Cystic fibrohistiocytic tumor of the lung is a rare neoplasm. In many cases it represents a metastasis from a benign or low-grade fibrohistiocytic tumor of the skin, but occasionally it may be primary. Radiologically it usually occurs as a cystic change of multiple pulmonary nodules, and pneumothorax is the most frequent presenting symptom. We present here a 16-year-old man with recurrent right...

Solitary fibrous tumors are unusual neoplasms that are rarely found in the liver parenchyma. Th ey are usually described as hard, grayish white, well-defined lesions. Predominant cystic change in a solitary fibrous tumor is an unexpected finding, with only a few previous cases reported in the literature, two of which are localized in the head and neck region. Herein, we report a unique case of ...

We herein describe a case of cystic lymphangioma in the greater omentum of the remnant stomach, which is thought it to be related with subtotal gastrectomy 10 yr ago for early gastric cancer. A 76-yr-old man was admitted to our department with postprandial abdominal discomfort and bowel habit change. Intraabdominal multilocular cystic mass was detected by ultrasonography and computed tomography...

Autoimmune pancreatitis is a unique type of chronic pancreatitis, which is rarely associated with pseudocyst. A 48-year-old lady was admitted to our department with a rapidly growing cystic mass in the pancreatic tail with an elevated concentration of serum carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9). She had a history of autoimmune pancreatitis and received steroid treatment. Imaging studies demonstrat...

A 61-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with epigastric pain and vomiting. Enhanced abdominal computed tomography revealed inflammatory change of the pancreatic groove and focal wall thickening of the second portion of the duodenum with several cystic lesions around the head of the pancreas. We diagnosed atypical type of groove pancreatitis. The patient made a satisfactory recovery by co...

We (Innovision ApS, Odense, Denmark) are the manufacturer of the AMIS 2000 medical mass spectrometer system that, using user-specific software and hardware, was adapted to perform MBW. The AMIS 2000-based devices are now considered the ‘‘gold standard’’ device for SF6 LCI measurements in cystic fibrosis patients by opinion leaders in the field [2]. This device has been used in the vast majority...

The incidence of cancer from adenomyosis is rare. Previously, only two cases of clear cell adenocarcinoma (CCA) arising from adenomyosis have been reported in English literature. Here, we report a case of CCA arising from adenomyosis. A 52-year-old postmenopausal Korean woman presented with complaints of vaginal bleeding and back pain. Endometrial biopsy revealed endometrial polyp with atrophic...