Publications by authors named "Megumi Nobuoka"

Renal medullary carcinoma is a rare, high-grade carcinoma arising in the renal medulla, which is usually associated with sickle cell trait, and there are very few documented cases in the Japanese population. We report a case of renal medullary carcinoma, immunohistochemically defined as SMARCB1 deficient, in a 67-year-old Japanese woman without a history of sickle cell trait. Somatic mutation of SMARCB1 and an EML4::ALK fusion gene were identified by comprehensive genomic profiling.

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Fibroadenomas are the most common benign breast tumors in women, but rarely occur in men. Herein, we present a case of fibroadenoma occurring in a young, healthy male without hormonal alterations. This indicates that fibroadenoma should be regarded as differential diagnosis for tumors in the male breast.

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This case report describes a 73-year-old woman with pancreatic adenocarcinoma who had undergone a colectomy for colorectal cancer in 1995 and a right mastectomy and axillary dissection for breast cancer in 2013. In January 2019, a tumor, approximately 20mm in diameter, was detected in the pancreatic body. It contained a cyst noted to have delayed perfusion towards the center on abdominal computed tomography.

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