Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis and Colitis After Intragastric Balloon Placement.

Eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases are rare disorders characterized by infiltration of eosinophils in one or multiple segments of the gastrointestinal tract. Hypersensitivity to food or environmental allergens is believed to play an important role in the pathogenesis. In this case report, we describe a 61-year-old man who developed eosinophilic gastroenteritis and colitis with severe peripheral eosinophilia after intragastric balloon (IGB) placement for weight loss.

ERCC1 expression and outcomes in head and neck cancer treated with concurrent cisplatin and radiation.

Background: Overexpression of excision repair cross complementing group 1 (ERCC1), a DNA repair enzyme, is associated with resistance to cisplatin.

Materials And Methods: Tissues from 73 patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (HNSCC) who received concurrent cisplatin and radiation was analyzed immunohistochemically to determine if ERCC1 expression predicted for survival and response. Expression was scored as follows: 0=0% tumor nuclei positive, 1+=<50%, 2+=50-75% and 3+=>75%.

Fibroadenoma in male breast: case report and literature review.

We report a rare case of mammary fibroadenoma in a 75 year old male patient with emphasis on imaging findings and review of the previously reported cases.