[Therapy-related acute promyelocytic leukemia developing during chemotherapy for thymic carcinoma].

A 74-year-old man was admitted to hospital due to suspected acute leukemia. He had a history of thymic carcinoma, which had been treated with carboplatin in combination with either paclitaxel or amrubicin. However, the tumor remained unresponsive to these treatments.

Comparison of endometriotic cysts and ovarian cancer in association with endometriotic cysts.

Objective: The aim of this study was to clarify the clinical, laboratory, and imaging findings of ovarian cancer in association with endometriotic cysts by detailed comparison of the findings of benign and malignant tumors.

Methods And Materials: This was a retrospective study of 138 women who had an operation for ovarian tumors at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Kochi Health Sciences Center between September 1, 2011, and July 30, 2015. The ovarian tumors were divided into two groups: the benign group (endometriotic cysts) and the malignant group (ovarian cancer in association with endometriotic cysts).

Minimally Conjoined Omphalopagus Twins with a Body Stalk Anomaly.

Introduction This report will discuss a case of minimally conjoined omphalopagus twins (MCOTs) with a body stalk anomaly (BSA). Case Report We experienced monochorionic diamniotic (MD) twins born at 31 weeks. One infant was suspicious of BSA before birth, and another infant was normal.

Bombesin can minimize impairments of interstitial cells of Cajal induced by FK506 in small bowel transplantation.

Purpose: Interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) are known as intestinal pacemaker cells and express c-kit on their membrane. Previously, we reported that FK506 had neurotoxicity to enteric ganglia, and bombesin (BBS) preserved them against FK506. The aim of this study was to investigate whether ICC was impaired by FK506 and whether ICC was preserved by BBS against FK506.

Chromatographic determinations of a beta-lactam antibiotic, cefaclor by means of fluorescence, chemiluminescence and mass spectrometry.

We report analytical informations on the quantification of cefaclor (CCL), a beta-lactam antibiotic by three detection methods. The methods were based on the chemical derivatization of the drug with 4-(2'-cyanoisoindolyl)phenylisothiocyanate (CIPIC) under the reaction conditions with heating at 80 degrees C for 7 min in the presence of pyridine. The CIPIC reagent could react with the primary amino group of the drug to form CIPIC-conjugated CCL.

Bombesin can rescue the enteric ganglia from FK506 neurotoxicity on small bowel transplantation.

Background/purpose: FK506 has been reported to have neurotoxic effects. The aim of this study was to investigate whether FK506 causes neurotoxic effects on the transplanted graft enteric ganglia (TGEG) and whether bombesin (BBS) can prevent such atrophy.

Methods: Thirty rats heterotopically underwent small bowel transplantation and were divided into 5 groups as follows: group A, syngraft (SYN) alone; group B, SYN with FK506; group C, SYN with FK506 and BBS; group D allograft with FK506; group E, allograft with FK506 and BBS.

Pycnogenol increases the probability of the contraction state in chick embryonic cardiomyocytes, indicating inotropic effects.

The influence of pycnogenol on the probability of contraction was studied in chick cardiomyocytes. Ventricles from 9-11 day chicken embryos were cultured. After 10-11 days in culture, stable spontaneous contractions were recorded and the contraction kinetics analysed.

Spontaneous rupture of choledochal cyst with pseudocyst formation-report on 2 cases and literature review.

Spontaneous rupture and subsequent bile peritonitis are rare complications of choledochal cysts. Of these complications, the formation of a biliary pseudocyst is an unusual form, and its preoperative diagnosis is difficult. In this report, we describe 2 cases showing spontaneous rupture with biliary pseudocyst formation.

Preoperative bombesin administration can protect the rat small bowel allograft from ischemic reperfusion injury.

Background/purpose: Ischemic reperfusion injury (IR/I) should be minimum for the success of small bowel transplantation (SBTx). This study investigated whether preoperative administration of neuropeptide bombesin (BBS) had a protective effect against IR/I and subsequent acute rejection.

Methods: Allogenic SBTx was performed heterotopically in rats (n = 18).

Mucoepidermal carcinoma of the lung detected by positron emission tomography in a 5-year-old girl.

The authors describe a rare case of mucoepidermal carcinoma of the lung incidentally identified in preoperative assessments for inguinal hernia repair in a 5-year-old girl. This patient was referred for right external inguinal hernia, and a 3.0-cm round-shaped lesion was found in the right lower lung field of a chest x-ray film.

Sensitive determination of a beta-lactam antibiotic, cefaclor by liquid chromatography with chemiluminescence detection.

We present a sensitive method for the determination of cefaclor (CCL), a beta-lactam antibiotic. It was based on the chemical derivatization of the drug with 4-(2'-cyanoisoindolyl)phenylisothiocynate (CIPIC) under the reaction conditions with heating at 80 degrees C for 7 min in the presence of pyridine. The CIPIC reagent could react with the primary amino group of the drug to form the CIPIC-conjugated CCL.