Infantile hemangioendothelioma of the liver is a common vascular tumor in infancy. The tumor is usually multinodular or diffuse and classified into two types. We present a case of infantile hemangioendothelioma of the liver, which predominantly consists of type 2. A 4-month-old female was admitted for an evaulation of an abdominal distension. A CT scan of the liver showed a multinodular mass. The right lobectomy was done. Grossly, the mass consisted of round nodules ranging from 2cm to 5cm in diameter. Microscopically, the tumor revealed proliferation of small vascular channels lined by endothelial cells. Bizarre cells and mitotic cells were frequently noted. Vesicular nuclei and multilayering of the endothelial cells were also noted.
Endothelial Cells ; Female ; Hemangioendothelioma* ; Humans ; Infant ; Liver* ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Sleep duration and diet quality are reportedly associated with the risk of diabetes. This study aimed to examine the risk of diabetes according to sleep duration and diet quality in middle-aged Koreans. SUBJECTS/METHODS: Using the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2019–2020, raw data from 2,934 participants aged 40–64 yrs (1,090 men and 1,844 women) who were not diagnosed with type 2 diabetes were analyzed. With a sleep duration of 7–7.9 h per night as the referent category, diet quality was assessed using the Korean Healthy Eating Index (KHEI), which comprises adequacy, moderation, and energy balance. RESULTS: The study results showed that individuals with a short sleep duration had significantly higher blood glucose (P = 0.034) and HbA1c levels (P < 0.001) than those had by individuals with a sleep duration of 7–7.9 h. Within the group with a sleep duration of 7–7.9 h, the lowest quintile of the KHEI score had a significantly higher risk of prediabetes than that had by the highest quintile of the KHEI score (Model 1: odds ratio [OR], 1.775; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.072–2.939; P < 0.05 and Model 2: OR, 1.731; 95% CI, 1.040–2.882; P < 0.05). CONCLUSION Our findings suggest that achieving the sleep duration of 7–7.9 h and eating good diet are associated with the lowest risk of prediabetes. We recommend that the results of this study be used to educate adults aged 40–64 yrs on diet and lifestyle habits to prevent diabetes.

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Sleep duration and diet quality are reportedly associated with the risk of diabetes. This study aimed to examine the risk of diabetes according to sleep duration and diet quality in middle-aged Koreans. SUBJECTS/METHODS: Using the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2019–2020, raw data from 2,934 participants aged 40–64 yrs (1,090 men and 1,844 women) who were not diagnosed with type 2 diabetes were analyzed. With a sleep duration of 7–7.9 h per night as the referent category, diet quality was assessed using the Korean Healthy Eating Index (KHEI), which comprises adequacy, moderation, and energy balance. RESULTS: The study results showed that individuals with a short sleep duration had significantly higher blood glucose (P = 0.034) and HbA1c levels (P < 0.001) than those had by individuals with a sleep duration of 7–7.9 h. Within the group with a sleep duration of 7–7.9 h, the lowest quintile of the KHEI score had a significantly higher risk of prediabetes than that had by the highest quintile of the KHEI score (Model 1: odds ratio [OR], 1.775; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.072–2.939; P < 0.05 and Model 2: OR, 1.731; 95% CI, 1.040–2.882; P < 0.05). CONCLUSION Our findings suggest that achieving the sleep duration of 7–7.9 h and eating good diet are associated with the lowest risk of prediabetes. We recommend that the results of this study be used to educate adults aged 40–64 yrs on diet and lifestyle habits to prevent diabetes.

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Sleep duration and diet quality are reportedly associated with the risk of diabetes. This study aimed to examine the risk of diabetes according to sleep duration and diet quality in middle-aged Koreans. SUBJECTS/METHODS: Using the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2019–2020, raw data from 2,934 participants aged 40–64 yrs (1,090 men and 1,844 women) who were not diagnosed with type 2 diabetes were analyzed. With a sleep duration of 7–7.9 h per night as the referent category, diet quality was assessed using the Korean Healthy Eating Index (KHEI), which comprises adequacy, moderation, and energy balance. RESULTS: The study results showed that individuals with a short sleep duration had significantly higher blood glucose (P = 0.034) and HbA1c levels (P < 0.001) than those had by individuals with a sleep duration of 7–7.9 h. Within the group with a sleep duration of 7–7.9 h, the lowest quintile of the KHEI score had a significantly higher risk of prediabetes than that had by the highest quintile of the KHEI score (Model 1: odds ratio [OR], 1.775; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.072–2.939; P < 0.05 and Model 2: OR, 1.731; 95% CI, 1.040–2.882; P < 0.05). CONCLUSION Our findings suggest that achieving the sleep duration of 7–7.9 h and eating good diet are associated with the lowest risk of prediabetes. We recommend that the results of this study be used to educate adults aged 40–64 yrs on diet and lifestyle habits to prevent diabetes.

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Sleep duration and diet quality are reportedly associated with the risk of diabetes. This study aimed to examine the risk of diabetes according to sleep duration and diet quality in middle-aged Koreans. SUBJECTS/METHODS: Using the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2019–2020, raw data from 2,934 participants aged 40–64 yrs (1,090 men and 1,844 women) who were not diagnosed with type 2 diabetes were analyzed. With a sleep duration of 7–7.9 h per night as the referent category, diet quality was assessed using the Korean Healthy Eating Index (KHEI), which comprises adequacy, moderation, and energy balance. RESULTS: The study results showed that individuals with a short sleep duration had significantly higher blood glucose (P = 0.034) and HbA1c levels (P < 0.001) than those had by individuals with a sleep duration of 7–7.9 h. Within the group with a sleep duration of 7–7.9 h, the lowest quintile of the KHEI score had a significantly higher risk of prediabetes than that had by the highest quintile of the KHEI score (Model 1: odds ratio [OR], 1.775; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.072–2.939; P < 0.05 and Model 2: OR, 1.731; 95% CI, 1.040–2.882; P < 0.05). CONCLUSION Our findings suggest that achieving the sleep duration of 7–7.9 h and eating good diet are associated with the lowest risk of prediabetes. We recommend that the results of this study be used to educate adults aged 40–64 yrs on diet and lifestyle habits to prevent diabetes.

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Sleep duration and diet quality are reportedly associated with the risk of diabetes. This study aimed to examine the risk of diabetes according to sleep duration and diet quality in middle-aged Koreans. SUBJECTS/METHODS: Using the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2019–2020, raw data from 2,934 participants aged 40–64 yrs (1,090 men and 1,844 women) who were not diagnosed with type 2 diabetes were analyzed. With a sleep duration of 7–7.9 h per night as the referent category, diet quality was assessed using the Korean Healthy Eating Index (KHEI), which comprises adequacy, moderation, and energy balance. RESULTS: The study results showed that individuals with a short sleep duration had significantly higher blood glucose (P = 0.034) and HbA1c levels (P < 0.001) than those had by individuals with a sleep duration of 7–7.9 h. Within the group with a sleep duration of 7–7.9 h, the lowest quintile of the KHEI score had a significantly higher risk of prediabetes than that had by the highest quintile of the KHEI score (Model 1: odds ratio [OR], 1.775; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.072–2.939; P < 0.05 and Model 2: OR, 1.731; 95% CI, 1.040–2.882; P < 0.05). CONCLUSION Our findings suggest that achieving the sleep duration of 7–7.9 h and eating good diet are associated with the lowest risk of prediabetes. We recommend that the results of this study be used to educate adults aged 40–64 yrs on diet and lifestyle habits to prevent diabetes.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the correlation of multifidus muscle atrophy on MRI findings with clinical findings in low back pain patients. METHOD: Medical records of 80 patients presenting with low back pain were retrospectively reviewed. Their MR images were visually analysed to know lumbar multifidus muscle atrophy, disc herniation, disc degeneration, spinal stenosis and nerve root compression. RESULTS: Multifidus muscle atrophy increased from the upper lumbar level to the most caudal intervertebral level. It was bilateral in the majority of the cases. Multifidus muscle atrophy was well correlated with patient's age, referred leg pain, and disc degeneration. However, duration of low back pain, disc herniation, spinal stenosis, nerve root compression, sex, weight, height and BMI had no correlation with multifidus muscle atrophy. CONCLUSION: Examination of multifidus muscle atrophy should be considered when assessing MR images of lumbar spine. It may help for further evaluation and planning the treatment modalities of low back pain.
Atrophy* ; Humans ; Intervertebral Disc Degeneration ; Leg ; Low Back Pain* ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Medical Records ; Muscular Atrophy ; Paraspinal Muscles* ; Radiculopathy ; Retrospective Studies ; Spinal Stenosis ; Spine

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Antiphospholipid Syndrome* ; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic* ; Spine* ; Venous Thrombosis*

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Antiphospholipid Syndrome* ; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic* ; Spine* ; Venous Thrombosis*

Ganglioneuromas are a fully differentiated tumor that contains no immature elements. The majority of ganglioneuromas are diagnosed in patients older than 10 years and are most often located in the posterior mediastinum, followed by the retroperitoneum. The location of these tumors in the parapharyngeal region is extremely uncommon and there are only a few reports on the cytologic appearance of the tumor. We report a case of ganglioneuroma presenting in a parapharyngeal location in a 4 year-old boy, diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology. The smears revealed scattered large oval to polygonal cells with voluminous, granular cytoplasms. The nuclei were one to two in number and had a prominent nucleolus. Clusters of benign spindie-shaped cells were also present.
Biopsy, Fine-Needle* ; Child, Preschool ; Cytoplasm ; Ganglioneuroma* ; Humans ; Male ; Mediastinum