SummaryAn unusual case of malakoplakia of the cervical lymph nodes in a patient with bony metastasis from prostrate cancer is reported. An 80-year-old patient with metastatic prostatic cancer presented with bilateral cervical lymphadenopathy, and a hard cervical mass in the left supraclavicular region. Biopsy of the lymph gland revealed the presence of malakoplakia, with no evidence of metastat...

I n the article ‘‘Ultrasonography-Guided Core Biopsy of Supraclavicular Lymph Nodes for Diagnosis of Metastasis and Identification of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Mutation in Advanced Lung Cancer’’, which appeared in Volume 94, Issue 29 of Medicine, Figure 1 contained a typo. Also, in the second sentence of the legend for Figure 5, a ‘‘greater than’’ sign should have been captured as...

We report a case of esophageal carcinoma that showed extraosseous accumulation of 99mTc-MDP in lymph node metastases to the cervical and paracardial lymph nodes. There are few cases showing abnormal extraosseous accumulation of 99mTc-MDP in esophageal cancer lesion. The patient was a 53-year-old man with advanced esophageal cancer. Bone scintigraphy demonstrated extraosseous accumulations in le...

BACKGROUND Bevacizumab has been increasingly used in combination chemotherapy with paclitaxel for treatment of metastatic or recurrent breast cancer. The aim of this report is to underline possible risks associated with the new combination chemotherapy. CASE PRESENTATION A 39-year-old woman with recurrent breast cancer was treated with bevacizumab and paclitaxel. Positron emission tomography ...

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) metastases in the mediastinum are rare, particularly under the arch of the aorta. The present study describes the case of a 30-year-old male patient who presented with back pain and hoarseness for 2 months due to lymph node metastasis of HCC. The patient had undergone right hepatic lobectomy for HCC 2 years prior and received transarterial chemoembolization 4 time...

We present three cases of patients with breast cancer and psoriasis who received radiotherapy following breast-conserving surgery. One patient developed an extensive flare-up during chemotherapy. After discontinuing chemotherapy, she conventional to the ipsilateral whole breast, axillary, supraclavicular lymph nodes 50.4 Gy in 28 fractions boosted 10 five tumor bed. Two hypofractionated whole-b...

Introduction: There are different methods to perform brachial plexus block. Interscalene and supraclavicular approaches are the most frequently used technique during upper limb surgeries.The aims of this study were to compare the onset and duration of sensory and motor block, hemodynamic parameters, sparing of analgesia in any dermatome and to observe any adverse effect during lower arm, elbow ...