ABSTRACT
Primary venous thrombosis caused by deficiency or qualitative abnormality of antithrombin III, protein C and protein S is usually inherited as an autosomal dominant trait. Usually, deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary thromboembolism is developed by such abnormalities, however, mesenteric vein thrombosis is rarely reported. A 27-year-old man with previous history of deep vein thrombosis underwent segmental resection of jejunum due to mesenteric vein thrombosis complicated by necrosis of jejunum. Postoperative investigation disclosed combined deficiency of antithrombin III and protein C. His son also showed deficiency of antithrombin III. Postoperatively, he is on life-long warfarin therapy without experiencing recurrence of venous thrombosis.
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Adult , Humans , Antithrombin III , Jejunum , Mesenteric Veins , Necrosis , Protein C , Protein S , Pulmonary Embolism , Recurrence , Thrombosis , Venous Thrombosis , WarfarinABSTRACT
A 43 years old woman with a previous history of healed tuberculosis presented with a recurrent hemoptysis. On a broncoscopy inspection, three nodular shaped mass-like lesions (0.5cm in diameter) were found on the right lower lobar bronchus. Massive hemoptysis occurred when the specimen were taken during bronchoscopy. The bleeding could not be controlled by non-surgical treatment. Consequently, she underwent a right lower lobectomy in order to control the bleeding. The patient died of respiratory failure 3 days later. A brochoscopic biopsy revealed an abnormal blood vessel just beneath the bronchial respiratory epithelium.
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Female , Humans , BiopsyABSTRACT
A 43 years old woman with a previous history of healed tuberculosis presented with a recurrent hemoptysis. On a broncoscopy inspection, three nodular shaped mass-like lesions (0.5cm in diameter) were found on the right lower lobar bronchus. Massive hemoptysis occurred when the specimen were taken during bronchoscopy. The bleeding could not be controlled by non-surgical treatment. Consequently, she underwent a right lower lobectomy in order to control the bleeding. The patient died of respiratory failure 3 days later. A brochoscopic biopsy revealed an abnormal blood vessel just beneath the bronchial respiratory epithelium.
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Female , Humans , BiopsyABSTRACT
It is known that acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) carries chromosomal abnormalities in 55-78% of patients, and that chromosomal abnormalities were associated with pathophysiology of disease, clinical feature, and it's prognosis. Granulocytic sarcoma occurring in 2~14% of AML is especially associated with t(8;21), is common to misdiagnose as malignant lymphoma, and has poor prognosis as survival of 5.4 months due to poor response to chemotherapy. Hereby we report a case of recurrent AML occurred as granulocytic sarcoma carring multiple chromosomal aberration without accompanying t(8;21).