A Case of Congenital Leukemia With MYB-GATA1 Fusion Gene in a Female Patient.

We report a female newborn with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) associated with a MYB-GATA1 fusion gene. Morphologic findings of myeloid lineage were obtained using light microscopy. Cytogenetic analysis of peripheral blood showed a complex karyotype: 46,X,-X,add(3)(q21),der(6)add(6)(q21)del(6)(q?), +mar1[5]/46,XX[15].

Critical Diamond-Blackfan anemia due to ribosomal protein S19 missense mutation.

Diamond-Blackfan anemia (DBA) is a rare congenital disorder characterized by pure erythrocyte aplasia, and approximately 70% of patients carry mutations in the genes encoding ribosomal proteins (RP). Here, we report the case of a male infant with DBA who presented with anemic crisis (hemoglobin [Hb] concentration 1.5 g/dL) at 58 days after birth.

Incidental detection of clinically unexpected breast lesions by computed tomography.

Background: Increased use of computed tomography (CT) has resulted in greater detection of incidental breast lesions unrelated to the primary diagnostic inquiry.

Purpose: To investigate the morphology and clinical significance of breast abnormalities detected incidentally by conventional CT.

Material And Methods: A total of 2945 female patients underwent CT examinations of the body, including the chest, from May 2006 to April 2010.

Radiofrequency (RF)-assisted hepatectomy may induce severe postoperative liver damage.

Background: Radiofrequency (RF) ablation for the treatment of the section line prior to liver resection has been proposed as a way to reduce blood loss during hepatectomy. Our group compared hepatectomy with and without RF ablation to determine whether this technique actually reduces blood loss during liver resection and whether it affects the perioperative outcome.

Method: Of 151 patients who underwent a hepatectomy between January 2002 and October 2005 at the Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery in the Department of Surgery of Saitama Medical University, 48 who had a partial hepatectomy or resection of a portion of liver smaller than a single Couinaud segment were included in the study.

[A case of scirrhous carcinoma of the stomach with malignant pleural and peritoneal carcinomatosis responding to the local administration of docetaxel (TXT)].

We report the case of a 34-year-old woman who underwent total gastrectomy for scirrhous carcinoma in the stomach (T4, N0, H0, CY1, P1, Stage IV). Despite adjuvant chemotherapy with TS-1 and/or CDDP, ascites caused by peritoneal carcinomatosis increased four months after gastrectomy. Therefore, intraperitoneal administration of docetaxel (TXT) at a dosage of 45 mg/m2 was applied.