J Formos Med Assoc
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Scalp angiosarcomas (AS) are aggressive soft tissue sarcomas that present with outcomes different from other AS of the head and neck region. Due to the rarity of the disease, limited data on the clinical outcome of scalp AS are available. In particular, the prognostic significance of surgical margins remains controversial and the impact of margin status on survival has not been documented. ⋯ Scalp AS is associated with high local recurrence rates and poor survival outcomes. Positive surgical margins are adverse prognostic factors for survival.
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Sleep disturbances are associated with chronic tinnitus in humans. However, whether parasomnias are associated with chronic tinnitus is unclear. This study aims to investigate this issue. ⋯ Sleep terror is positively associated with chronic tinnitus, especially in young adults.
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Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) include ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD). The incidence in children and adolescents has risen since the 21st century globally, including Taiwan. The study aimed to disclose the characteristics and outcome of pediatric IBD (pIBD) patients in a tertiary center for the past two decades. ⋯ This study demonstrated an increased incidence of pIBD in the past two decades in Taiwan, a low-prevalence region. The initial high bowel resection rate in CD was related to the fibrostenotic and/or penetrating behavior, younger age at diagnosis, and growth failure.
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Endometriosis (EM) is linked to cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, whether this finding can be applied to the Taiwanese population remained unanswered. To investigate the association between EM and major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) and the therapeutic effect on the risk of MACCE in Asian women with EM. A retrospective population-based cohort study was performed. ⋯ Taiwanese women with EM not only had a substantially higher frequency of comorbidities but also an increased risk of MACCE compared with the general population.