OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis that reduced birth weight in normal fetuses born at moderately high altitude (Denver), compared with the birth weight in normal fetuses born at sea level (Milan), is caused by a reduction in both lean mass and subcutaneous fat mass. STUDY DESIGN Ninety-four normal singleton pregnancies (46 in Denver, 48 in Milan) had serial ultrasonographic axial images obtain...

The aim of this study was to characterize the tissue-associated differences in the fatty acid profiles of intramuscular, subcutaneous and hepatic lipids and their quality indices from Lithuanian indigenous wattle pig and wild boar backcross to lean breed. The samples from hybrid pigs (1/4 Lithuanian indigenous wattle, 1/4 wild boar and 1/2 Landrace) were used in the experiment. There was little...

Many types of cancer develop in close association with highly vascularized adipose tissues. However, the role of adipose pre-existing vascular beds on tumor growth and angiogenesis is unknown. Here we report that pre-existing microvascular density in tissues where tumors originate is a crucial determinant for tumor growth and neovascularization. In three independent tumor types including breast...

Staphylococcal pyaemia not infrequently complicates staphylococcal lesions, and it is not rare for it to give rise to metastatic abscesses in the lungs and subcutaneous tissues. The following case is considered worth recording, because the patient, a child of just under three years, presented with multiple cold subcutaneous abscesses apparently arising de novo, and unaccompanied by severe syste...

A 41-year-old woman with a complex congenital nevus that possessed features of both a blue nevus and a nevus of Ota is described. She was found to have melanotic hyperpigmentation of the underlying subcutaneous tissue and dura mater. Two separate melanomas developed in the tissues underlying her nevus (one in the subcutaneous tissue and another intracranially, arising from the dura).

In the medical field, abnormal tissues such as tumours or other foreign bodies often affect absorption coefficient in subcutaneous. First, photons are injected into skin, leading to diffusion behaviours, and then diffused light intensity on a specific location is measured. Next, foreign material distribution within the detection region is reconstructed by a specific weighting method for diagnos...