adenocarcinoma was identified in the soft tissue around spleen, that suggest causative factor. All three cases showed multiple abscesses.
Female ; Male ; Humans ; Mortality ; Adenocarcinoma ; Neoplasm Metastasis

Condyloma acuminatum is a common viral disease which is transmitted by sexual intercourse. We experienced a case of condyloma acuminatum occurring in a patient of systemic lupus erythematosus who has been treated with various immunosuppressive agents for 10 years. This condylorna acuminatum was unusual in that it was very rapidly growing, recurrent and reluctant to various treatrnents. We investigated the type of human papillomavirus by Southern blot hybridization and schieved partial improvement by bleomycin intralesional injection together with 5-FU topical application.
Bleomycin ; Blotting, Southern ; Coitus ; Fluorouracil ; Humans ; Immunosuppressive Agents ; Injections, Intralesional ; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic ; Virus Diseases