Medicine
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Review Case Reports
New onset of myasthenia gravis after intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guerin: A case report and literature review.
Recently, drug-related myasthenia gravis (MG) has received attention, because the number of reported cases involving MG associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors, a new immunotherapy, is increasing. We present a case involving the new onset of MG, in which the symptoms started shortly after intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) for bladder cancer. ⋯ Intravesical BCG could be listed as a novel drug that may induce a new onset of MG along with drugs such as D-penicillamine and immune checkpoint inhibitors.
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Review Case Reports
Primary myelofibrosis and pregnancy outcomes after low molecular-weight heparin administration: A case report and literature review.
Primary myelofibrosis is encountered with the myeloproliferative diseases and is the least prevalent among women of childbearing age. The prognosis is guided by pancytopenia, leukemic transformation and thrombosis which are the dominant complications. ⋯ This case was rare and complex. Because it was related to pregnancy it required continuos collaboration and supervision between obstetrician and hematologist.
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Review Case Reports
Extrarenal teratoma with nephroblastoma in the retroperitoneum: Case report and literature review.
Teratoma with nephroblastoma is a rare disease. The most common site at which teratoma with nephroblastoma occurs is the kidney. The mechanisms underlying the development of teratoma with nephroblastoma have not been fully elucidated. ⋯ Teratoma with nephroblastoma is a rare entity that typically presents in childhood. Due to its rarity, no standardized criteria have been established for the categorization and treatment of these lesions. However, a complete excision of this tumor allows the diagnosis to be confirmed and lowers the risk of recurrence.
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Review Case Reports
Iodine-125 seed implantation for synchronous pancreatic metastases from hepatocellular carcinoma: A case report and literature review.
The image-guided iodine-125 seed implantation has been widely used for a variety of tumors, including prostatic cancer, pulmonary cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma and pancreatic cancer. However, the clinical value of iodine-125 seed implantation for the treatment of pancreatic metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma has not been reported. We presented the first case with ultrasound-guided iodine-125 seed implantation for this disease. ⋯ The image-guided iodine-125 seeds implantation was an important therapeutic approache to unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma with pancreatic metastasis. However, more related cases should be reported for further evaluating the value of the way.
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Review Case Reports
Pulmonary hypertension as a manifestation of mitochondrial disease: A case report and review of the literature.
Mitochondrial diseases are a group of multisystem heterogeneous diseases caused by pathologic dysfunction of the mitochondrial respiratory chain. A wide range of clinical expression has been described. However, pulmonary hypertension has rarely been described in association with mitochondrial disease until the past decade, and there is no currently recognized treatment for the pulmonary hypertension complicated with mitochondrial disorder. ⋯ Pulmonary hypertension should be considered as another potential manifestation of mitochondrial disease. Both mechanism and treatment for pulmonary hypertension complicated with mitochondrial disease are unclear. Further study is necessary.