In vivo evaluation of cisplatin-loaded superabsorbent polymer microspheres for use in chemoembolization of VX2 liver tumors.

Purpose: To investigate the pharmacokinetics and efficacy of chemoembolization with a cisplatin-loaded superabsorbent polymer (SAP) suspension in a rabbit model with transplanted liver VX2 tumors.

Materials And Methods: VX2 tumors were implanted into the left lobe of the liver in eight rabbits. Embolization of the proper hepatic artery was performed with cisplatin-loaded or unloaded SAP.

Intravascular lymphomatosis initially suspected from uterine cytology: a case report.

Background: Because recognizable lesions are often absent, selection of biopsy sites for diagnosis of intravascular large B-cell lymphoma (IVL) is frequently problematic.

Case: A 59-year-old woman was admitted with fever and general fatigue. Combined physical and roentgenographic examinations revealed neither lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly nor mass lesions in other organs.