Rapidly Expanding Fusiform Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm without Stenotic Lesion Caused by Fibromuscular Dysplasia: A Rare Case.

Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is an arterial disease characterized by fibrous arterial wall thickening and irregular proliferation and degeneration of smooth muscle cells in muscular arteries. Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) are rare, with only a few reported cases. A characteristic feature of AAA is an aneurysm protruding forward near the terminal aorta with stenosis.

Synergistic antimicrobial effects of thiamine dilauryl sulphate combined with the heartwood extract of Pterocarpus marsupium and antifungal mechanism in their combination.

Thiamine dilauryl sulphate (TDS) exerts a bacteriostatic effect against Gram-positive bacteria and is used as a food additive. The heartwood extract of the Indian kino tree (Pterocarpus marsupium), a medicinal tree native to India, shows weak antimicrobial effects against bacteria and superficial dermatophyte-infective fungi. Herein, we report that the combination of TDS and P.

Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis-Like Pathological Changes Mimicking Lung Adenocarcinoma in Situ.

An enlarging ground-glass nodule (GGN) in the lungs closely resembles the characteristic appearance of a well differentiated lung adenocarcinoma or adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS). Herein, we present an unusual case characterized by clinical features suggestive of AIS but pathologically confirmed as exhibiting pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP)-like changes. Patients with enlarging pure GGNs warrant consideration for diagnostic and curative surgery.

Colocalization of TDP-43 and stress granules at the early stage of TDP-43 aggregation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

TDP-43 aggregates (skeins and round inclusions [RIs]) are frequent histopathological features of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). We have shown that diffuse punctate cytoplasmic staining (DPCS) is the earliest pathologic manifestation of TDP-43 in ALS, corresponding to nonfibrillar TDP-43 located in the rough endoplasmic reticulum. Previous in vitro studies have suggested that TDP-43 inclusions may be derived from stress granules (SGs).

Morphological change of foveolar-type gastric adenocarcinoma after proton pump inhibitor discontinuation in a short time period: A case report.

A 37-year-old man with systemic lupus erythematosus underwent esophagogastroduodenoscopy as a screening examination for anemia and bloody stool. A semi-pedunculated edematous lobular polyp of 25 mm in size was detected in the greater curvature of the upper gastric body. At that time, a definitive diagnosis of cancer could not be made based on a biopsy specimen from the lesion.