A case of carcinoma of the papilla of Vater in a young man after subtotal colectomy for familial adenomatous polyposis.

Background: Carcinoma and adenoma of the duodenum, including the papilla of Vater, are problematic diseases in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP).

Case Presentation: A 36-year-old man underwent a periodic medical examination for early colon cancer originating from FAP for which laparoscopic-assisted subtotal colectomy with a J-shaped ileal pouch-rectal anastomosis was performed 3 years earlier. A tumor was detected at the papilla of Vater along with elevation of total bilirubin and hepatobiliary enzymes.

Two cases of mastectomy after Paclitaxel + bevacizumab therapy for locally advanced breast cancer.

Introduction: Locally advanced breast cancer (LABC) deteriorates the quality of life (QOL) of the affected patients. Combination chemotherapy or extended chemotherapy is considered to help to shrink local lesions.

Case 1: A 71-year-old female with a history of tympanitis and cystitis with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) visited our hospital.

Drying dissipative structures of nonionic surfactants in aqueous solution.

Macroscopic and microscopic dissipative structural patterns form in the course of drying a series of aqueous solutions of polyoxyethylenealkyl ethers. The shift from the single round hill with accumulated surfactant molecules to the broad ring patterns of the hill in a macroscopic scale occurs as the HLB (hydrophile-liophile balance) of the surfactant molecules increases. The patterns correlate intimately with the HLB values of the surfactants.