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Intern Med ; 56(6): 681-686, 2017.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28321070

ABSTRACT

An 84-year-old woman presented to our hospital with dyspnea on exertion and left back pain. Chest X-ray and chest computed tomography (CT) revealed an irregular pleural mass invading her left chest wall with rib destruction and pleural effusion. CT-guided needle biopsy revealed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Low-dose oral etoposide produced a complete response, and she continued oral chemotherapy for one year after the diagnosis and maintained good performance status. We herein report a very rare case of non-pyothorax-associated lymphoma that nonetheless resulted in great recovery.


Subject(s)
Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/diagnosis , Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/pathology , Thoracic Wall/pathology , Aged, 80 and over , Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/therapeutic use , Dyspnea , Etoposide/therapeutic use , Female , Humans , Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/drug therapy , Paraganglioma , Radiography, Thoracic , Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Intern Med ; 55(19): 2907-2908, 2016.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27725561
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Intern Med ; 55(10): 1331-5, 2016.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27181542

ABSTRACT

A 75-year-old woman was referred to our hospital with the chief symptom of dyspnea. Chest computed tomography revealed lymphadenopathy, emphysema, and honeycombing. Sarcoidosis was diagnosed due to an elevated serum ACE level and the findings of a lymph-node biopsy. Her smoking history, radiography findings, and impaired gas exchange indicated combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE). Raynaud's phenomenon gradually appeared, and we also diagnosed her with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Right heart catheterization revealed pulmonary hypertension (PH). Smoking was assumed to be the chief cause, but SSc may also induce the development of CPFE. Severe PH induced by CPFE or SSc was present, but the influence of sarcoidosis also could not be ignored.


Subject(s)
Pulmonary Emphysema/complications , Pulmonary Fibrosis/complications , Sarcoidosis/complications , Scleroderma, Systemic/complications , Aged , Biopsy , Dyspnea/etiology , Female , Humans , Hypertension, Pulmonary/complications , Pulmonary Fibrosis/pathology , Smoking/adverse effects , Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Respirol Case Rep ; 3(3): 108-11, 2015 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26392859

ABSTRACT

A 74-year-old woman presented with dyspnea on exertion and nocturnal cough. Chest computed tomography (CT) revealed scattered bilateral ground-glass opacities without a zonal dominance. Bronchoalveolar lavage elicited increased lymphocytes, but transbronchial lung biopsies were not performed because of hypoxemia during the examination. She received steroid therapy because of her subsequent worsening respiratory condition, but her condition continued to deteriorate. The ground-glass opacities partially consolidated with the appearance of new ground-glass opacities and a nodular shadow. Hepatosplenomegaly was observed on CT while soluble interleukin-2 receptor was elevated. A biopsy of a Campbell de Morgan spot of the trunk yielded a diagnosis of intravascular large B-cell lymphoma. There was marked clearing of the pulmonary infiltrates and significant symptomatic improvement in response to systemic chemotherapy.

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Gan To Kagaku Ryoho ; 41(5): 673-5, 2014 May.
Article in Japanese | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24917021

ABSTRACT

Owing to the advance of supportive care and the development of molecular targeted therapies, the elderlies or patients who have comorbidities have been treated more than before. The assessment of the comorbidity is indispensable to select the appropriate treatment or the control of following therapy. Some indices to determine them have been developed in western countries but not in Japan. The index which is used most is the Charlson comorbidity index (CCI). This index has never been evaluated in Japan. So we investigated the utility of the index for Japanese population. We surveyed retrospectively 498 patients aged 65 or more patients with colon cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer that have been treated in our hospital during 2002-2007. According to CCI, patients are classified into three groups and verified 1-year and 3-year survival rate. 1-year survival rate was 76.9% in groups of 0 points, 83.5% in groups of1 -5 points, 75.0% in the group of six or more points respectively (p=0.19). 3-year survival rate were 59.0%, 63.1%, 75.0%, respectively (p=0.46). Multivariate analysis identified age (≥ 50), Sex (man), stage (III and IV) as significant predictors for worse OS at 3-year. However, there was no significant difference in CCI. There are some items which frequency is zero, so the items of CCI may not match to Japanese population. Presence of existing disease is an important factor for the cancer therapy, and it should be evaluated accurately. It is urgently necessary to develop an evaluation method and establish the scale.


Subject(s)
Neoplasms/epidemiology , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Comorbidity , Female , Humans , Male , Neoplasm Staging , Neoplasms/pathology , Neoplasms/therapy , Retrospective Studies , Survival Rate
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Pediatrics ; 109(5): E77-7, 2002 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11986483

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: Kawasaki disease (KD) is one of the common causes of cervical lymphadenopathy during early childhood. The purpose of this study was to compare the ultrasonographic feature of cervical lymph nodes in patients with KD, bacterial lymphadenitis, and infectious mononucleosis. DESIGN: We studied 22 patients with KD, 8 with presumed bacterial lymphadenitis, and 5 with Epstein-Barr virus infectious mononucleosis. We examined the cervical nodes by ultrasonography using a 7.5-MHz or 10-MHz transducer of a B-mode sector scanner in all patients with a chief complaint of fever and a visible cervical mass during a fixed time interval (July 1995-March 2000). RESULTS: In KD patients, transverse ultrasonograms demonstrated multiple hypoechoic-enlarged nodes forming one palpable mass, which resembled a cluster of grapes. The ultrasonographic appearance of these nodes was similar in patients with acute Epstein-Barr virus infection, but differed from the pattern in presumed bacterial lymphadenitis. Five KD patients had had fever and cervical lymphadenopathy for several days before other manifestations of KD were noted. In these patients, it was possible to differentiate by ultrasonography between KD and presumed bacterial lymphadenitis at an early stage. CONCLUSION: Ultrasonographic features of cervical lymph nodes were different for KD than for presumed bacterial lymphadenitis. Ultrasonographic evaluation might be of value for diagnosis of KD patients with cervical lymphadenopathy at an early stage of the disease.


Subject(s)
Lymph Nodes/diagnostic imaging , Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome/diagnostic imaging , Bacterial Infections/diagnostic imaging , Child , Child, Preschool , Diagnosis, Differential , Female , Humans , Infant , Infectious Mononucleosis/diagnostic imaging , Lymphadenitis/diagnostic imaging , Lymphatic Diseases/diagnostic imaging , Male , Neck/diagnostic imaging , Ultrasonography
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