A Case of Low-Grade Oncocytic Tumor/Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma (Oncocytic Variant) of the Kidney.

The oncocytic variant of chromophobe renal cell carcinoma (oChRCC) and low-grade oncocytic tumor (LOT) is introduced as new renal disease entity. Both of these tumors are low-grade malignancies consisting of cells with eosinophilic cytoplasm. Distinguishing between eosinophilic variant of chromophobe renal cell carcinoma (eCRCC) and oncocytoma is often a diagnostic challenge in routine surgical pathology.

Non-invasive detection of local tissue responses to predict pressure ulcer development in mouse models.

The development of pressure ulcers is associated with four different pathways: ischemia, ischemia-reperfusion injury, impaired interstitial fluid flow and lymphatic drainage, and cell deformation. For prediction of pressure ulcer development, it is important to detect the tissue response involved in the pathways at the molecular level. However, non-invasive techniques for detecting this tissue response are not available.

Screening for tinea unguium by thermography in older adults with subungual hyperkeratosis.

Aim: The purpose of the present study was to assess the difference in foot temperature between tinea unguium-positive older adults with subungual hyperkeratosis and tinea unguium-negative older adults with subungual hyperkeratosis to develop a temperature-based screening method for tinea unguium.

Methods: The present cross-sectional, observational study investigated 51 residents with subungual hyperkeratosis in two facilities covered by long-term care insurance between October 2011 and December 2011. One dermatologist recorded the clinical signs of abnormal toenails.

Relationship between activity of daily living and asteatosis in the lower legs among elderly residents in long-term care institutions: a cross-sectional study.

This cross-sectional observational study investigated the relationship between the level of activities of daily living (ADL) and asteatosis in the lower legs among elderly residents. We enrolled 173 residents from a long-term care health facility and two special nursing homes for elderly persons in the Tokyo metropolitan area and Oshima Island, Japan. The level of ADL was measured by the Barthel Index.