Central Pancreatectomy with Pancreaticojejunostomy for an Insulinoma: A Case Report with Literature Review.

Insulinomas are a rare entity commonly treated by resection. Central pancreatectomy represents an uncommon type of resection for pancreatic lesions. A 77-year-old female underwent a central pancreatectomy with Roux-en-Y pancreaticojejunostomy and pancreatic stump oversew after presenting with symptoms of hypoglycemia concerning for an insulinoma.

Medical scribes.

Medical scribes and electronic health records (EHRs) are increasingly being introduced into ambulatory clinics with variable outcomes. Characteristics of a successful implementation of medical scribes are described. Tips for optimization of the composition and presentation of the EHR as well as medical processes associated with medical documentation are presented.

Implementation of a percutaneous core needle biopsy training program: results from the University of Michigan-Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital breast cancer research partnership.

Purpose: To describe a training program in percutaneous core needle biopsy implemented in conjunction with a breast cancer research collaboration between the University of Michigan (UM) and the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Kumasi, Ghana.

Methods: In July 2007 a Ghana-based training program for performance of core needle biopsy was jointly coordinated by the UM and KATH principal investigators (L.N.

African ancestry and higher prevalence of triple-negative breast cancer: findings from an international study.

Background: The study of breast cancer in women with African ancestry offers the promise of identifying markers for risk assessment and treatment of triple-negative disease.

Methods: African American and white American women with invasive cancer diagnosed at the Henry Ford Health System comprised the primary study population, and Ghanaian patients diagnosed and/or treated at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi, Ghana constituted the comparison group. Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded specimens were transported to the University of Michigan for histopathology confirmation, and assessment of estrogen and progesterone receptors and HER-2/neu expression.