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.The Efficacy of Choreitogoshimotsuto for Radiation Hemorrhagic Cystitis
Satoshi TAMADA ; Minoru KATO ; Takeshi YAMASAKI ; Sayaka YASUDA ; Taro IGUCHI
Kampo Medicine 2022;73(2):187-189
We investigated the efficacy of choreitogoshimotsuto for radiation hemorrhagic cystitis. Of the 11 patients who could be followed up, hematuria disappeared in 8 cases. The median time to disappearance of gross hematuria was 74 days. There was no recurrence. Of the 3 ineffective patients, one had urinary diversion, and two had transurethral electrocoagulation and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. There were no adverse events associated with the use of choreitogoshimotsuto. Choreitogoshimotsuto might be effective for radiation hemorrhagic cystitis.