Oncological and prognostic analysis of soft tissue sarcoma of the elbow: report using the bone and soft tissue tumor registry in Japan.

Objective: Soft tissue sarcomas in the elbow are extremely rare, and they have primarily been described in case series. Definitive concerning the prevalence and prognostic factors of elbow soft tissue sarcomas remain unknown. We examined the outcome of patients with elbow soft tissue sarcomas and identified the relevant prognostic factors.

A juvenile recurrent elbow dislocation resolved by internal fixation of the avulsed lateral chondral fragment after ossification: A case report.

We report a case of juvenile recurrent posterior dislocation of the elbow with an avulsed cartilage fragment. The avulsed fragment from the lateral condyle gradually became larger since the initial dislocation, and was ossified. After three dislocations, the avulsed bone fragment was secured with screws and the anterior capsule was repaired.

Antiresorptive agent-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (ARONJ) in urological malignancies: a multi-center retrospective study.

Introduction: We evaluated the incidence and risk factors for antiresorptive agent-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (ARONJ) in prostate and kidney cancer patients.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the clinical data of 547 patients from 13 hospitals. Prostate and kidney cancer patients with bone metastases who were treated with a bone-modifying agent (BMA) between January 2012 and February 2019 were enrolled.

Differential diagnosis of fibroma of tendon sheath and giant cell tumor of tendon sheath in the finger using signal intensity on T2 magnetic resonance imaging.

Background: The differential diagnosis of fibroma of tendon sheath (FTS) and giant cell tumor of tendon sheath (GCTTS) on the basis of clinical and radiographic characteristics remains difficult.

Purpose: To evaluate the quantitative measurement of signal intensity (SI) obtained by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the differential diagnosis of FTS and GCTTS in just the finger.

Material And Methods: We retrospectively identified patients with FTS (n = 6) and GCTTS (n = 22) of the finger who were treated at our hospitals between April 2011 and August 2019.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Flexor Tendon Rupture in the Wrist with Asymptomatic Scapholunate Advanced Collapse: A Case Report.

We experienced a rare case of carpal tunnel syndrome and rupture of the flexor digitorum profundus tendon to the index finger with a scapholunate advanced collapse wrist. We speculated that the lunate that had extruded into the carpal tunnel compressed the median nerve and caused wear of the flexor tendon following neglected perilunate subluxation. Carpal tunnel release, opponensplasty by palmaris longus tendon transfer, and a bridge graft by a half-slip of the flexor carpi radialis tendon resulted in recovery of pinch function and improvement in numbness of the hand.

Complications within 90 days after radical cystectomy for bladder cancer: results of a multicenter prospective study in Japan.

Purpose: We prospectively evaluated the 90-day postoperative mortality and morbidity of open radical cystectomy by using a standardized reporting methodology. Additionally, we assessed the preoperative characteristics to determine risk factors for major complications.

Methods: This multicenter prospective study included 185 consecutive patients undergoing open radical cystectomy from October 2010 through March 2014.

Intraneural Nodular Fasciitis in a Child: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

We present the case of an 11-year-old boy with intraneural nodular fasciitis of the median nerve at the distal part of the carpal tunnel. Complete excision of the involved median nerve and cable grafting using 4 fascicular segments of the sural nerve was performed for persistent pain and numbness after initial resection of the tumor in piecemeal fashion. Pain and numbness were completely resolved and there was no evidence of recurrence 24 months after the final surgery.

Does Baseline Prostate Volume Affect the Short-Term Outcome of Tamsulosin?

Objective: To investigate the short-term efficacy of tamsulosin treatment for patients with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) suggestive of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) according to baseline prostate volume (PV).

Methods: Tamsulosin, 0.2 mg/day, was prospectively given to 112 patients aged 50 years or older who had International Prostate Symptom Scores (IPSS) ≥ 8.