[Intralobar Sequestration Associated with Aneurysm of the Aberrant Artery and Aspergillus Infection: Report of a Case].

A 32-year-old man was referred to our department for surgery because of recurrent pneumonia. Aspergillus fumigatus was detected in his sputum culture at the first visit. We started antifungal therapy one month before surgery. His chest radiograph showed an infiltrative shadow in the right lower lobe, and chest computed tomography (CT) showed an infiltrative shadow and large and small cystic changes in the right lower lobe. CT angiography (CTA) revealed two anomalous arteries supplied by the aorta that drained into the right lower lobe. An aneurysm with a diameter of 25 mm had formed in one anomalous artery. Based on these findings, intralobar pulmonary sequestration with Aspergillus infection and an anomalous artery forming an aneurysm was diagnosed. In addition, we embolized the aneurysm of the anomalous artery. After embolization, right lower lobectomy was safely performed. The patient was discharged on the 15th post-operative day with no complications.

[Müllerian Cyst of the Posterior Mediastinum].

Müllerian cyst is rarely reported in the literature. Here, we reported a rare case of Müllerian cyst of the posterior mediastinum. The patient was a 46-year-old woman who was found to have an abnormal shadow on chest X-ray film at medical examination and was followed up as suspected of bronchogenic cyst. One year later, the lesion increased and she was referred to our hospital for surgery. Chest computed tomography demonstrated a 36 mm diameter cystic tumor in front of the right 4~5 thoracic vertebra level. We performed thoracoscopic surgery for diagnosis and treatment. Histopathological examination revealed that the cyst wall was covered with a layer of columnar epithelium. In addition, the estrogen receptor was found to be positive in the epithelia by immnunohistology and the pathological diagnosis was a Müllerian cyst. Müllerian cyst have been reported in the literature to be associated with gynecological disorders or obesity. The present case was found to have ovarian enlargement, which has been carefully followed up.

Multifocal angiosarcoma of the gastrointestinal tract:a case report.

An 80-year-old man presented to our hospital with complaints of tarry stool and shortness of breath. A blood test confirmed marked anemia. On abdominal contrast-enhanced computed tomography, neither hemorrhagic lesions nor tumorous lesions could be pointed out. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed multiple erythematous flat elevated lesions, which were about 10mm in diameter, located between the stomach and the horizontal part of the duodenum. Colonoscopy revealed similar lesions throughout the entire colon. Pathological examination of biopsy specimens demonstrated the proliferation of neoplastic cells positive for immunostaining of factor VIII-related antigen, CD31, and CD34. Accordingly, the patient was diagnosed with angiosarcoma of the gastrointestinal tract. Although the patient was transferred to another hospital for chemotherapy, he died shortly after the transfer because of deterioration of his bleeding symptoms. Angiosarcoma is a soft-tissue neoplasm of vascular endothelium origin, accounting for less than 2% of all sarcomas. It usually occurs in the skin of the head and neck and in soft tissues. Angiosarcoma of the gastrointestinal tract is rare and is described only in case reports and small series. These tumors are characterized by an extremely aggressive course, with a high tendency to metastasize, leaving patients with a poor prognosis. When angiosarcoma is found in multiple sites of the gastrointestinal tract, it is sometimes difficult to differentiate between primary and metastatic occurrences. We analyzed reported cases of multifocal angiosarcoma of the digestive tract, of which there are 43 so far. In 24 cases, the angiosarcoma was thought to originate from the gastrointestinal tract (primary angiosarcoma). In 13 cases, angiosarcoma of other organs metastasized to the digestive tract (metastatic angiosarcoma). In the remaining 6 cases, whether the multifocal angiosarcoma of the digestive tract was primary or metastatic was unclear. In the current case, no primary lesion was found outside the gastrointestinal tract. Therefore, he was diagnosed with primary multifocal angiosarcoma.

[Neuroendocrine tumor of the terminal ileum observed by magnifying endoscopy with narrow-band imaging: a case report].

We report the case of an 88-year-old woman with localized intestinal obstruction caused by a midgut neuroendocrine tumor (NET) without endocrine symptoms. She was referred to our hospital for lower abdominal pain. Abdominal enhanced computed tomography revealed a thickened wall in the terminal ileum with dilated small bowel and multiple hepatic metastases upstream. Although the presenting symptoms resolved with short-term fasting and defecation, we performed further investigation. Colonoscopy confirmed the presence of submucosal tumors in the terminal ileum with a yellow-discolored surface but without ulceration or erosion. Magnifying endoscopy with narrow-band imaging clearly showed extended and dilated vessels, with the existing vessels maintained under the epithelium. Biopsies from these lesions were immunohistochemically positive for all neuroendocrine markers, and the Ki-67 index was 10%. Therefore, the patient was diagnosed with NET, and she underwent laparoscopic surgery to relieve the intestinal obstruction. Pathological examination of the resected specimen confirmed grade 2 NET with intramural metastasis and dissemination. After follow-up for a month, octreotide long-acting repeatable therapy was initiated and the patient was free of symptoms at the 6-month follow-up. This is the first report of midgut NET observed by magnifying endoscopy with narrow-band imaging.