Ureter - an unusual site of breast cancer metastasis: A case report.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypoglycemia due to non-insulin-producing tumors is referred to as non-islet cell tumor hypoglycemia (NICTH). As NICTH is a rare lesion, the natural course of NICTH is not well understood. We report a case of NICTH that was observed 30 years before the onset of hypoglycemia. CASE SUMMARY:A 50-year-old man w...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Matsumoto S,Yamada E,Nakajima Y,Yamaguchi N,Okamura T,Yajima T,Yoshino S,Horiguchi K,Ishida E,Yoshikawa M,Nagaoka J,Sekiguchi S,Sue M,Okada S,Fukuda I,Shirabe K,Yamada M

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT) has always been considered a diagnostic challenge. Its rarity and resemblance to other more common pathological entities imposes that neither clinical nor radiological characteristics can lead to a definitive diagnosis. The surgical excision of the lesion is the ultimate approach for acc...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Degheili JA,Kanj NA,Koubaissi SA,Nasser MJ

更新日期：2017-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Knee osteoarthritis is the most prevalent form of osteoarthritis and is becoming the main reason for progressive pain in knee joints. Arthroscopy combined with unicondylar knee arthroplasty (UKA) is one of the effective methods for the treatment of severe unicompartmental knee arthritis. This surgical approa...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Wang HR,Li ZL,Li J,Wang YX,Zhao ZD,Li W

更新日期：2019-12-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pathological complete response (pCR) is rare in hormone receptor-positive (HR+) HER2-negative breast cancer (BC) treated with either endocrine therapy (ET) or chemotherapy. Radical resection of locoregional relapse, although potentially curative in some cases, is challenging when the tumor invades critical s...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Palleschi M,Maltoni R,Barzotti E,Melegari E,Curcio A,Cecconetto L,Sarti S,Manunta S,Rocca A

更新日期：2020-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the complex relationships between resting energy expenditure (REE), eating psychopathology, and Hypothalamus Pituitary Adrenal axis functioning in patients with eating disorders. METHODS:The study was designed as a cross-sectional survey, and it was planned by the Clinic for Eating Disorders of the ...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Castellini G,Castellani W,Lelli L,Sauro CL,Dini C,Lazzeretti L,Bencini L,Mannucci E,Ricca V

更新日期：2014-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bouveret syndrome is a rare complication of cholelithiasis, with only 315 cases reported in the literature between 1967 and 2016. Delay in diagnosis is associated with a high mortality rate. Diagnosis is based upon clinical manifestations, gastroscopy, and imaging studies such as abdominal computed tomograph...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Wang F,Du ZQ,Chen YL,Chen TM,Wang Y,Zhou XR

更新日期：2019-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a 54-year-old patient who was denied surgical replacement for severe aortic stenosis because of complicated acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and who successfully underwent transcatheter aortic valve implantation at our institution. ...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Salizzoni S,D'Ascenzo F,Moretti C,Bonora S,Calcagno A,Omedè P,Montrucchio C,Cerrato E,Colaci C,Sheiban I,Marra S,Rinaldi M,Gaita F

更新日期：2014-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fecal impaction is defined as a large mass of compacted feces in the colon and has the potential to induce a serious medical condition in elderly individuals. Fecal impaction is generally preventable, and early recognition of the typical radiological findings is important for making an early diagnosis. The f...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Tanabe H,Tanaka K,Goto M,Sato T,Sato K,Fujiya M,Okumura T

更新日期：2021-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Dysbetalipoproteinemia is a rare familial dyslipidemia characterized by approximately equally elevated serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels due to accumulated remnant lipoproteins in apolipoprotein E2/E2 homozygotes. It is associated with an increased risk for premature cardiovascular disease. Thus, making a diag...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Kei A,Miltiadous G,Bairaktari E,Hadjivassiliou M,Cariolou M,Elisaf M

更新日期：2015-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Distant metastasis, particularly visceral metastasis (VM), represents an important negative prognostic factor for prostate cancer (PCa) patients. However, due to the lower rate of occurrence of VM, studies on these patients are relatively rare. Consequently, studies focusing on prognostic factors associated ...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Cui PF,Cong XF,Gao F,Yin JX,Niu ZR,Zhao SC,Liu ZL

更新日期：2020-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Implant vagus nerve stimulation is an adjunctive treatment for intractable epilepsy when patients are not suitable for resective surgery. AIM:To identify the safety and efficacy of vagus nerve stimulation in children with intractable epilepsy and analyze the effects on different epilepsy syndromes. METHODS...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Fang T,Xie ZH,Liu TH,Deng J,Chen S,Chen F,Zheng LL

更新日期：2020-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Colorectal lipomas are the second most common benign tumors of the colon. These masses are typically incidental findings with over 94% being asymptomatic. Symptoms-classically abdominal pain, bleeding per rectum and alterations in bowel habits-may arise when lipomas become larger than 2 cm in size. Colonic lipomas are...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Ghanem OM,Slater J,Singh P,Heitmiller RF,DiRocco JD

更新日期：2015-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to identify factors associated with antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) in patients in the department of intensive care medicine who received antibiotic monotherapy in order to reduce the incidence of AAD and improve rational use of antibiotics in these patients. AIM:To report the incidenc...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Zhou H,Xu Q,Liu Y,Guo LT

更新日期：2020-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Synchronous multiple primary cancers (SMPC) mean two or more malignant tumors occurring simultaneously and with different origins no matter what types they are or where they are located. The carcinogenesis of SMPC often involves variations of some specific genes. However, the correlation between CDH1 mutatio...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Hu MN,Lv W,Hu RY,Si YF,Lu XW,Deng YJ,Deng H

更新日期：2019-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The processes of lung fibrogenesis and fibrotic healing are common to a number of conditions with different etiologies. The lungs are the only affected organ in some cases, whereas in others, several organ systems are involved. Therapeutic options can be discussed from various perspectives. In this review, we address ...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Sterclova M,Vasakova M

更新日期：2014-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of an urgent nephrectomy because of a pyonephrosis and sepsis due to an unsuspected sarcomatoid transitional cell carcinoma, an infrequent subtype with a bad oncological prognosis. We present a 58-year-old man assessed by internal medicine for a general syndrome and weakness many months previously. ...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Fernández-Pello S,Venta V,González I,Gil R,Menéndez CL

更新日期：2014-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the most common leukemia in the western world. Despite significant advances in therapy over the last decade CLL remains incurable. Current front-line therapy often consists of chemoimmunotherapy-based regimens, most commonly the fludarabine, cyclophosphamide plus rituximab combina...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Crassini K,Mulligan SP,Best OG

更新日期：2015-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The current pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) which was first detected in Wuhan, China in December 2019 is caused by the novel coronavirus named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus has quickly spread to a large number of countries leading to a great number of deaths. U...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： AlNaamani K,AlSinani S,Barkun AN

更新日期：2020-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ganglioneuroma (GN) is a rare and benign tumor that originates from autonomic nervous system ganglion cells. The most frequently involved sites are the posterior mediastinum, the abdominal cavity, and the retroperitoneal space. It rarely occurs in the cervical area, compressing the spinal cord. Neurofibromat...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Tan CY,Liu JW,Lin Y,Tie XX,Cheng P,Qi X,Gao Y,Guo ZZ

更新日期：2019-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare autoimmune disease with chronic inflammatory/destructive lesions of the cartilaginous tissues. In one third of the cases it is associated with other autoimmune disorders, mostly with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) associated vasculitis (AAV). We report three cases o...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： File I,Trinn C,Mátyus Z,Ujhelyi L,Balla J,Mátyus J

更新日期：2014-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Warthin's tumor (WT) is composed of several cysts that are lined with tall, bilayered oncocytic columnar cells and lymphoid stroma. Within WT, the two components rarely transform into carcinoma or lymphoma, and when it does, carcinoma is the most common type. Approximately 28 cases of lymphoma with WT have b...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Wang CS,Chu X,Yang D,Ren L,Meng NL,Lv XX,Yun T,Cao YS

更新日期：2019-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fetal akinesia deformation sequence (FADS) is a broad spectrum disorder with absent fetal movements as the unifying feature. The etiology of FADS is heterogeneous and mostly still unknown. A prenatal diagnosis of FADS relies on clinical features obtained by ultrasound and fetal muscle pathology. However, the...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Li N,Qiao C,Lv Y,Yang T,Liu H,Yu WQ,Liu CX

更新日期：2019-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To retrospectively evaluate the safety and feasibility of a new modified laparoscopic Sugarbaker repair in patients with parastomal hernias. METHODS:A retrospective study was performed to analyze eight patients who underwent parastomal hernia repair between June 2016 and January 2018. All of these patients receive...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Huang DY,Pan L,Chen QL,Cai XY,Fang J

更新日期：2018-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Scapular fracture has a low incidence rate, accounting for 0.4%-0.9% of all fractures, and scapular neck fractures are extremely rare, comprising approximately 7%-25% of all scapular fractures. Scapular neck fractures are often studied as case reports mostly accompanied by other injuries, thus leading to con...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Chen L,Liu CL,Wu P

更新日期：2020-12-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rivaroxaban is a non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant that does not require coagulation monitoring based on current recommendations. Our goal is to explore whether routine coagulation monitoring should not be required for all patients receiving oral rivaroxaban, what relationship between routine coagu...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Wu HD,Cao HY,Song ZK,Yang S,Tang ML,Liu Y,Qin L

更新日期：2019-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinomas (LELCs) are rare, malignant epithelial tumors, generally considered a subtype of squamous cell carcinoma. LELCs are undifferentiated and can occur in multiple tissues, although LELCs in the urinary tract are extremely rare. As such, evidence does not provide clinicians with ...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Lai SC,Seery S,Zhang W,Liu M,Zhang G,Wang JY

更新日期：2020-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate whether the change in pre-/post-operation serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) levels is a predictive factor for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) outcomes. METHODS:We retrospectively analyzed 334 HCC patients who underwent hepatic resection at our hospital between January 2006 and December 2016. The patients...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Rungsakulkij N,Suragul W,Mingphruedhi S,Tangtawee P,Muangkaew P,Aeesoa S

更新日期：2018-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS) is a good choice for resection of rectal neoplasms. Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) is also widely used in the treatment of benign rectal tumors such as rectal polyps and rectal adenomas. However, no studies have compared the outcome of TAMIS and EMR. AIM:To c...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Shen JM,Zhao JY,Ye T,Gong LF,Wang HP,Chen WJ,Cai YK

更新日期：2020-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe clinical, diagnostic features and follow up of a patient with a vanishing brain lesion. A 14-year-old child admitted to the department of Neurology at September 2009 with a history of subacute onset of fever, anorexia, vomiting, blurring of vision and right hemiparesis since one month. Magnetic resonance i...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Hamed SA,Mekkawy MA,Abozaid H

更新日期：2015-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aortic dissection (AD) is a life-threatening condition with a high mortality rate without immediate medical attention. Early diagnosis and appropriate treatment are critical in treating patients with AD. In the emergency department, patients with AD commonly present with classic symptoms of unanticipated sev...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Yin XB,Wang XK,Xu S,He CY

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00