(1) Background: Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) has been linked to the dysbiosis of the gut microbiota. Furthermore, various studies have highlighted the anti-inflammatory properties of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), whose production is primarily regulated by the gut microbiota. However, only a few studies have investigated the role of major SCFA producers, such as , in skin inflammatory diseases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Gender difference in survival of patients with gastric cancer is not well investigated. The aim of this study was to analyze the gender-related distribution of estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) and androgen receptor (AR) in the epithelium and stroma of intestinal-type gastric cancer.
Materials And Methods: Immunohistochemical analysis was performed in 60 patients (42% females).
World J Gastrointest Endosc
May 2015
Aim: To investigate the results of endoscopic treatment of postoperative biliary leakage occurring after urgent cholecystectomy with a long-term follow-up.
Methods: This is an observational database study conducted in a tertiary care center. All consecutive patients who underwent endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC) for presumed postoperative biliary leakage after urgent cholecystectomy in the period between April 2008 and April 2013 were considered for this study.
Background/aim: Vanek's tumor is an inflammatory fibroid polyp (IFP) of very low incidence, which originates in the submucosa of the stomach, duodenum, jejunum and ileum. The etiology of this tumor is still unknown. Histologically, IFP is characterized by submucosal spindle cell proliferation in fibromyxoid stroma with inflammatory infiltrate.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMyelolipoma is a rare, benign, non-functioning tumor most frequently located in the adrenal cortex. It consists of mature fatty tissue with components of hematopoietic tissue in different proportions. There are certain ambiguities related to the diagnosis and therapy of myelolipoma, and it is therefore important to keep in view all the aspects of the lesion and the circumstances in which it develops.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of this prospective randomized clinical study was to evaluate the magnitude of bone mineral changes as well as the clinical results after cemented and cementless haemiarthroplasty (HA) for femoral neck fracture. The study was comprised of 60 patients (mean age 85.2 years); 30 of them underwent cemented HA and 30 cementless HA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAccording to AO classification, 33-C3 (complete articular multifragmentary) fracture of distal femur is characterized by complex articular involvement, along with short distal femoral block with multiple small fragments and usually with severe soft tissue abruption. In such cases of complex articular fracture of distal femur with extensive comminution of the femur condyle that is often seen in these fractures, anatomical reduction is quite difficult. Minimal fixation strategies sometimes do not provide an optimal degree of reduction and stability of the distal femoral block osteosynthesis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDespite recent advances in operative techniques, internal fixation of (3- and 4-part) displaced proximal humeral fractures in elderly patients with osteoporotic bone remains controversial, sometimes followed by poor results. The aim of the present study was to evaluate outcomes of internal fixation with locking plate of multi-fragment proximal humeral fractures in elderly patients. The study cohort comprised 59 consecutive patients (mean age 70.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrimary mesenteric liposarcomas are very rare, especially when they are of mixed histologic pattern. Patient prognosis is based upon the most aggressive histologic type of liposarcoma. A case is reported of a 77-year-old man with a history of slowly increasing abdominal volume over 3 years.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLarge cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC) is an aggressive neoplasm with a low frequency of occurrence in the digestive tract. We present a series of eight patients diagnosed with LCNEC of the colon and rectum. Grossly, tumors were presented as endophytic/ulcerative, annular and polypoid masses, with a gray-white color and necrosis in most cases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 69-year-old man was admitted for resection of rectal adenocarcinoma diagnosed by colonoscopy. Preoperative computed tomography scan and abdominal ultrasonography revealed bilateral renal tumors measuring up to 2 and 2.8 cm in largest diameter, respectively.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe morphological spectrum of gallbladder carcinoma is broad and variable. Most of these tumors are tubular adenocarcinomas. There are some tumors with unusual morphology that may be difficult to classify due to their rarity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 52-year-old woman was admitted with a painful right breast tumor measuring more than 20 cm in largest diameter, which ulcerated the overlying skin. The lesion had appeared 4 years previously but the patient hesitated to seek medical care due to 'fear of cancer'. Microscopically, the tumor was composed of spindle cells that formed cuffs around multiple open tubules and ducts set in an abundant, myxoid stroma.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHepatogastroenterology
June 2009
Background/aims: The aims of this study were to determine and compare the expression of growth hormone and growth hormone receptor in primary colorectal adenocarcinoma, regional lymph node metastases and unaffected adjacent bowel wall, and to correlate the expression of growth hormone and growth hormone receptor with clinicopathologic and survival data of the patients.
Methodology: Expression of growth hormone and growth hormone receptor were immunohistochemically analyzed in tumor, lymph node metastases and unaffected adjacent colorectal mucosa from 48 patients with colorectal carcinoma. Only the patients with long-term follow-up and known modalities of treatment and outcome were included in the study.
The present study was designated to analyze correlation between the presence and extent of peritumoral retraction clefting and various clinicopathologic features in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), and to possibly establish the significance of this phenomenon in ESCC. Fifty-four consecutive patients with advanced ESCC were included in the study. The presence of peritumoral retraction clefting was classified on the basis of the proportion of tumor nests exhibiting this phenomenon.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFActa Dermatovenerol Croat
January 2008
Apocrine carcinomas represent a rare group of tumors with a potential for destructive local invasion, regional and distant metastases, and are equally common in both sexes. A case of a 79-year-old woman with axillary apocrine carcinoma associated with apocrine adenoma and apocrine gland hyperplasia is presented. To our knowledge, this is the first case diagnosed in a Caucasian and also the first case diagnosed in a female patient.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn 83-year-old woman with long-standing chronic ischemic cardiac and obstructive pulmonary disease, presented with a painless tumor in her right breast. Microscopically the tumor consisted of micropapillary formations and loosely cohesive nests and strands of large, highly pleomorphic cells. Micropapillary formations were surrounded by peritumoral retraction clefting, and the papillae lacked a true fibrovascular core.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of this study was to analyze morphometric parameters of renal arteries (longest diameter and tunica media thickness) in patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC), to look into their relationship to tumor necrosis and to compare them with morphometric parameters recorded in a control group. We analyzed archival cases of RCC diagnosed in 2003 that also contained routinely sampled specimens of distal segments of renal artery. The control group consisted of specimens from both renal arteries obtained from 16 patients at routine autopsy during 2004-2005.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To evaluate chromosome aberration and fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) assays as a method to estimate of health risk, we monitored 9 male subjects occupationally exposed to low doses of both ionizing radiation and ultrasound during a period of over 3 years.
Methods: Sampling was performed at 6-month intervals during a three-year period. First we used conventional chromosomal aberrations analysis.
Anorectal melanoma is a very rare tumor with poor prognosis. Rectal bleeding is the most frequent symptom and surgical treatment ranges from local excision to radical abdominoperineal resection. We report a case of a 75-years-old male patient who presented with a history of recurrent rectal bleeding, and whose histopathological diagnosis was melanoma.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlthough totally extraperitoneal laparoscopic hernia repair has the same benefits attributed to the traditional preperitoneal prosthetic surgical repair, this procedure is not used widely because of perceived difficulty in dissection. Since one of the most common causes of hernia recurrence in this procedure is inadequate lateral inferior and medial inferior mesh fixation, we have introduced a double-mesh technique in an effort to reduce the rate of recurrence. Our procedure is a variation of the totally extraperitoneal laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair and provides a more secure inguinal floor by adjusting the second mesh to the area of weakness.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBasaloid squamous cell carcinoma (BSCC) of the esophagus is an extremely rare tumor which should be differentiated from adenoid cystic and small cell undifferentiated carcinoma. We present the case of a 48-year-old male patient with esophageal BSCC. This tumor has specific histological features which may be difficult to recognize by small endoscopic biopsy examination.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground/aims: Thermal trauma is hypothesized as a major cause of late common bile duct stricture. Dispersion of electric energy through the tissues during electrocautery is not controlled and may cause necrosis even in remote tissues. Changes in liver enzymes may be used as indirect indicators of common bile duct damage, because of the close proximity of these structures in the liver porta.
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