Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre
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Case Reports
Video-assisted thoracic surgery for esophagus for treating locally recurrent gastric cancer at the anastomotic site.
To report a case of video-assisted thoracic surgery for esophagus (VATS-E) for the treatment of locally recurrent gastric cancer at the anastomotic site. ⋯ The VATS-E minimally invasive surgery was a very useful technique for anastomotic recurrence after total gastrectomy in our patient.
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Case Reports
Spontaneous tumor lysis syndrome in a patient with metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma.
To report a case of spontaneous tumor lysis syndrome (STLS) of a solid tumor in a patient who had undiagnosed metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma. ⋯ This case showed that STLS should be in the differential diagnosis of a patient who has malignant disease and has developed classic laboratory abnormalities and renal failure even without previous cytotoxic therapy.
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To report a rare case of spontaneous extracranial epidural emphysema. ⋯ The spontaneous extracranial epidural emphysema in our case resulted from a bout of cough with tracking of air from the pneumomediastinum through the emaciated tissue planes into the epidural space.
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This study was conducted to identify a biomarker for multiple sclerosis (MS) that can be used as a predictor of relapse and disability. ⋯ Our results showed that SWAP-70 antibodies could potentially be utilized as relapse and prognostic biomarkers in MS. Whether or not SWAP-70 antibodies have any effect on disease mechanisms requires further investigation.
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We present a case of eosinophilic pustular folliculitis, a rare dermatosis which is often associated with HIV infection or internal malignancies. ⋯ The patient responded well to indomethacin treatment.