In 2005, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) consensus conference published a series of papers recommending methods to improve the conduct of clinical trials in chronic GVHD. Although the NIH recommendations were primarily aimed at stre…
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a common and important primary cutaneous malignancy. On skin biopsies, SCC is characterized by significant squamous cell atypia, abnormal keratinization, and invasive features. Diagnostic challenges may occa…
OBJECTIVES: Peritoneal inclusion cyst (PIC) is defined as a fluid-filled mesothelial-lined cysts of the pelvis and it is most frequently encountered in women of reproductive age. The treatment options are observation, hormonal management, i…
Spontaneous uterine rupture is lethal in pregnant women. Placenta percreta-induced spontaneous uterine rupture in the first trimester is extremely rare and difficult to diagnose. A 35-year-old pregnant woman, with a history of 2 vaginal del…
The authors report a case of acute kidney injury (AKI) resulting from menstruation-related disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) in an adenomyosis patient. A 40-yr-old woman who had received gonadotropin for ovulation induction thera…
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the "mushroom cap" sign on T2-weighted MR imaging in patients with submucosal tumors in the rectosigmoid colon. METHODS: From January 2001 to August 2009, 12 patients with four different di…
AIM: To determine the frequency and characteristics of extracolonic lesions detected using computed tomographic (CT) colonography. METHODS: The significance of extracolonic lesions was classified as high, intermediate, or low. Medical reco…