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K Noga

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PubMed2002

Angiosarcoma of the chest wall in a patient with fibrous dysplasia.

We have experienced a case of angiosarcoma of the chest wall in a patient with fibrous dysplasia. The patient was a 64-year-old man and had large bilateral thoracic masses. Each tumor, resected metachronously with the chest wall, was diagnosed as angiosarcoma. One of these tumors had a histological component of fibrous dysplasia. The patient died from brain metastasis 19 months after the first operation. Angiosarcoma associated with fibrous dysplasia of the chest wall is very rare.

Brain Neoplasms↗
PubMed2000

Scarless endoscopic thyroidectomy: breast approach for better cosmesis.

An original technique for performing endoscopic thyroidectomy using a breast approach to avoid an operative scar in the neck was developed. The subcutaneous space in the breast area and the subplatysmal space in the neck were bluntly dissected through a 15-mm incision between the nipples, and CO2 was insufflated at 6 mm Hg to create the operative space. Three trocars were inserted at the breast, and dissection of the thyroid and division of the thyroid vessels and parenchyma were performed endoscopically using an ultrasonically activated scalpel. Four hemithyroidectomies and one partial resection of the thyroid for five female patients with thyroid adenomas 5 to 7 cm in diameter were successfully performed using this procedure. There were no conversions to open surgery or complications. No scars were apparent in the neck, and all patients were fully satisfied with the cosmetic results. Endoscopic thyroidectomy using a breast approach and low-pressure subcutaneous CO2 insufflation is a feasible and safe procedure, which results in satisfactory cosmetic results.

Adenoma↗
PubMed1997

[A case of inoperable advanced gastric cancer remarkably responding to combined chemotherapy with UFT-E, MMC and PSK].

A 55-year-old male consulted a local doctor with the complaint of epigastralgia. Examination of the upper gastrointestinal tract revealed gastric cancer (Borrmann Type II) and he was referred to our hospital for operation. A few lymph nodes were palpable in the left supraclavicular fossa, and the biopsy of those lymph nodes revealed metastatic adenocarcinoma. The CT scan of the abdomen showed enlargement of paraaortic lymph nodes. Then, the patient was determined inoperable (T3, N4, H02 P01, M1 stage IVb). He was treated as an outpatient with UFT-E (300 mg/day, orally), Krestin (PSK 3.0 g/day, orally) and Mitomycin C (MMC 6 or 8 mg once a week, intravenously repeated interval of 4 weeks). The total dose of UFT-E, PSK and MMC was 219 g, 1,095 g and 136 mg, respectively. One month later, lymph nodes in the supraclavicular fossa disappeared, and the lesion in the stomach completely responded. We have followed the patient for more than one year. He visits our the outpatient department and has kept working until now.

Adenocarcinoma↗
PubMed1992

[A study on the concentrations of levofloxacin in the gallbladder tissue and bile of patients].

Concentrations of levofloxacin (LVFX, DR-3355), optically active (-)-ofloxacin, in the gall-bladder tissue and bile were determined in patients, and the results were as follows: 1. A single dose of LVFX (100 mg) was administered orally to 6 patients with cholelithiasis about 2 to 3 hours before operation. The range in the gallbladder tissues was 0.34 to 1.59 micrograms/g, while the range in sera was 0.20 to 1.05 micrograms/ml. The ranges in the adipose tissues, gallbladder bile, and common duct bile were 0.07 to 0.26 micrograms/g, 1.8 to 12.2 micrograms/ml, and 1.4 to 5.8 micrograms/ml, respectively. 2. A single dose of LVFX (100 mg) was administered orally to 5 patients with indwelling T-tube. Concentrations of LVFX in excreted bile samples were 1.2 to 2.4 micrograms/ml, 1.3 to 3.5 micrograms/ml, and 1.3 to 2.4 micrograms/ml at 2 to 4, 4 to 6, and 6 to 12 hours after administration, respectively. Therefore, it appears that LVFX may be effective in biliary tract infections, because of its sustained high concentrations in biliary system.

Adipose Tissue↗
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Identification of "binge-prone" women: an experimentally and psychometrically validated cluster analysis in a college population.

This study investigated the escape model of binge eating through a cluster analysis using standardized measures. A sample of 126 undergraduate women underwent a manipulation of their level of cognition and were asked to "taste-test" several flavors of ice cream. Questionnaire data from these women were entered into a cluster analysis. Two groups emerged: women in the "binge-prone" group were significantly more depressed, had lower self-esteem, had more chaotic and extreme eating patterns, and were more self-conscious than those in the control group. In validation work, binge-prone women were shown to report elevated levels of bulimic symptomatology and, when in the presence of a food they enjoyed, to respond to increases in level of cognition by eating more. These results were consistent with some, but not all, of the components of the escape model.

Adult↗