Internal medicine
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Case Reports
Metastatic Metaplastic Breast Cancer Successfully Treated with Adriamycin and Cisplatin.
Metaplastic breast cancer (MBC) is characterized by the histological presence of a mixture of epithelial and mesenchymal-like elements. However, MBC responds poorly to chemotherapy. ⋯ After the operation, she was treated with adriamycin and cisplatin, which are standard osteosarcoma treatments, resulting in a partial response. However, to determine the proper chemotherapy treatment, knowledge of the metaplastic elements of the tumor is required.
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A 59-year-old man suspected of having myocardial infarction with sinus bradycardia, a decreased blood pressure, and ST-change on an electrocardiogram was referred to our hospital's emergency department. Emergent coronary angiography revealed no significant findings. However, the patient experienced shock and required intensive care. ⋯ A hormonal examination and imaging analysis revealed panhypopituitarism caused by a Rathke's cyst. Appropriate hormonal replacement therapy improved his symptoms and led to normalization of his electrocardiogram findings. Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a fatal disease; however, clinicians must not discount panhypopituitarism, as it may mimic ACS symptoms.
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Methotrexate-associated lymphoproliferative disorders (MTX-LPDs) with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) pathology present with high rates of spontaneous regression after methotrexate (MTX) termination, especially in Epstein-Barr virus-encoded RNA (EBER)-positive cases. DLBCL with adrenal involvement is known for an extremely dismal prognosis. ⋯ Both patients are doing well with no relapse at the time of reporting. Unlike adrenal DLBCL in general, adrenal involvement may not be a poor prognostic factor when restricted to DLBCL MTX-LPDs.
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Case Reports
Pulmonary Cryptococcosis Diagnosed by a Transbronchial Lung Cryobiopsy in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis.
A 77-year-old woman with seronegative rheumatoid arthritis who was being treated with prednisolone (8 mg/day) and methotrexate (12 mg/week) visited our hospital with an 11-day history of a fever and dyspnea. Chest computed tomography showed infiltration in the right lower lobe. ⋯ The treatment was then changed to fluconazole as outpatient consolidation and maintenance therapy. A rare case of pulmonary cryptococcosis diagnosed by a TBLC is reported.
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We herein report a 64-year-old man with concomitant pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) and type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP). An endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle biopsy (EUS-FNB) from the pancreatic head mass revealed level 2 histology of AIP and atypical glands. We diagnosed definitive focal AIP using the clinical diagnostic criteria. ⋯ Surgery was performed after a histological PDAC diagnosis was made via a transpapillary biliary biopsy. The resected specimen revealed PDAC associated with AIP. It is important to consider the cooccurrence of PDAC and AIP even if the histological diagnosis via an EUS-FNB is AIP.