Publications by authors named "Kouta Washimi"

A 73-year-old woman presented a 3-year history of indolent enlargement of cutaneous tumor nodules. Peripheral blood flow cytometry revealed thrombocytopenia (platelets; 85,000/µl) and the presence of an abnormal, small B lymphocyte population (CD5, CD10, CD20, CD22, CD23, FMC7, SmIgλ, and SmIgκ; 4,000/µl). Skin biopsy indicated infiltration of CD5, CD10, CD20, BCL2, BCL6, and cyclin D1 atypical large B-cells, suggesting diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

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A 74-year-old man underwent transurethral resection for a bladder tumor (TURBT). The pathological diagnosis was urothelial carcinoma, grade 3 pT2 at least. He desired preservation of the bladder.

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A 74-year-old man with IgG4-related cholangitis had been treated with steroids for 1 year. In the outpatient clinic, elevated levels of the tumor marker CA19-9 and serum IgG4 were observed. Abdominal enhanced CT showed a 20mm hypovascular tumor in the pancreatic head.

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