1.Brown Tumor of the Patella Caused by Primary Hyperparathyroidism: A Case Report.
Tomoko IRIE ; Taro MAWATARI ; Satoshi IKEMURA ; Gen MATSUI ; Takahiro IGUCHI ; Hiroaki MITSUYASU
Korean Journal of Radiology 2015;16(3):613-616
It has been reported that the common sites of brown tumors are the jaw, pelvis, ribs, femurs and clavicles. We report our experience in a case of brown tumor of the patella caused by primary hyperparathyroidism. An initial radiograph and CT showed an osteolytic lesion and MR images showed a mixed solid and multiloculated cystic tumor in the right patella. One month after the parathyroidectomy, rapid bone formation was observed on both radiographs and CT images.
Adult
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Bone Density
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Bone Neoplasms/*etiology/radiography/*surgery
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Female
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Humans
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Hyperparathyroidism, Primary/*complications/*surgery
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Parathyroidectomy
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Patella/*pathology/radiography
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
2.A National Survey of Community-Based Medical Education in Japanese Medical Schools (second report)
Yoshihiro KATAOKA ; Tetsuhiro MAENO ; Toshihide AWATANI ; Seitaro IGUCHI ; Kazuo INOUE ; Tetsuhiro OWAKI ; Masanobu OKAYAMA ; Eiji KAJII ; Keisuke TAKEUCHI ; Kenji TANI ; Hitoshi HASEGAWA ; Takahiro MAEDA ; Nobuo MURAKAMI ; Wari YAMAMOTO ; Junichi MISE ; Takefumi KANDA
Medical Education 2017;48(3):143-146
Introduction: Recently, community-based medical education has become widespread in Japanese medical schools, but the current status is not clear on a national level. A second survey of community-based medical education at all Japanese medical schools was conducted. The first survey was done in 2011. Methods: Members of the Council made and distributed a questionnaire to medical schools in order to assess the situation of community-based medical education as of April 2014. Results: A total of eighty schools responded. The number of schools which had community medicine programs was seventy-eight. In the first survey, the number was seventy-three. Seventy-seven schools gave community-based clinical clerkships. Discussion: The number of medical schools that had curriculum about community medicine was more than indicated in the first survey. Further research about the contents or implementation system of community-based clerkships is needed.