BACKGROUND The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination as a part of the global expanded program for immunization. Although the BCG vaccine is usually a safe vaccine, a number of complications with lymphadenitis being the most common complication, can occur. AIM We evaluated the frequency, the clinical presentation and treatment modalities of ...

In this case report, we describe a patient with an uncommon presentation of disseminated prostate carcinoma. Initial presentation could mimic tuberculosis or hematological malignancy. The literature is reviewed for this kind of presentation. Furthermore, the value of immuno-histochemical stains in relation to prostate carcinoma is discussed.

BACKGROUND As experience with vascularized lymph node (VLN) transfer has grown, new VLN sources have become apparent. Descriptive studies have elucidated variable lymph node presence in these donor basins. Yet, no study has evaluated preoperative imaging evaluation between donor sites in patients undergoing VLN transfer. This study was to compare the findings on duplex ultrasonography of the su...

The importance of metastases in the cervical lymph nodes in lung cancer is now established. Long ago both Boyd (1886) and Abram (1910) referred to this diagnostic aid, and Packard (1917) stated that "if (enlarged) supraclavicular glands are present, excision should be resorted to and a specimen submitted to the microscope." However, it was Daniels (1949) who proposed biopsy of non-palpable cerv...

A 47-year-old man was referred for assessment of bilateral lymph node enlargement identified on a routine chest radiograph. Positron emission tomography showed high standardized uptake values (SUVmax: 20.5) in right supraclavicular, right intercostal, and multiple mediastinal lymph nodes. Biopsy samples obtained from the right upper and left lower paratracheal nodes by mediastinoscopy revealed ...

A 76-year-old man presented with a two-month history of angina pectoris. Computed tomography (CT) revealed a serial enlargement of the supraclavicular and mediastinal lymph nodes compressing the heart, pulmonary artery and aorta. CT angiography (CTA) showed stenosis of the coronary arteries as a result of compression by the enlarged lymph nodes. First-pass contrast-enhanced cardiac magnetic res...

A 61-year old woman underwent total abdominal hysterectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection under the diagnosis of endometrial cancer. Although pelvic lymph nodes were positive for adenocarcinoma with psamomma bodies, no other lesion that was a primary lesion was verified. A postoperative study revealed the existence of para-aortic lymph node and supraclavicular lymph node metastases. Therefore...

BACKGROUND This study evaluated patterns of treatment failure (especially locoregional failure; LRF) after radical esophagectomy and proposes a clinical target volume (CTV) for postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) among patients with thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). METHODS All patients who were followed up in our center after radical esophagectomy between 2007 and 2011 were re...

"Burned-out" testicular tumor is a rare clinical entity. The term "burned-out" actually represents a spontaneously and completely regressed testicular tumor that manifests itself by metastasis to retroperitoneal region and mediastinal, supraclavicular, cervical and axillary lymph nodes. This is a different entity than primary extragonadal testicular tumors and is seen more rarely. Here we prese...

Diagnosis In patients aged over 50 years, breast cancer must be differentiated from various forms of senile breast hypertrophy that may be associated with concomitant conditions or, more often, pharmacological treatments that interfere with hormonal metabolism. As in women, careful physical examination of the breast and the regional (axillary and supraclavicular) lymph nodes is essential in men...