Publications by authors named "Masaharu Imagawa"
Small cell carcinoma in the ureter is extremely rare, with few cases reported in the literature. The current report describes the case of a 63-year-old man who presented with right-side back pain. A mass was identified in the right ureter.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe pathophysiology of bladder leiomyosarcoma, a rare disease with aggressive mesenchymal tumor, is not certain, but its main symptoms are hematuria, dysuria and abdominal pain. Cases described in the literature are few. This report describes a case of a leiomyosarcoma of the urinary bladder in a 49-year-old woman.
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- Patients with chronic renal failure on hemodialysis (HD) have a higher occurrence of silent cerebral infarctions (SCIs), which are linked to increased mortality rates.
- A study comparing 54 HD patients found that those with SCIs had significantly higher levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (HSCRP), indicating a correlation between inflammation and the presence of SCIs.
- Additionally, the group with SCIs had lower high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, higher uric acid levels, and a greater proportion of smokers, further highlighting the health risks associated with SCIs in this patient population.
In patients with chronic renal failure undergoing hemodialysis (HD), silent cerebral infarctions (SCIs) are associated with high mortality. Levels of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) increase with renal dysfunction and may be a novel predictor of cerebrovascular events. We examined if HGF is a predictor of SCI in HD patients.
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