[Lipoblastoma-like tumor of the vulva: A case report and review of the literature].

Lipoblastoma-like tumor of the vulva (LBLTV) was first described as a benign mesenchymal neoplasia; it was not recognized as a separate diagnosis in the 2013 WHO classification of soft-tissue tumors. To date, only 19 cases have been reported. LBLTV differential diagnosis includes other tumors of the vulvoperineal region and tumors with adipocytic differentiation, most of which are benign and thus a misdiagnosis has few clinical consequences.

Intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia (Masson tumor) mimicking a sarcoma and developing from an arteriovenous hemodialysis fistula.

Intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia (IPEH), also known as Masson's tumor, is a rare nonneoplastic vascular lesion caused by the abnormal proliferation of endothelial cells. Clinically and radiologically, IPEH presents as a soft tissue mass that may simulate and be mistaken for a sarcomatous tumor. There have been reports of this entity involving the skin or subcutaneous tissues in normal blood vessels and vascular malformations.

Cerebral infarction in diabetes: clinical pattern, stroke subtypes, and predictors of in-hospital mortality.

Background: To compare the characteristics and prognostic features of ischemic stroke in patients with diabetes and without diabetes, and to determine the independent predictors of in-hospital mortality in people with diabetes and ischemic stroke.

Methods: Diabetes was diagnosed in 393 (21.3%) of 1,840 consecutive patients with cerebral infarction included in a prospective stroke registry over a 12-year period.

Low fusion rate after L5-S1 laparoscopic anterior lumbar interbody fusion using twin stand-alone carbon fiber cages.

Study Design: Prospective study of a cohort of patients who underwent L5-S1 laparoscopic anterior lumbar interbody fusion.

Objectives: To assess the fusion rate and the clinical outcome more than 2 years after L5-S1 laparoscopic anterior lumbar interbody fusion using twin stand-alone carbon-fiber cages.

Summary Of Background Data: The first reports on laparoscopic anterior lumbar interbody fusion using stand-alone cages appeared in 1995.