Coronary artery stenting in a patient with chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura: a clinical conundrum.

A patient with long-standing immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) would logically contradict antiplatelet use due to increased bleeding risk during coronary stenting. Coronary stenting using an endothelial progenitor cells (EPC) capture stents (Genous™) was used to successfully revascularise our patient using a transradial approach. The only complication was extensive superficial ecchymosis on the patient's forearm from antiplatelet use, which resolved spontaneously.

The prevalence and assessment of ErbB2-positive breast cancer in Asia: a literature survey.

Overexpression of the epidermal growth factor receptor-related gene ErbB2 occurs in 18% to 25% of patients with breast cancer in Western countries and is associated with a poor prognosis. The prevalence of ErbB2-positive tumors in Asia is unclear, partly because data are limited. The objective of this review was to summarize the reported prevalence of ErbB2-positive tumors from a large sample of Asian patients and to examine ErbB2 assessment methods in Asia.

Erdheim-Chester disease: a bilateral orbital mass as an indication of systemic disease.

A case of bilateral orbital mass and xanthelasma of the eyelids is presented. Histology confirmed it to be a form of histiocytosis, possibly an Erdheim-Chester disease. This was further confirmed by the presence of a retroperitoneal mass and hydronephrosis, which resolved with treatment.