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J Med Life
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3rd Medical Department, Hanusch Krankenhaus, Vienna, Austria.
Central nervous system (CNS) involvement in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is rare, and spinal cord infiltration as a presenting manifestation has only rarely been described. We present the case of a 65-year-old man with CLL, initially diagnosed at the age of 54, who had not received prior treatment. He presented with a six-week history of thoracic and epigastric pressure.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFManaging recurrent thymic epithelial tumors after resection: outcomes and role of re-resection.
Mediastinum
November 2024
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
Thymic epithelial tumors (TETs) are rare neoplasms that include thymomas, thymic carcinomas (TCs), and thymic neuroendocrine neoplasms (TNENs). These three tumor categories differ in aggressiveness, the incidence of recurrence after resection, the pattern of recurrence, and survival outcomes. Owing to the tumor's rarity, randomized trials have not been performed in the initial treatment setting.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Impact of Inferior Vena Cava Anomalies on Deep Vein Thrombosis: A Case Report.
Cureus
December 2024
Cardiology, Lower Bucks Hospital, Bristol, USA.
Inferior vena cava (IVC) anomalies are rare congenital pathologies related to variations of agenesis, hypoplasia, or atresia, predisposing patients to thromboembolic events secondary to an alteration in venous drainage with resultant stasis. This is a case report of a 27-year-old male without significant medical history presenting for a fall after playing recreational basketball with associated pain and swelling in his left lower extremity. After his symptoms progressively worsened, he came to the emergency room for an evaluation where an ultrasound (US) of the extremity showed extensive deep vein thromboses (DVT).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNeuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder With Unilateral Retrobulbar Neuritis: A Case Report.
Cureus
December 2024
Neurology and Neuroscience, Medical University of Varna, Varna, BGR.
Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) includes conditions with autoimmune genesis, which are manifested by attacks of optic neuritis (ON) and transverse myelitis (TM), and also express aquaporin 4 (NMO-IgG) or myelin oligo-endocytic glycoprotein (MOGAb) antibodies. In rare cases, the disease may also have a clinical presentation with only TM, without ON or with ON, without TM. These conditions are also included in the spectrum.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA Rare Case with Recurrent Abdominal Pain as the First Symptom: AL Amyloidosis with Colon Involvement Combined with Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma.
J Inflamm Res
January 2025
Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Jinhua Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Jinhua, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.
Background: Amyloidosis combined with lung cancer is a rare occurrence. To date, there are no reported cases of amyloid light-chain(AL) amyloidosis solely affecting the colon combined with pulmonary adenocarcinoma.
Case Summary: Here, we describe a case of a 66-year-old woman who presented with recurrent abdominal pain and was eventually diagnosed with AL amyloidosis with colon involvement and pulmonary adenocarcinoma.
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