Clinical outcomes of patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia receiving the hyper-CVAD regimen and assessment of the risk of hepatitis flares due to hepatitis B virus reactivation after chemotherapy.

Introduction: Hyper-CVAD (hyperfractionated cyclophosphamide, vincristine, doxorubicin and dexamethasone) has become a popular regimen for adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). We assessed the efficacy and tolerability of hyper-CVAD in the treatment of adult ALL.

Material And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed ALL patients aged 18 or above receiving the hyper-CVAD regimen.

Diagnostic and treatment hurdles in plasma cell myeloma with t(11;14) translocation: A case report.

t(11;14) translocation is one of the most common chromosomal abnormalities in plasma cell myeloma. The present case report presented a case of plasma cell myeloma with t(11;14) translocation, in which the plasma cells were small lymphoplasmacytoids in morphology with positive cluster of differentiation-20 and Cyclin D1 expression. These results led to initial diagnostic difficulties.

Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder presenting with skin ulceration in a renal transplant recipient who achieved sustained remission with rituximab therapy: A case report.

Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is associated with a variety of clinical presentations, but rarely involves the skin. We herein report a case of PTLD presenting with skin ulceration in a renal transplant recipient. A biopsy of the ulcer confirmed the diagnosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

Effects of addition of rituximab to chemotherapy on central nervous system events in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the addition of rituximab to chemotherapy reduces central nervous system (CNS) events and to identify the risk factors associated with CNS involvement. Patients who were diagnosed with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) between January, 1995 and December, 2012, without prior CNS disease, were recruited in this study. The patients received chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisolone (CHOP) or CHOP with rituximab (R-CHOP), with curative intent.

Rare case of intussusception in an adult with acute myeloid leukemia.

Intussusception is rarely reported in adult patients with acute leukemia. We report a case of intussusception in a 29-year-old woman with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). She developed right lower quadrant pain, fever, and vomiting on day 16 of induction chemotherapy.

Clinical features and treatment outcomes of Hodgkin's lymphoma in Hong Kong Chinese.

Introduction: Little information is available on the outcomes of Hodgkin's lymphoma in Chinese patients. We analyzed the clinical and histopathological characteristics, treatment types, clinical course and treatment outcomes of Hong Kong Chinese patients.

Material And Methods: Patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma diagnosed from January 1991 to December 2010 were recruited.

Incidence of chest wall paresthesia after needlescopic video-assisted thoracic surgery for palmar hyperhidrosis.

Objective: Chest wall paresthesia is a reported sequela of thoracotomy and Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) which is distinct from wound pain. Although needlescopic VATS confers less post-operative pain and better cosmesis, the incidence of paresthesia after needlescopic VATS has not been quantified.

Methods: For homogeneity of the patient cohort, we studied 50 patients who received bilateral needlescopic VATS sympathectomy (T2-T4 excision) for palmar hyperhidrosis using 2 or 3 mm instruments during a 36-month period at a single institute.