Publications by authors named "Yuka Aida"
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- Primary mediastinal germ cell tumor (PMGCT), particularly choriocarcinoma, has a poor prognosis and is treated with BEP therapy, which can lead to complications like acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
- A 38-year-old woman diagnosed with advanced primary mediastinal choriocarcinoma underwent BEP therapy, resulting in a significant reduction of hCG levels.
- To minimize the risk of ARDS, she switched to VIP therapy and successfully underwent surgical resection, remaining disease-free for 16 months post-surgery.
Aims: The aim of the study is to report the clinical and pharmacological observations from a pregnant patient treated with erlotinib in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy.
Methods: Maternal and neonatal blood levels and safety of erlotinib and its metabolites were evaluated. Child development was monitored for 6 years.
Background/aim: The COVID-19 pandemic has forced medical institutions to scale back their practice. Changes in patient behavior seemed to be having an impact. We conducted a survey with the aim of reviewing lung cancer treatment during the pandemic period and identifying problems.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Cancer is one of the main causes of death among adolescents and young adults (AYAs) aged 15-39 years. The improvement in overall 5-year survival in AYA cancer patients was far below than that of adult cancer patients. The purpose of this study was to clarify the features of cancer in AYAs by comparing them with those of controls.
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- Fatty pancreas (FP) involves fat accumulation in the pancreas and is linked to metabolic issues, yet it is not officially recognized in Japan's cancer screening guidelines.
- In a study of 919 individuals, 46.8% were found to have FP, with a higher prevalence in men and those suffering from lifestyle-related diseases, especially fatty liver disease.
- Severe FP was connected to older age, larger waist circumference, higher triglycerides and glucose levels, and lower serum amylase, indicating significant associations between FP severity and liver health.
Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) is highly sensitive to platinum-based chemotherapy. However, its indication in patients with a poor performance status (PS) at initial diagnosis is controversial. We retrospectively reviewed all clinical courses of pathologically diagnosed SCLC patients with poor PS, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group PS 3 and 4.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF, which colonizes upper respiratory and digestive tracts, is a leading cause of respiratory diseases in many host species. Here, we describe a case of pneumonia with hemoptysis. A 72-year-old female diagnosed with bronchiectasis with a 36-year history presented with a worsened infiltrative and granular shadow in the lower right lobe and lingular segment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Sensitive-relapsed small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) is thought to be sensitive to chemotherapy; therefore, second-line chemotherapy is recommended. Although platinum rechallenge is performed in the second-line chemotherapy for sensitive-relapsed SCLC, it remains unclear whether such a strategy is effective.
Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the outcome of rechallenge chemotherapy for sensitive-relapsed SCLC.
Bone marrow metastasis of rhabdomyosarcoma has been reported to be difficult to distinguish from acute leukemia. We herein describe a case of rhabdomyosarcoma with bone marrow metastasis mimicking acute lymphoblastic leukemia. A 29-year-old woman was admitted with thrombocytopenia, blast-like cells in the peripheral blood and a coagulation disorder.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe present a rare fatal case of relapsing pneumonia caused by Legionella pneumophila in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis after only two injections of adalimumab. A 78-year-old Japanese woman with a 14-year history of rheumatoid arthritis was prescribed adalimumab because her disease activity remained high. However, 8 days after her second injection of adalimumab, she was admitted to our hospital and diagnosed with pneumonia caused by L.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStreptococcus suis, a major global porcine pathogen, is an emerging zoonosis in Southeast Asia that triggered a 2005 outbreak in China. S. suis causes meningitis, sepsis, and endocarditis in both pigs and humans and involves significant mortality.
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