Abstract Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is concomitantly present in 13% of atrial fibrillation (AF) patients and negatively impacts prognosis AF (1). Nevertheless, the temporal sequence time between diagnosis each may vary individuals (2). Purpose To describe whether COPD associated with mortality both diagnosed. Methods This nationwide study assessed all 18 to 85 years...

To cite: Wijayaratna R, Ng JWY. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013010353 DESCRIPTION A woman aged 88 years presented with a 12month history of worsening pain in her left foot. On examination, a mass measuring 9 cm in the maximal dimension was seen in the medial aspect of the mid-foot, which was tender on palpation (figure 1). There was no other s...

In 2014, the all-cause age-adjusted death rate in the United States reached a historic low of 724.6 per 100,000 population (1). However, mortality in rural (nonmetropolitan) areas of the United States has decreased at a much slower pace, resulting in a widening gap between rural mortality rates (830.5) and urban mortality rates (704.3) (1). During 1999–2014, annual age-adjusted death rates for ...

Correspondence To the Editor: Cutaneous metastasis of the internal malignancy is unusual. A previous study has revealed that the incidence of cutaneous metastasis is only about 1%. Lung cancer is considered to be one of the most frequent sources of skin metastasis, especially in males. Here, we reported a case with cutaneous metastases from squamous cell lung cancer. An 80‑year‑old male, a chro...

Background: Researchers suggest that benign breast disease (BBD) is a key risk factor for breast cancer. The present study aimed to determinate the risk level of breast cancer in terms of various BBD subgroups.Methods: A meta-analysis was performed to determinate the risk of breast cancer associated with BBD. Observational studies (traditional case-control studies, nested case-control studies, ...

Studies suggest that the ability to have biological children is of great importance to many people. The cancer and its treatment often pose a threat to fertility. Rates of permanent infertility and compromised fertility after cancer treatment vary and depend on many factors. Male infertility can result from the disease itself (best documented in patients with testicular cancer and Hodgkin’s lym...