Bilateral Conjunctival Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Type Lymphoma in a Kidney Transplant Recipient / 대한이식학회지

Lymphoproliferative disorder in a posttransplant setting has emerged as a difficult problem in kidney transplantation (KT). Lymphoma involving adnexa of the eye has rarely been reported due to scarcity of lymphoreticular tissue in the ocular area. This report presents a case of a 37-year-old KT recipient who was diagnosed with conjunctival mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma with a chief complaint of seeing black spots. Unlike other post-transplant lymphoproliferative diseases associated with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) reactivation via immunosuppression, the lesion was not related to the virus. The patient received radiotherapy with concomitant conversion from the tacrolimus to the sirolimus. Overall, the results presented herein indicate lymphoma may be an important differential diagnosis when KT recipients complain of ocular discomfort.

A Case of Metastatic Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma Mimicking a Renal Abscess / 대한내과학회지

Papillary renal cell carcinoma (PRCC), a histological subtype of renal cell carcinoma (RCC), accounts for approximately 10% of all RCC. Here, we report a case of metastatic RCC diagnosed unexpectedly in a 31-year-old female patient. Computed tomography revealed a renal abscess in the left kidney and the urine culture confirmed Escherichia coli producing extended-spectrum beta-lactamase. Despite appropriate antibiotic treatment for 2 months, the patient's symptoms and radiological findings worsened and she underwent nephrectomy. Pathological examination confirmed type 2 PRCC and a further staging study found stage 4 (T3N1M1). Our findings indicate that malignancy should be considered in young patients with a bacteriologically confirmed urinary tract infection.

A case of successful laparoscopic surgical staging in patient of Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor / 대한산부인과학회지

Sertoli-Leydig cell tumors are rare sex cord-stromal tumors. These tumors account for less than 0.5% of all ovarian tumors. Because these tumors appear predominantly in young women (between the age of 30 and 40) and are bilateral in less than 1% of cases, conservative removal of the tumor and adjacent fallopian tube is justifiable. Recently, we experienced a case of successful laparoscopic surgical staging in patient of Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor which was previously incompletely evaluated in local OBGY clinic. There are no solid data to suggest that usefulness and risk of laparoscopic surgical staging and adjuvant therapy with stage I disease of these tumors until now. So we present it with a brief review of literature.

Prenatal 3D-ultrasound diagnosis of Otocephaly and Holoprosencephaly-Cyclopia / 대한산부인과학회지

Otocephaly is a rare malformations comprising hypoplasia or absence of the mandible (agnathia), ventromedial displacement and often fusion of external ears (synotia or otocephaly), and hypoplasia of the oral cavity (microstomia) and tongue (hypoglassia). This developmental complex represents a malformation of the first and second branchial arches and occurs sometimes with holoprosencephaly. We present the ultrasound detection of otocephaly and holoprosencephaly with cyclopia in a fetus of 27 gestational weeks 6 days. The use of three-dimensional (3-D) ultrasound made additional diagnostic ultrasound tomograms possible, and the volume reconstructions improved the imaging and the understanding of the condition.

A case of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome diagnosed by pelvic CT imaging prior to diagnostic laparoscopy / 대한산부인과학회지

Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome is an extrapelvic manifestation of PID. It is associated with right upper quadrant pain that likely results from the inflammation of liver capsule and diaphragm. The liver capsule becomes involved with inflammatory exudates that later forms violin string adhesion between two liver capsule and adjacent diaphragm or peritoneum. Previously, Neisseria gonorrhea was thought to be the only etiological agent, but recent studies have reported cases of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome due to Chlamydia trachomatis infection. 15 to 30 percents of women with PID develop symptom of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome. It is often mistakenly diagnosed as either pneumonia or acute cholecystitis. Laparoscopy may be the definitive method in diagnosis of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome. However, we have experienced one cases of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome, which was diagnosed preoperative by pelvic CT imaging and report with the brief review of the literatures.