Kaohsiung J Med Sci
March 2024
Pineocytoma is a rare tumor. It is rare for pineocytoma to present as leptomeningeal metastasis. We present a rare case of pineocytoma with malignant transformation and leptomeningeal metastasis after subtotal tumor resection and adjuvant radiotherapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEpstein-Barr virus-associated smooth muscle tumor (EBV-SMT) is a rare tumor found in immunocompromised patients, and its treatment is not well-established. A role for antiretroviral therapy in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related EBV-SMT has been proposed; however, the relevance of tumor size, CD4 levels, and immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) has not been previously reported. We present the first case, to our knowledge, of a tumor that shrank in association with elevated CD4 counts.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To analyze the clinical characteristics and treatment of pediatric tufted angiomas(TA)complicated by Kasabach-Merritt Phenomenon (KMP).
Method: A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data and follow-up data of 13 patients diagnosed with TA complicated by KMP. Five male and 8 female patients with an average age of 5.
Zhonghua Zheng Xing Wai Ke Za Zhi
March 2013
Objective: To summarize the characters of Kasabach-Merritt syndrome (KMS) and to evaluate the therapeutic effect of drug therapy combined with surgery.
Methods: From 2004 to 2010, 59 cases with KMS, who underwent drug therapy and surgery, were retrospectively studied. The average age of the patients, including 33 male and 26 female (male/female, 1.
Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi
January 2013
Objective: To summarize the surgical approaches and efficacies of flexion deformity caused by antebrachium muscle hemangioma.
Methods: Retrospective analysis was performed in 41 cases of flexion deformity caused by antebrachium muscle cavernous hemangioma. There were 16 males and 25 females with an age range of 14 - 56 years old.
Zhonghua Zheng Xing Wai Ke Za Zhi
July 2012
Objective: To discuss the treatment of the scrotal vein malformation in teenagers and clinical efficacy.
Methods: 32 cases with the local and diffuse scrotal vein malformation were retrospectively analyzed. 31 cases underwent local injection with 40% urea before resection.
Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi
September 2011
Objective: To review and summarize the clinical characteristics and therapeutic approaches of Kasabach-Merritt syndrome (KMS).
Methods: The combined and sequential therapy was used to for 51 KMS infants between 2005 and 2009. And all cases were retrospectively analyzed.
Zhonghua Zheng Xing Wai Ke Za Zhi
November 2011
Objective: To discuss the radical treatment of cervical giant cystic lymphangioma in Children and cosmetic result.
Methods: Twenty-five children with cervical giant cystic lymphangioma were retrospectively analyzed. The diameter of all the tumors was more than 10 cm.