Surgical Treatment of Ischial Ulcers Associated with Deposition of β2-Microglobulin in Two Cases of Dialysis-related Amyloidosis.

The accumulation of β2-microglobulin due to long-term hemodialysis is known as dialysis-related amyloidosis, a rare phenomenon that manifests as a subcutaneous mass. Subcutaneous β2-microglobulin amyloidomas are predominantly located on the buttocks. Owing to the load-bearing properties of this location and proximity to the anus, amyloidomas on the buttocks may be prone to pressure ulcers and infection.

Metformin attenuates hypoxia-induced resistance to cisplatin in the HepG2 cell line.

Hepatoblastoma is the most commonly occurring liver tumor in children. Preoperative chemotherapy and surgery have improved treatment outcomes; however, further improvements are required in the treatment of advanced cases. Recently, the efficacy of transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) has garnered attention.

Anatomical classification of breast sentinel lymph nodes using computed tomography-lymphography.

To evaluate the anatomical classification and location of breast sentinel lymph nodes, preoperative computed tomography-lymphography examinations were retrospectively reviewed for sentinel lymph nodes in 464 cases clinically diagnosed with node-negative breast cancer between July 2007 and June 2016. Anatomical classification was performed based on the numbers of lymphatic routes and sentinel lymph nodes, the flow direction of lymphatic routes, and the location of sentinel lymph nodes. Of the 464 cases reviewed, anatomical classification could be performed in 434 (93.

Impact of pretreatment whole-tumor perfusion computed tomography and 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography measurements on local control of non-small cell lung cancer treated with stereotactic body radiotherapy.

This study aimed to investigate the correlation between the average iodine density (AID) detected by dual-energy computed tomography (DE-CT) and the maximum standardized uptake value (SUV) yielded by [F] fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (F-FDG PET) for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT). Seventy-four patients with medically inoperable NSCLC who underwent both DE-CT and F-FDG PET/CT before SBRT (50‒60 Gy in 5‒6 fractions) were followed up after a median interval of 24.5 months.

Temporal variations in stump pressure and assessment of images obtained from cone-beam computed tomography during balloon-occluded transarterial chemoembolization.

Aim: Balloon-occluded transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (B-TACE) was used to show the optimized duration of balloon occlusion to start injection of lipiodol in order to maximize lipiodol deposition in the nodule, and to reveal the endpoint of lipiodol injection.

Methods: Of 29 consecutive patients who underwent balloon-occluded TACE between November 2013 and February 2014, we were able to measure stump pressure for 219 nodules in 27 patients. Tumors were counted, measured and could be visually assessed in 20 of these patients at 26 sites.

[Structure of home medical information system in Sakai Medical Association].

There is a growing need for home medicine in our graying society. New efforts are thus required to provide better treatment in the home. The Sakai Medical Association has established a new medical information system which uses the internet to increase the effectiveness of home medicine centered on the clinic and hospital cooperation.