Objectives: The usefulness of malnutrition diagnosed using the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) criteria as a predictor of recovery of activities of daily living is unclear. This study aimed to investigate whether baseline malnutrition diagnosed using the GLIM criteria was predictive of recovery of activities of daily living in older patients with post-acute stroke.
Materials And Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted in patients aged ≥70 years with post-acute stroke.
Hepatic angiosarcoma is a very rare disease, but it has a poor prognosis. Here, we report the case of a 77-year-old man who was referred to our hospital for suspicion of hepatocellular carcinoma and cancerous peritonitis. Based on the imaging findings, a diagnosis of spontaneously ruptured hepatic hemangioma was made.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAdult-type ovarian granulosa cell tumors (AGCTs) are very rare tumors that account for <5% of all ovarian carcinomas. AGCTs have low malignancy potential and rarely metastasize 5-30 years after the initial diagnosis. Because time has passed from the first surgery and because recurrence develops in various locations, the differential diagnosis is difficult.
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