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In August 2016, a cystoscopically visible protuberant neoplasm of the urinary bladder was found in a 73-year-old man, with clinical manifestation of lower abdominal pain, frequency, urgency and dysuria during urination. Pelvic computed tomography (CT) examination showed a 1.5 cm nodular soft tissue shadow at the left anterior wall of the bladder . The patient then underwent the procedure of transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT). Resected sample was formalin fixed, paraffin embedded. The tissue blocks were cut into 3-μm sections, which were stained with hematoxylin and eosin. Microscopic examination showed the neoplasm was composed of spindle or ovoid-shaped cells that formed storiform, nested or swirling patterns. It involved mucosa and submucosa layers. The neoplastic spindle cells had indistinct cytoplasmic borders, a moderate amount of lightly acidophilic cytoplasm, round or ovoid nuclei with a thin nuclear membrane and small nucleoli. Abundant mitotic Figs. (30 mitoses/10 high-power fields) and apoptotic bodies were present, with no necrosis and hemorrhage. Multinucleated cells and pleomorphic cells were also seen. Some mature lymphocytes infiltrated between tumor cells and in perivascular spaces . The residual lymphoid tissue was limited to small follicles.
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The tumor cells were positive for CD21 and vimentin, partly positive for CD23, D2–40 and CD35. The tumor cells were negative for CK, CK5/6, EMA, CK7, CK20, P63, P40, Uroplakin, Desmin, SMA, S100, TFE-3, HMB45, MelanA, MPO, ALK, CD3, CD5, CD20 and CD30. Ki-67 was expressed in about 30% of the tumor cell nuclei . Silver staining demonstrated abundant fibers circumfused each tumor cell. The pathological diagnosis of follicular dendritic cell sarcoma was given based on the morphology and immunohistochemistry.
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Six weeks later, the tumor recurred, which appeared widely based, deeper than the primary surgical scar and was about 1.5 × 2 cm in size. A second transurethral resection was performed and microscopically the FDCS still could be seen in bladder mucosa and submucosa. FDCS tumor cells were similar to those seen in the previous sample, which were spindle-shaped with round or ovoid nuclei with small nucleoli. But the number of mitotic Figs. (10 mitoses/10 high-power fields) was lower than that of the first sample. However, the tumor cells were found to infiltrate in muscularis propria. It was surprising that there was also an invasive urothelial carcinoma that was mixed with the FDCS. The UC of bladder infiltrated in mucosa and submucosa. The tumor cells of UC were arranged in nest or cord pattern, the cytoplasm was acidophilic and the nuclear were irregular. . Using immunohischemistry, UC were positive for CK, CK20, P63, GATA-3, negative for CD21, CD23, CD35 and D2–40. Otherwise, FDCS were positive for Vimentin, CD21, CD23, CD35 and D2–40, negative for CK and CK20. . UC and FDCS were both positive for P16, P53 and EGFR, and both negative for BRAF.
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Our patient is a 66-year-old Eritrean gentleman, who presented to our emergency department with severe epigastric pain and a history of a growing abdominal wall mass. On systematic review, he reported anorexia and weight loss, with no history of alteration in bowel habits. The patient had no significant past medical history apart from this presentation.
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A 54-year-old woman was referred to our center due to right ventricular enlargement which was incidentally detected on pre-operative echocardiography for ankle surgery at a local clinic. The patient was asymptomatic and in normal sinus rhythm. A transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) showed a large secundum ASD with a diameter of 17 mm. A transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) was performed and showed 20 × 23 mm secundum ASD with left to right shunt and right ventricle (RV), right atrium (RA) enlargement . The patient had a D-shaped small left ventricle (LV) with a left ventricular ejection fraction of 59%. Mitral valve leaflets were normal with no MR detected . Moderate tricuspid regurgitation (Grade II) due to dilated tricuspid valve annulus (46 mm) and mild pulmonary hypertension were observed. The rims to both sides of the superior vena cava and inferior vena cava were short, thus surgical repair of ASD under mini-thoracotomy was planned.
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A 57-year-old Greek man was referred to our facility with pain, hemorrhage and a gangrenous smell due to a so-called wound on his penis. A physical examination revealed the complete absence of his penis and a large chasm in the lower abdominal wall, which made it possible to see parts of the lower pelvis, such as the spermatic cords, the destroyed basis of the corpora cavernosa and the residual stump of the urethra. The scrotum and the testicles were stiff and were possibly invaded by the cancer. In the chasm margins, we could detect hemorrhagic and necrotic areas . The inguinal lymph nodes were palpable, hard and mobile. Our patient was in a good general condition and his body temperature was normal. From his medical history, he had discovered a lesion in his inner prepuce 18 months before. He had requested medical advice at a private health center concerning that lesion. According to his recollection, a biopsy had been taken and he was diagnosed as having penile cancer (this biopsy could not be found, as he did not ask for a copy of it at the time and the private health center failed to track our patient's data as he was never hospitalized there). The physicians at the time suggested he should undergo a partial penectomy, but he refused and stopped seeking medical treatment.
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A 2 year-old boy was referred to our pediatric department for a 10-month’s history of thrombopenic purpura which failed to respond to conventional therapy with corticosteroids. The patient was born from healthy and no consanguineous parents. The medical history revealed an episode of anemia at the age of 1 month which required blood transfusion but no previous history of diarrhea. On admission, physical examination showed, fever at 38°C, skin purpura and no neurological impairment. The platelet count was 9×109/l; hemoglobin level was at 6.8g/dl with marked reticulocytosis. Direct coombs test was negative and the lactate dehydrogenase rate was at 2314 IU/l. The blood film revealed numerous schistocytes and microspherocytes. Mild proteinuria and hematuria were detected but the renal function was preserved. Coagulation tests were normal. Regarding, the absence of previous diarrhea, and renal insufficiency, the diagnosis of atypical HUS was reported. Hemoglobin level has normalized (10.9g/dl) after one blood transfusion while platelet count remained low at 35 ×109/l. TTP was then suspected; the patient was treated with 20ml/kg of fresh –frozen plasma, which promptly resulted in total recovery of thrombocytopenia (152×109/l). He was discharged after improvement. Twenty days later, he relapsed a new hemolytic episode which improved with a new plasmatherapy. Further investigations revealed a severe deficiency of ADAMTS 13 activity (level< 5%), ADAMTS 13 antigen was undetectable (< 65ng/l; kit American Diagnostica, Stamford, USA). No inhibitors for ADMTS 13 were found. For genetic analysis, all 29 exons with flanking intron-exon baoundaries of the ADAMTS 13gene were amplified and sequenced. The propositus was found to be homozygous for a new mutation: c 2203 G>T-p.Glu735X (domain TSP1-2) in exon 18. The patient’s family sequencing gene couldn’t be performed but no members had a history of a TTP-like disorder, thrombosis or bleeding episodes. Since, the diagnosis of congenital TTP was confirmed; the patient was placed on prophylactic regimen with regular infusions of FFP. During 4 years of follow-up, only one hemolytic crisis occurred at starting therapy. This event led us to reduce the intervals between infusions from 4 weeks to 3 weeks. Small volumes (10ml/kg) of FFP were able to prevent crises. Actually, at 6 years of age, the patient has a normal physical and mental development. The renal function is still normal.
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NOMI is a disorder that causes irreversible ischaemia in the intestine, resulting in intestinal necrosis, despite the absence of organic obstruction in the mesenteric artery trunk. This phenomenon was first reported by Heer and includes the following characteristics: (1) no obstruction in the mesenteric arteries or veins governed by intestinal necrosis, (2) segmental discontinuity of intestinal ischaemia and necrosis, and (3) pathological evidence of intestinal haemorrhage and necrosis. We define NOMI as satisfying these conditions. From 12 to 25% of acute intestinal ischaemia is thought to be due to NOMI in Europe and America [, ]. Various triggers increase hypoxia of the intestinal tract tissue, reduce cardiac output, and decrease circulating blood volume. As a result, the sympathetic nerves in the peripheral blood vessels of the mesenteric artery overreact, causing vasospasms and intestinal ischaemia. Since these spasms occur at random, the ischaemic area is sporadic. Fogaty suggests that severe congestive heart failure, digitalis intoxication, and blood concentration are important factors affecting this disorder and that dehydration is significantly related to vasopressin due to low cardiac output, haemorrhage, and shock. He asserts that vasopressin and angiotensin increase in the blood due to low cardiac output, haemorrhage, shock, etc., causing catecholamine-induced spasms of the mesenteric artery and resulting in NOMI. In addition, the general risk factors for NOMI are increased age, heart disease, arrhythmia, cerebrovascular disease, diabetes, burns, dialysis, dehydration, haemorrhage, and pancreatitis [–]. In any case, the basis of the pathology is considered a decrease in circulating blood volume. Pelvic fractures generally cause excessive bleeding in trauma, anywhere from 1000 to 4000 ml . In our patient, bleeding from a pelvic fracture caused a rapid decrease in circulating blood volume, and at one point, the patient was in shock. TAE was performed for active bleeding, and NOMI developed the next day, although haemostasis was attained. When a pelvic fracture with a large volume of blood loss occurs, the risk of NOMI onset should not be ignored.
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Based on these findings, our differential diagnoses were giant cell tumor of the bone, aneurysmal bone cyst, or low-grade malignant tumor such as telangiectatic osteosarcoma. Therefore, an incisional biopsy of the lesion was performed. An intraoperative examination revealed that the lesion had a thick capsule; when the capsule was incised, abundant blood was drained from inside. The intraoperative hemorrhage from the incisional biopsy was 500 ml; then, our patient needed a blood transfusion because her hemoglobin level decreased to 6.7 mg/dl from the preoperative level of 12.8 mg/dl. A histopathologic examination revealed large amounts of old clotted blood within the lesion. The capsule of the lesion was composed of dense, fibrous, connective tissue . There was no evidence of neoplasia . Therefore, CEH was suspected.
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A 10-mm pedunculated polyp in the gallbladder neck was detected on a follow-up abdominal ultrasound in a 60-year-old man with chronic hepatitis and hepatitis B without medication. A benign tumor or low-grade malignancy was suspected, and he initially did not wish to undergo surgical resection. Six months later, an abdominal ultrasound showed an increase in the polyp to 12 mm at the neck of the gallbladder with point-like perfusion, focal thickening of the gallbladder wall, and a gallbladder stone at the fundus . Enhanced computed tomography (CT) scan and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a polypoid lesion at the neck of the gallbladder, a distended gallbladder with a thickened and enhanced wall, and a gallbladder stone at the fundus. He was asymptomatic, and laboratory examinations revealed that the patient had a normal liver function and coagulation with hepatitis B virus DNA level of 3.2 log IU/ml; positive and negative serologic markers for hepatitis B envelope antibody and envelope antigen, respectively, and the tumor marker levels were within normal ranges [carcinoembryonic antigen, CEA (1.8 U/ml; normal range < 5.0 U/ml) and CA19-9 (9.9 U/ml; normal range < 37 U/ml)]. Although the patient was diagnosed with a benign gallbladder polyp, malignancy could not be completely excluded. Therefore, a laparoscopic cholecystectomy was performed. Intraoperatively, only a slight thickening of the gallbladder wall was detected. Macroscopically, there was a pedunculated yellowish polyp (14 × 11 × 15 mm) at the neck of the gallbladder. The gallbladder wall was thickened, and the Rokitansky-Aschoff sinus (RAS) was clustered at the wall .
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A 35-year-old, well-built, right-hand dominant gentleman, a temple priest by profession and a known epileptic with a frequency of seizures of once every year, being treated with regular oral phenytoin, presented with pain and deformity in both shoulders since the previous day. He had an episode of generalized seizures the previous day and sustained a fall during the episode. He reported that his left arm got stuck between a wall and a cupboard during the fall while his right arm was free during the fall. However, the patient could not recollect clear details due to seizures. He was otherwise asymptomatic before the incident. There was no history of external injury or other associated injuries or history suggestive of instability.
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A 30-year-old Chinese woman came to the dermatology clinic with a two-year history of progressing, diffuse, lattice-like hyperpigmentation of the face and neck. Significant sunlight, chemical materials, medicine, and cosmetic exposures were denied. She had no notable family history of similar conditions. On further questioning, she admitted that she had experienced hair loss and ankle joint pain for two years, and these had worsened in the last two months.
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A 22-year-old female Caucasian patient was diagnosed with UC 3 mo ago, complaining of bloody diarrhea, abdominal pain and weight loss, and discontinued mesalamine due to the gastric intolerance. The patient underwent a colonoscopy 2 wk before the admission to the hospital, which revealed lesions consistent with UC of moderate endoscopic activity (Mayo endoscopic score 2).
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A 45-year-old male presented to the emergency department complaining of a cough for more than a week. This cough was not relieved by any medications. It was followed by dyspnoea for 2 days. From the patient's history, we found that he is a schoolteacher from a middle-class family. The living conditions of the family are at subpar levels. He is a non-smoker and an occasional alcohol consumer. There is no evidence of contact with domestic animals like dogs, sheep, or cows. The patient lives with his wife and two children in his home with no domestic animals as pets or livestock. Contamination of food and water are a few environmental risk factors that the patient has.
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Male, 32 years old (yo), 78,5 kg of bw, resided in São Gabriel da Cachoeira (Amazon state) for two years (until 18th Dec 2015), where he had a diagnosis of vivax malaria on 1st Nov 2015 being treated with chloroquine and primaquine for seven days . On 25th Jan 2016, 38 days after moving to Rio de Janeiro city (and 85 days after the initial diagnosis), he sought care at INI/Fiocruz and was diagnosed with P. vivax infection (18,320 parasites/mm3). G6PD activity was tested normal. He was treated with chloroquine and primaquine (total dose of primaquine: 3.44 mg base/kg given during nine days). On 16th Apr 2016 (81-days interval), he presented another malaria episode diagnosed as P. vivax (6,000 parasites/mm3). He was then treated with chloroquine and higher-dose primaquine (total dose of primaquine: 7.03 mg base/kg bw given in 22 days). CYP2D6 genotype was performed and classified as intermediate metabolizer . He was followed up for more than one year and has not presented new episodes.
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A 26-year-old female patient visited to the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in April 2017, with the complaint of feeling something hard in her left cheek for a few years. She had unremarkable medical history aside from a history of trauma in the left masseteric area when she was 4 years old. On physical examinations, surface texture and color of the skin and mucosa were in normal range without swelling or tenderness. When palpated, well-defined, oval-shaped, and movable nodules in her left cheek, less than 1 cm × 1 cm in size, were identified. Panorama and CT examinations were performed, and multiple radiopaque masses were observed inside the left masseter muscle . The function of facial nerve and salivary flow of Stensen’s duct were normal. No trismus and cervical lymphadenopathy were noted. Blood test results were also normal. Serum calcium level was 9.4 g/dL and serum phosphorus level was 3.9 g/dL which were within normal ranges. From the clinical and radiographic evaluation whilst considering a history of trauma, the calcified mass was diagnosed as dystrophic calcification, which is known to occur in soft tissues, commonly in those with a history of trauma and the absence of systemic mineral imbalance.
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There is a variety of conditions that may cause abnormal calcification in various tissues. It may have some connection with abnormal calcium phosphate metabolism as seen in metastatic calcifications . However, dystrophic calcification is deposition of calcium salt in degenerated tissues related to normal calcium and phosphorous metabolism . It is known that dystrophic calcification can occur in any soft tissue with the absence of a systemic mineral imbalance, easily found in the site of the heart muscle and skeletal muscle. It rarely appears in the gingiva, tongue, lymph nodes, and facial muscles and usually occurs in injured tissues [, ]. Based on the literature, our case is the fifth case of dystrophic calcification in a masseteric area to be reported .
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The pathogenesis of dystrophic calcification is known to involve intracellular or extracellular initiation and propagation. Intracellular calcification is initiated with dead or dying cells that are not able to regulate intracellular calcium. After initiation, propagation of calcium phosphate crystalline formation occurs, which is affected by the concentration of Ca2+and PO4− in the extracellular space . Dystrophic calcification occurs when calcium is accumulated in the area of trauma or necrosis which may be caused by blunt trauma, inflammation, injections, and the presence of parasites .
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Different types of calcifications, including phleboliths, sialoliths, myositis ossificans, metastatic calcification, calcifications within lymph nodes, and calcified cutaneous aces, may occur in the cheek area, and they need to be distinguished from dystrophic calcification. Phleboliths are pathological, calcified thrombi that are associated with hemangiomas and developmental vascular malformations of the head and neck region . Radiographically, they appear as round or oval radiopaque nodules, which may show a radiopaque center with surrounding onion ring-like concentric calcific rings . In this case, there was no evidence of hemangioma or vascular malformation clinically and radiographically. Also, the calcified mass had no radiopaque center and concentric rings.
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A 10-year-old Tunisian girl presented to our department with fever, vomiting, and asthenia. She had neither family history of hematological diseases nor other illness before the disease onset. During her admission, a physical examination showed a child of normal stature with pallor and fever (body temperature of 39 °C). She was tachycardic at 141 beats/minute and her blood pressure was at 107/51 mmHg. She had tachypnea at 52 breaths/minute with oxygen saturation in air at 95% and no heart murmur. An abdominal examination found an isolated splenomegaly. Biochemical analysis showed signs of hemolysis: total bilirubin, 51 microml/L with a direct fraction of 9 microml/L; haptoglobin < 58 mg/L; and D-lactate dehydrogenase, 2051 U/L. Her complete blood count showed severe anemia with hemoglobin (Hb), 2.6 g/dl; RBCs, 90 × 104/mm3; hematocrit (Ht), 6.6%; mean corpuscular volume (MCV), 91.3 fL; mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), 31 pg; mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), 33 g/dL; reticulocytosis, 239,400/mm3; white blood cells, 40,500/mm3; and platelets, 540,000/mm3. The blood smear did not reveal schistocytes. A DAT identified autoantibodies of the immunoglobulin M (IgM), immunoglobulin A (IgA), immunoglobulin G (IgG) isotypes, and C3d that reacted strongly (3+) at 37 °C with all tested cells. This confirmed the diagnosis of AIHA.
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A 43-year-old male patient with a past medical history of MCD and ADHD since childhood presented to the emergency department with shortness of breath, generalized oedema, and foamy urine without haematuria for the last few months. The patient was taking Adderall (mixed amphetamine salts with dextroamphetamine and amphetamine) for ADHD since childhood and have undocumented history of inadequately treated MCD. He was evaluated for chronic kidney disease which revealed nephrotic range proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia, and an elevated brain natriuretic peptide. Urine drug sample was positive for amphetamine and cannabinoids. An extensive work-up was negative for secondary causes of nephrotic syndrome and kidney biopsy findings were consistent with MCD.
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A 30-year-old Pakistani man presented to our general surgery outpatient department with a complaint of a slow growing painless scrotal swelling present for the past two years. His lesion was itchy and no discharge was present. On examination there was a soft copper-colored swelling involving the medial, lower and lateral sides of his scrotum. Clinical diagnosis of an infectious disorder such as molluscum contagiosum was made. He had no significant past medical history of sexually transmitted disease or surgical procedure in that particular area. He had a normal laboratory checkup including blood biochemistry, serum lactate dehydrogenase levels and serology for sexually transmitted diseases and filariasis. There was no peripheral eosinophilia. Detailed physical examination, serology and the absence of eosinophilia excluded the possibility of the common etiology, filariasis. Surgical resection was performed and the specimen was sent for histopathology. The tissue was skin covered, measured 2.5cm × 2.5cm and the skin had a soft nodular raised area measuring 1.5cm × 1.5cm . The histopathological examination revealed a very rare disorder of the scrotum with dilated thin walled lymphatic channels just beneath the skin . Re-resection of deeper tissue was advised, which was undertaken and he had post-operative antibiotics. He has been free of complaints during five post-operative months.
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We report a case of a 72-year-old female patient with a known medical history of hypertension and ischemic heart disease. She was on medical treatment of beta-blockers, aspirin, and nitrates. Her BMI was 33.14 kg/m2. The patient presented to the emergency department with an attack of severe abdominal pain associated with nausea and vomiting (7–8 times per day); the days preceded the attack of abdominal pain the patient was noticed mild cough and nasal sneezing; diagnosed as a mild COVID infection after visiting a physician in an outpatient clinic and a positive nasopharyngeal (RT-PCR) testing. The symptoms were resolved completely with home isolation and conservative treatment (paracetamol and nasal decongestants). The patient denied any history of contact with a confirmed COVID patient or a patient with flu likes symptoms. One week later, the patient complained of myalgia, anorexia, and ageusia that shortly followed by an attack of sharp diffuse colicky abdominal pain associated with nausea and vomiting (7–8 times) for which the patient presented to the emergency department for further evaluation. In the emergency room, CT chest revealed bilateral ground-glass opacities . The laboratory investigations showed elevated total leucocytic count: 14.3 × 109 cells/L, hemoglobin at 11.4 g/dL, CRP 118.2 mg/l, serum creatinine 1.69 mg/dL with markedly elevated serum amylase 1667 U/L and lipase: 710 U/L; other laboratory values were unremarkable . There was no history of fever, shortness of breath, or chest pain. Vital signs showed elevated blood pressure (BP = 150/100), tachycardia (pulse100 b/min), and body temperature was normal (37.1 °C), respiratory rate of 19 breaths per minute, and her oxygen saturation measured by pulse oximetry was 95% on room air and had markedly elevated blood sugar (RBS = 500 mg/dL). On physical examination, the patient was found to have a dry mucous membrane of the tongue, pallor, and severe generalized tenderness of the abdomen with normal intestinal sounds. She also appeared fatigued and cachectic. Abdominal computed tomography was normal. The diagnosis of acute pancreatitis in a COVID-19 patient was settled. Upon that the patient was referred to the ICU room in the quarantine hospital, 3 days at ICU, the condition was resolved with conservative treatment, bowel rest, intravenous fluids, and analgesia; the patient was discharged after 15 days of admission. Her BMI on discharge was 25.25 kg/m2; she lost 20 kg from her weight and her blood sugar returned to the normal level.
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On 24 November 2012, a 31-year-old woman was diagnosed as a suspected rabies case by the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, which reported the case to the Henan Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A detailed epidemiological investigation of the suspected rabies case was performed.
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A 61-year-old man fell from a bed in a facility, bruised his head, and lost consciousness, being brought to our hospital. The patient had a history of craniotomy for the left putaminal hemorrhage at the age of 50, which caused permanent motor aphasia and right hemiparesis (manual muscle test [MMT], 2/5). On admission, the patient was comatose associated with the left hemiplegia and was found to have a subcutaneous hematoma and abrasion on his right forehead. He had neither disorders of coagulation nor consumption of alcohol or anticoagulants. Computed tomography (CT) of the head showed AISDH of 2.5 cm in thickness and thin bilateral convexity subdural hematomas . Because he was comatose and had left hemiplegia, hematoma removal through a parietal parasagittal craniotomy was performed under the microscope. Intraoperatively, there was neither brain contusion nor a rupture of the bridging vein found . As the hematoma was removed, arterial bleeding was seen arising from a branch of ACA . The vessel was torn and the other end was found to be continuous with the cerebral falx, from which arterial bleeding was also observed . Both ends of the vessel were very close together and coagulated to stop bleeding : thus, it was determined that the damage to the dural branch from ACA to the cerebral falx was the cause of the hemorrhage. Postoperative CT demonstrated that the AISDH was near totally removed . His altered sensorium and left hemiplegia improved mildly, but the patient remained bedridden and quadriparetic. Therefore, further vascular examinations were not performed. There was no recurrent bleeding during his stay in our hospital. He was transferred to a long-term hospital with modified Rankin Scale 5 with motor aphasia and right hemiparesis (MMT, 2/5), which were sequelae that he had before the trauma, and left hemiparesis (MMT, 3/5) on the 44th postoperative day.
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A 74-year-old Turkish man was referred to our out-patient clinic because of right hip pain without a history of trauma. He had experienced severe pain in the groin on weight bearing, with variable degree of pain at rest, over the last 45 days. He was able to walk only with the assistance of crutches. His medical history was unremarkable.
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A 29-year-old smoking White man, without any personal or family history, was hospitalized in our department for the management of a small bowel obstruction (SBO). There was no fever or night sweats. The general condition was preserved. He had a history of a 2 months non-bloody diarrhea (5 stools/day). At presentation, physical examination revealed marked abdominal distension, diffuse tympanism with tenderness without rebound tenderness. There was no fever and vital signs were stable. Neurological and cutaneous examinations were normal. Examination of the anal margin and the rectal examination were normal.
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A 56-year-old female was referred for a painless tongue lesion of three-month duration. The patient had unremarkable medical history, was normolipemic, nonalcohol drinker, smoker (6–19 cigarettes/day) for 30 years, and was taking no medications. On clinical examination, an asymptomatic pink-white, well-demarcated, sessile lesion with a granular surface and slightly raised margins measuring 1 × 0.5 × 0.3 cm was observed in the left lateral lingual border which extended to the ventral surface of the tongue. The lesion was soft in consistency on palpation and closely related to an area of combined white plaque and striae . Similar white striae in a reticular pattern were also observed in the right and left buccal mucosa consistent with the clinical diagnosis of OLP . There was no evidence of cervical lymph node enlargement. The extraoral examination performed by a dermatologist did not reveal any skin or genital lesions. Regarding the tongue lesion, the possibility of malignancy arising within OLP of the reticular/hypertrophic type was taken under consideration. An incisional biopsy was performed under local anesthesia from a region that included both the granular and the whitish tongue lesions.
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A previously healthy 54-year-old Caucasian man presented to the emergency department of our internal medicine ward with a medical history of aggravation of general health related to dizziness, weight gain, and two syncopal attacks. A physical examination was conducted which showed his blood pressure to be normotensive and his measured pulse rate and body temperature to be within normal limits. His initial laboratory results showed an increased hematocrit level of 69%, a hemoglobin level of 23g/dl, and a white blood cell count of 15.5×1000/μL. Initially he seemed to be hemodynamically stable with no signs of dyspnea. He experienced a rapid decrease of total proteins (5.67g/dl decreasing to 2.02g/dl within 72 hours) and began to exhibit hemodynamic instability, at which point he was admitted to our intensive care unit (ICU) and treated with catecholamines. Due to an increasing pulmonary insufficiency an endotracheal intubation was performed immediately. A massive emission of fluids and proteins from the intravascular to the extracellular compartments caused a generalized compartment syndrome to develop. Over 24 hours after admission to the ICU our patient developed compartment syndromes in both his upper and lower limbs and the abdominal compartment. The abdominal compartment syndrome was diagnosed by measuring the intra-abdominal pressure through a urinary catheter. The highest measured intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) was 26mm/Hg and therefore a diagnosis of abdominal compartment syndrome Grade IV was made. His abdomen and all four limbs required decompression by a fasciotomy of both forearms, both thighs, both lower legs, and the abdomen. The surgeries were performed 24 hours after admission to the clinic. Vacuum-assisted dressings were placed first on his lower limbs. During a second revision operation vacuum-assisted dressings were placed on his upper limbs to assist with monitoring the edema and in preparation for the definite closure of the fasciotomy wounds. The dressing of his abdomen included putting the intestine into a sac and covering it with a transparency dressing. Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) was required three days after admission due to acute renal failure. Continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration (CVVHD) was applied for a total of four days. The blood levels of creatinine and urea returned to normal after three days of CVVHD and he gained back full renal function. Before CVVHD the highest creatinine level amounted to 1.4mg/dl and after renal replacement therapy (before discharge from the hospital) it decreased to 0.6mg/dl. The urea levels also decreased from 80mg/dl to 17mg/dl. The hematological parameters returned to their normal limits by the fourth day of admission . The clinical diagnostics included cultures of the blood, urine, stool, sputum, and intra-operative tissue samples which were all analyzed for aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, as well as for fungus. The results of the samples were all negative. After ruling out the differential diagnoses the diagnosis of a SCLS was confirmed, with secondary abdominal compartment and compartment syndromes in all four limbs. The secondary closure of the abdomen had been performed 16 days after admission and 23 days after admission we were able to remove the vacuum-assisted pumps and proceed in closing all wounds . His upper limbs required skin grafting . His lower limbs showed weakness in the dorsal flexion of the feet and toes, therefore peroneal splints were adjusted to his feet. His upper limbs showed residual deficits of fine motor skills, especially the left upper limb. These deficits had been improved with hand therapy. Our patient was moved to the rheumatology ward after 23 days in our ICU. He was started on medical prophylactic treatment with theophylline and terbutaline in combination with steroid therapy (prednisolone). During remission induction therapy the dose of theophylline ranged between 1200 and 1600mg per day in order to achieve serum concentrations between 20 and 25mg/dl. Before discharging him the theophylline dose was reduced to 1000mg/day. In order to obtain the remission advised to achieve peak serum concentrations between 10 and 20mg/dl, terbutaline was first given at a total dose of 20mg per day in divided doses. Before he was discharged the dose was reduced to 10mg per day. We recommended that he should continue to take theophylline and terbutaline for the rest of his life. Methylprednisolone was applied intravenously while in remission induction therapy at a dose of 40mg per day. After remission was induced the prednisolone was gradually reduced to 15mg/day. We recommended maintaining the gradual reduction of that dose.
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A 49-year-old man was admitted to our emergency department after severe trauma to the chest wall by a steering wheel in a traffic accident. When he was sent to our hospital, his vital signs were as follows: respiratory rate 39 breaths/minute; heart rate 142 beats/minute; blood pressure 127/76 mmHg; blood gas pH 7.235; pCO2 64.2 mmHg; and pO2 56.5 mmHg. Chest computed tomography (CT) revealed multiple sternal fractures, bilateral multiple rib fractures from the first to the seventh ribs , and bilateral hemopneumothorax. The anterior chest wall was depressed due to multiple fractures . Closed thoracic drainage was performed bilaterally in the intensive care unit (ICU). The paradoxical movement gradually worsened, and respiratory failure emerged (Video S).
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The patient had been consistently administrated with ventilator-assisted ventilation for over 1 week, however, no improvement of paradoxical respiration was observed. More importantly, the patient suffered from a more severe lung infection and the blood oxygen saturation decreased obviously. Therefore, a multidisciplinary discussion including experts from departments of thoracic surgery, ICU, respiration, radiology, as well as anaesthesiology was organized. The physicians from the respiratory department and ICU insisted that the patient still required ventilator-assisted ventilation although it could not ameliorate severe abnormal breathing, extra antibiotic usage with effective lung care might be useful to suppress lung inflammation, the most important treatment was to perform chest wall fixation. With the three-dimensional bone reconstruction images of chest wall provided by the radiology department, the chief physician from the thoracic surgery department indicated that it was not suitable to perform conventional rib and sternum fixation in this case as the images clearly showed too many fracture sites in ribs (including costal cartilage), sternum, anterior as well as lateral chest wall , thus this method could not establish a stable chest wall, and time-consuming, traumatic, more bleeding and costly. We noticed the use of Nuss procedure in trauma had been previously reported [–]. It was a new effective treatment for severe flail chest patients who couldn’t survive without prolonged mechanical ventilation. The most important advantages for the Nuss procedure were minimally invasive and much less time-consuming. However, it was not suitable when there were combined fractures in both the anterior and lateral chest walls as the Nuss bar required a stable lateral chest wall to guarantee the physical support, which the patient lacked. Therefore, neither the Nuss procedure nor rib fixation could completely fix the chest wall and eliminate abnormal breathing. We then proposed a strategy to combine the Nuss procedure with rib fixation. First, the rib fixation rebuilt a stable lateral chest wall, then the Nuss procedure stabilized the front chest wall. This strategy was also supported by the physicians from the anaesthesiology department as he mentioned that the conventional rib and sternum fixation could severely influence the patient’s respiratory and circulatory system during the operation. Finally, combining the use of the Nuss procedure and rib fixation was determined after the multidisciplinary discussion.
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First, the right third and fourth and the left fifth fractured lateral ribs were stabilized using rib fixation plates (Seemine SMA Co., LTD, Gansu, China) to stabilize both lateral chest walls . Then the thoracoscopy-assisted Nuss procedure was performed. Two Nuss bars (GRINM Advanced Materials Co., LTD, Beijing, China) were inserted into the third and fifth intercostal spaces of both sides for elevating and stabilizing the depressed mid sternum and fractured ribs at the anterior chest wall respectively to avoid the fractured sites of the ribs . The Nuss procedure process was as follows: one 40 cm Nuss bar was bent into a symmetric arc shape. Two skin incisions (1.5 cm) were made on both lateral chest walls in the mid-axillary line at the third intercostal space. Submuscular tunnels were made the outside pleural entry and exit points. The right entry point was punctured with an introducer, and a 1 cm thoracoscope was placed into the pleural cavity. The mediastinum was dissected under direct vision. The exit point at the left side was punctured under direct visual guidance as well, and a 32F chest tube passed through the tunnel created by the introducer. The bar was positioned by following the guidance of the chest tube. The Nuss bar was rotated, and the depressed anterior upper chest wall was elevated. However, the shape of the anterior lower chest wall still had depression resulting from the large fractured areas, and paradoxical movement existed too. Therefore, another 40 cm Nuss bar was inserted at the fifth intercostal space with the same method. Two bars finally were fixed on the stable lateral ribs with steel wires. Finally, two Nuss bars and three rib fixation plates simultaneously exert sustained support, and the shape of the chest wall was nearly perfect .
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A 70-year-old Japanese man, who had undergone esophagectomy with gastric conduit reconstruction via the antesternal route for spontaneous esophageal rupture 28 years previously, was hospitalized due to redness of the precordial skin, which had persisted for 1 month . Gastric juice was discharged from the gastric conduit through the skin fistula. He had taken low-dose aspirin due to a past history of left carotid artery obstruction and stenosis of the right carotid artery but had not taken proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). Laboratory studies showed mild inflammatory findings (WBC 9200/ul, C-reactive protein 5.7 mg/dl). No evidence of Helicobacter pylori infection was seen.
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First, a skin incision of 3 cm × 2 cm in size was made on the fistula. The area around the fistula was debrided and the gastric conduit was partially resected together with the fistula. The wall defect was closed with interrupted layer-to-layer anastomosis (3-0 PDS®). Then, the tissue defect resulting from the resection was filled with a right pectoralis major muscle pedicle flap with the 2nd to 4th penetrating branches of the internal thoracic artery as a vascular pedicle. Finally, the muscle pedicle flap was covered with a split-thickness skin graft harvested from the left thigh .
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The patient is a 41 year-old female who presented with acute shortness of breath. Chest x-ray and computed tomography showed spontaneous pneumothorax with apical blebs. The patient underwent uneventful Video Assisted Thorascopic Surgery (VATS) with bleb resection and mechanical pleurodesis. Half of a folded Bovie scratch pad that is usually used as a cautery tip cleaner (CardinalHealth, Fig. ) was utilized to abrade the parietal pleura. The postoperative portable chest x-ray reported no unusual findings . Following chest tube removal, on postop day-3 prior to discharge, a two-view chest x-ray showed an apical pneumothorax, in addition to an “abnormality” in the apex of the hemithorax consistent with a FB. Options, including no intervention versus VATS retrieval of the FB, were discussed with the patient who opted for the latter. Intraoperatively, the FB was easily identified and removed . The patient was discharged the following day in good condition. The FB was confirmed to be the radio-opaque marker of the Bovie scratch pad.
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A 52-year-old immunocompetent Chinese-American man with no significant past medical history, including an absence of chronic diseases, was injured while handling a catfish 10 days prior to admission while working as a fishmonger in a New York City supermarket. He had picked up a live channel catfish (I. punctatus) from a fish tank with his ungloved right hand, after which he was stung in the right nail groove of his thumb by the spine of the catfish. The patient experienced immediate and severe pain at the puncture site. As the day progressed, he developed pain, erythema, and swelling throughout his right thumb. Over the next few days, the patient reported an increase in pain from 1 out of 10 to 7 out of 10 in intensity, with radiation to his right forearm, and progressive erythema and swelling which extended proximally up his right arm. Subsequently, he sought medical attention from his primary care physician, who found the patient to be afebrile and prescribed amoxicillin-clavulanate to treat cellulitis and ibuprofen as needed for pain control. The patient revisited his physician 3 days later with the development of an abscess and no response to the antibiotic while remaining afebrile. The ibuprofen that he was taking for pain control likely served as an anti-pyretic and obscured possible fever. His doctor performed an incision and drainage procedure of the lesion and sent the purulent drainage for wound culture. He then referred the patient to the emergency department for admission and intravenous antibiotics. There, the patient was given 900mg intravenous clindamycin and tetanus immunization, as well as ibuprofen 600mg for pain control.
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Upon admission, the patient reported the pain as 2 out of 10 diffusely in his right thumb. He described the pain as throbbing and intermittent, with radiation to his right forearm. The patient was non-toxic appearing, but in severe pain. Vital signs demonstrated a temperature of 96.9°F (36.1°C), pulse of 62 beats per minute, respiratory rate of 18, and blood pressure of 112/71mmHg. The physical examination was unremarkable aside from an indurated, red, firm 2cm swelling to the medial aspect of his right thumb that was tender to palpation, with surrounding erythema and warmth, and lymphangitic erythematous streaks that tracked medially to his antecubital fossa. The laboratory evaluation was unremarkable, including normal liver and renal panels, except for an elevated white blood cell count (WBC) of 13.2K/uL (80% neutrophils), sedimentation rate of 38mm/hour (reference range 0 to 13), and C-reactive protein of 4.5mg/dL (reference range 0 to 1). X-ray views of the thumb were negative for foreign body and gas . There was no evidence of cortical irregularity or periosteal reaction to suggest osteomyelitis.
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The patient was initially treated with intravenous tobramycin, oral tetracycline, and intravenous ampicillin-sulbactam. Hydrogen peroxide immersion of his right thumb and wet to dry dressings were used for wound care. One day after admission, the patient’s WBC decreased to 7.8K/uL, and Gram stain from the wound on initial presentation revealed moderate Gram-negative bacilli and a few Gram-positive cocci in pairs. Ampicillin-sulbactam was continued and vancomycin was added for possible methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus coverage. After substantial relief of symptoms and reduced signs, including less erythema and induration, and normalization of the WBC, the patient was discharged and prescribed a 10-day course of oral ciprofloxacin and amoxicillin-clavulanate. Wound cultures obtained by his primary care physician grew many Proteus vulgaris and Morganella morganii. Table shows the antimicrobial susceptibility data of the two case isolates. Both organisms, while susceptible to ciprofloxacin, with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) less than 0.25μg/mL, were resistant to ampicillin, with MIC greater than 32μg/mL. At a 12-month telephone follow-up, the patient denied developing further symptoms and reported that the wound had healed completely without complication.
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A 36-year-old woman with a 2-month history of abdominal and back pain was referred and admitted to our hospital for treatment. The patient had no history of disease. On physical examination, a hard, elastic, poorly flexible mass was palpable in the right upper abdomen. No signs of obstructive jaundice or abdominal tenderness were identified. Laboratory analysis revealed anemia (hemoglobin = 10.6 g/dL), thrombocytosis (43.9 × 104/μL), and elevation of C-reactive protein (2.71 mg/dl). The remaining laboratory examinations were within normal ranges, including tumor markers α-fetoprotein (AFP), carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), and cancer antigen (CA)19-9. Abdominal ultrasonography revealed an extensive space-occupying lesion in the right lobe of the liver, 15 cm in diameter, showing a heterogeneous internal component including hemorrhage and hypervascular mural nodule . Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen showed a cystic mass measuring 13 × 14 × 11 cm in the right lobe of the liver with enhanced mural nodule . Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the abdomen showed hyperintense components on T2-weighted imaging, compatible with the hemorrhagic area . Abnormal accumulation was seen on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) of the liver and lower abdomen . We then planned excision of the tumor and performed hepatectomy of the posterior segment and partial resection of the omentum, which had been detected on FDG-PET. Gross examination of the hepatic tumor showed a massive cystic tumor measuring 18 × 15 cm containing hemorrhagic fluid, and mucinous, hemorrhagic brownish or yellowish multinodular tumors were observed in the extra cystic wall area . The omental tumors were two slightly brownish, nodular tumors measuring 2.1 × 1.3 and 0.3 × 0.3 cm . Microscopically, both hepatic and omental tumors comprised tubular, cystic, or spindle structures of epithelioid cells with clear or eosinophilic cytoplasm . Immunohistochemically, tumor cells were positive for AE1/AE3, EMA, CK19, CK7, CD10, and calretinin , partly or weakly positive for CK5/6, D2-40, vimentin, and WT-1, and negative for HepPer1, chromogranin A, synaptophysin, CEA, inhibin α, MUC1, melan A, HMB45, CA19-9, ER, PgR, CD34, bcl-2, and β-catenin . Ki-67 index was 5–6% . The final pathological diagnosis was multiple low-grade malignant epithelioid mesothelioma. As of the time of writing, 6 months postoperatively, the patient has shown no disease recurrence.
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Malignant mesothelioma commonly arises from the pleura, but can also arise from the peritoneum, pericardium, and tunica vaginalis testis . However, malignant mesothelioma of the liver is extremely rare and coexistence with malignant mesothelioma of the greater omentum has not been addressed in the literature. Mesothelioma of the liver may arise from Glisson’s capsule, the hepatic falciform ligament or fibrous connective tissue, and then expand to the liver parenchyma . To search the literatures, we used key words of intrahepatic, malignant, and mesothelioma and found 12 case reports which have described primary intrahepatic malignant mesothelioma [–] . In detail, these cases involved six men and six women, with a mean age of 58.4 years (range, 41–68 years). Our case represents the youngest female case among these reported cases. Although conventional mesothelioma is frequently associated with asbestos exposure, only 1 case had a clear history of asbestos exposure. Among the remaining 10 cases, 8 cases had no history of asbestos exposure and 3 were not evaluated. One case had a history of viral hepatitis, and 9 cases did not. Mean tumor size was 12.2 cm (range, 3.2–24 cm), and our case showed the third largest mass. Gross finding of the tumor was a cystic mass which is not common, and there was no report of case with cystic tumor ever. This tumor contained hemorrhagic fluid; therefore, we thought that the tumor might have bled and formed cystic mass. In 10 cases, the tumor arose in the right lobe, as in our case, and only one tumor arose in the left lobe. Surgery was performed in 10 cases, and only 1 case received best supportive care, due to systemic lymph node swelling and rupture of the tumor . Pathologically, malignant mesothelioma is classifiable into three subtypes: epithelioid, sarcomatoid, and biphasic. The epithelioid type is the most common type, and tubulopapillary or solid variations can be seen in the tumor . The tumor in our case was also diagnosed as epithelioid type, but showed atypical findings such as solid and tubular, cystic, or spindle components in the tumor, clearly partitioned from normal liver tissue by a fibrous capsule. The tumor showed partial hyalinization, but no necrosis. Typical immunohistochemical features are positive results for calretinin, vimentin, cytokeratin, WT-1, and D2-40 and negative results for CD34, CEA, AFP, and Ber-EP4, as seen in our case . In terms of tumor proliferative activity, Ki-67 index in the typical malignant mesothelioma is 15–20% , but was 5–6% in our case. The tumor was therefore diagnosed as a low-grade malignant tumor, and metastasis was considered unlikely, although a primary malignant omental mesothelioma is also a rare disease. We found only 2 case reports of malignant mesothelioma of the omentum researching with key words of greater omentum, malignant, and mesothelioma [, ]. It was difficult to distinguish multiple tumor from metastatic omental tumor in our case. Multiple malignant mesotheliomas and metastasis of low-grade malignant mesothelioma are both unlikely. The omental tumor cells were positive for AE1/AE3, CK19, CK7, EMA, C D10, and calretinin, partly for CK5/6, D2-40, and vimentin, and negative for HepPer1, chromogranin A, synaptophysin, CEA, inhibin, MUC1, melan A, HMB45, CA19-9, ER, PgR, CD34, bcl-2, and β-catenin that was same findings with hepatic tumor. However, both tumors have fibrous capsule without invasion of tumor cells. Moreover, both tumors had lower proliferated activity and considered to be low-grade malignant tumor. Basing on these pathological findings, we should diagnose the tumors as multiple mesotheliomas, although we are not able to deny a possibility of dissemination. Concerning about the outcome, lymph node relapse has only been reported in 2 cases, and they were alive at 2 or 36 months after relapse without hematogenous metastatic disease [, ]. Our patient remains alive as of 6 months after surgery without relapse.
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