thymoma is a term that should be restricted to neoplasms of thymic epithelial cells, irrespective of the presence or the number of lymphocytes. the usual location of thymoma is the antrosuperior mediastinum; however, this tumor can also occur in other mediastinal compartments, in the neck, within the thyroid gland, in the pericardial cavity, the pulmonary hilum, within the lung parenchyma, or t...

We experienced two cases of lung injury resulting from fluted silastic drain extraction under reservoir-generated negative pressure suction. In the first case, a 67-year-old man underwent coronary artery bypass grafting. A 19 Fr BLAKE drain was placed at the pericardial cavity, the mediastinum, and the left thoracic cavity. All three drains were connected to J-VAC reservoirs. After removing the...

A winter outbreak of ascites in cultured Japanese amberjack Seriola quinqueradiata was examined. Affected fish displayed bloody ascitic fluid in the peritoneal cavity, their hearts were covered with a white membrane, their livers were congested and their kidneys were swollen. Renal tubular epithelia displayed extensive necrosis and often contained hyaline droplets, while some glomeruli showed a...

A 72-year-old man with degenerative aortic stenosis, coronary artery disease, hypertension, and chronic renal insufficiency presented with progressively worsening dyspnea, tachycardia, hypotension, and diuresis contraction 7 days after undergoing successful aortic valve replacement (stentless valve, 27 mm) and coronary artery revascularization. On presentation to the intensive care unit, the pa...

症例は40歳代，男性．健康診断の胸部X線写真で異常陰影を指摘され当院を受診した．胸部CTで前縦隔に長径10 cm大の分葉状の腫瘤を認めた．前縦隔腫瘍として完全切除を目的とした手術を行った．腫瘤は一部心膜と強固に癒着しており，心膜を切開し心囊内を確認したところ，肉眼的に腫瘍は心膜腔内に向かって鶏冠状に突出しており，心膜浸潤を疑う所見であり，心膜を合併切除した．組織学的所見と免疫染色の結果を総合し孤立性線維性腫瘍Solitary Fibrous Tumor（SFT）と判断された．SFTは画像上境界明瞭な腫瘤として描出されることが多く，肉眼的にも表面平滑で境界明瞭な腫瘤として認めることが多い．本症例のように心膜腔内に向かって鶏冠状に突出したという報告は検索の範囲では認めず，多彩な臨床像をとるSFTの一所見として貴重な一例と考え報告する．

A 72-year-old man with degenerative aortic stenosis, coronary artery disease, hypertension, and chronic renal insufficiency presented with progressively worsening dyspnea, tachycardia, hypotension, and diuresis contraction 7 days after undergoing successful aortic valve replacement (stentless valve, 27 mm) and coronary artery revascularization. On presentation to the intensive care unit, the pa...

Abstract Aim Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS) is a rare morbidity associated primarily with dialysis. Definitive diagnosis and management can often be prolonged complicated. The pathogenesis two-hit hypothesis of inflammation myofibroblast differentiation. This report aims to demonstrate the EPS provide insight into management. Method We present unique case patient who follows ‘classica...

A 3 year old intact male pygmy goat developed progressive weakness and eventual recumbancy over the course of 1 week, while maintaining its ability to eat and drink. The animal died and at necropsy, the parietal pleural surfaces and the pericardial surface were noted to be covered with firm, white, variably sized nodules that often formed linear arrays or coalesced into larger clumped aggregate...

Simultaneous recording of the electrocardiogram and of the pressure transmitted through the drainage needle in patients with haemopericardium provided confirmation that the needle tip was in the pericardial cavity. Proper position was indicated by a positive pressure wave beginning before the QRS complex, reaching its maximum value in the first part of the ST segment and ending with the T wave....