著者

Tatsuya Nomoto Takehiro Seta Koichi Nomura Yukihiro Shikama Tadashi Katagiri Ken-ichiro Katsura Takeo Kato Yasuo Katayama

出版者

The Medical Association of Nippon Medical School

雑誌

Journal of Nippon Medical School (ISSN:13454676)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.74, no.3, pp.261-264, 2007 (Released:2007-07-12)

参考文献数

6

被引用文献数

3 8

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Recently, an outbreak of acute encephalopathy associated with Sugihiratake mushroom ingestion has been reported in northern Japan. Patients with chronic kidney diseases are thought to be at risk for severe encephalopathy following Sugihiratake mushroom ingestion. We report a case of encephalopathy associated with Sugihiratake mushroom ingestion in a patient with diabetic nephropathy. Brain magnetic resonance imaging showed discriminative intensity in the medial temporal lobe, claustrum, and insula cortex bilaterally. Cerebrospinal fluid examination revealed mildly elevated protein and marked elevation of myelin basic protein without pleocytosis. Twenty-five days after admission, these signal-intensity changes had markedly improved, and the patient was discharged without sequelae. Although the exact mechanism of this acute encephalopathy remains undetermined, demyelination is believed to be a possible associated pathological change. In cases of encephalopathy of undetermined cause with distinct magnetic resonance findings, Sugihiratake mushroom intoxication should be considered in areas where ingestion of this mushroom is common.

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Seiichi Shinji Takeshi Yamada Akihisa Matsuda Hiromichi Sonoda Ryo Ohta Takuma Iwai Koki Takeda Kazuhide Yonaga Yuka Masuda Hiroshi Yoshida

出版者

The Medical Association of Nippon Medical School

雑誌

Journal of Nippon Medical School (ISSN:13454676)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.89, no.3, pp.246-254, 2022-06-25 (Released:2022-06-28)

参考文献数

80

被引用文献数

56

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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer worldwide, and surgical treatment remains the first-line treatment to provide a cure. In addition to the aging population, obesity, low physical activity, and smoking habits increase CRC risk. Despite advances in surgical techniques, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy, colorectal cancer remains the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. For early-stage CRC, endoscopic treatment, including endoscopic mucosal resection and endoscopic submucosal dissection, has been performed. However, lymph node dissection is an integral part of surgical treatment for advanced-stage cancer because of the high incidence of lymph node metastasis. Conventional open surgery has evolved into laparoscopic and robotic surgery. Although prospective studies have confirmed the safety and feasibility of laparoscopic surgery for CRC, relevant treatment models of transverse colon cancer and rectal cancer still need to be further explored and validated. Furthermore, multidisciplinary treatment is needed to cure CRC completely. This review aimed to provide an update on recent advances in the surgical treatment of CRC.

著者

Tomokazu Motomura Hisashi Matsumoto Kunihiro Mashiko Hirotoshi Ishikawa Tetsuya Nishimoto Yoshihiro Takeyama

出版者

The Medical Association of Nippon Medical School

雑誌

Journal of Nippon Medical School (ISSN:13454676)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.JNMS.2020_87-406, (Released:2020-03-31)

被引用文献数

5

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IntroductionTo increase survival rates among patients with severe trauma from road traffic accidents, Japan launched the D-Call Net (DCN) system for dispatching doctors by helicopter utilizing Advanced Automatic Collision Notification technology in November 2015. As of October 2019, DCN has dispatched doctors 4 times.CasesCase 1: Canceled because trauma was mild. Case 2: Doctor made contact with 2 patients with moderate trauma 29 min earlier than would have occurred conventionally. This was the first case of doctor dispatch and patient treatment based on automotive engineering information worldwide. Case 3: An accident involving 3 severely injured patients activated DCN, enabling doctor-patient contact 20 min earlier than would have been possible conventionally. Case 4: DCN was utilized ineffectively.DiscussionAccording to 2008 data from Chiba Prefecture, in accidents where victims sustained severe trauma, the time from accidence occurrence to hospital arrival was 67 min, even with doctor dispatch by air ambulance ("Doctor-Heli" [DH]). Accident information for faster doctor dispatch effectively improved survival rates. An algorithm was developed to assess trauma severity (severity probability) based on accident information. DCN dispatches doctors based on information, including accident site and severity probability, that is sent to smartphones of doctors, reducing the time from accident to DH request by approximately 17 min.DCN is the world's first system for faster doctor dispatch to traffic accident sites based on automotive engineering information. It is crucial for improving survival rates and mitigating aftereffects.

著者

Shuji Matsumoto

出版者

The Medical Association of Nippon Medical School

雑誌

Journal of Nippon Medical School (ISSN:13454676)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.85, no.4, pp.196-203, 2018-08-15 (Released:2018-09-27)

参考文献数

54

被引用文献数

37

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Balneotherapy is a treatment with healing waters, which includes bathing and physiotherapy in thermal water, therapeutic drinks, medical massage, and water jet massage. It is based on the buoyancy, physical properties, temperature, and chemical effects of mineral water. Throughout European and Japanese medical institutions, balneology and hot spring therapy is very much a part of routine medical treatment. The mechanism of balneotherapy is not yet completely understood. Balneotherapeutic procedures are mainly performed for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal diseases, but they have also proven useful for various other indications such as for the treatment or rehabilitation of dermatological diseases, immuno-inflammatory diseases, chronic pain syndromes, chronic cardiac diseases, and metabolic syndromes or neurological diseases as well as in the rehabilitation of patients with psychiatric conditions. Balneotherapy works well in the case of muscle tension, as it is relieving and relaxing, and it may be associated with improvement of various diseases. However, further investigations are necessary to determine the effectiveness, safety, standard procedures, and potential side effects of balneotherapy.

著者

Susumu Okada Yoshiharu Ohaki Kohei Inoue Takashi Kawamura Toshihiko Hayashi Tomoyasu Kato Tatsuo Kumazaki

出版者

The Medical Association of Nippon Medical School

雑誌

Journal of Nippon Medical School (ISSN:13454676)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.72, no.1, pp.29-33, 2005 (Released:2005-04-15)

参考文献数

7

被引用文献数

20 30

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Mucinous cystic ovarian tumors sometimes contain calcifications, but the frequency and significance of such calcifications in diagnostic radiology are not well understood. We therefore retrospectively investigated the radiological and histopathological evidence of calcifications in 44 cases of ovarian mucinous cystic tumors (22 benign, 13 borderline, and 9 malignant) and 21 cases of ovarian serous cystic tumors (6 benign and 15 malignant) in which a non-contrast CT scan was performed. The shape and distribution of the calcifications in the mass lesion were assessed both radiologically and histopathologically.Calcifications were noted in 34.1% of mucinous cystic tumors on CT scans and 56.8% in histopathological studies, and they were found in two locations, intramural and intra-cystic, according to the histopathological findings. Intramural calcifications were frequent in benign tumors, and intra-cystic calcifications were frequent in proliferating tumors. Calcifications (psammoma bodies) were noted in 4.7% of serous cystic tumors on CT scans and 14.3% in histopathological studies. CT was not sufficiently sensitive in the detection of intra-cystic calcification in mucinous tumors and psammoma bodies in serous tumors. However, the presence of intramural calcifications may be a good indicator of mucinous tumors. Understanding the frequency and morphology of the calcifications in these neoplasms is one of the keys to making a correct diagnosis.

著者

Kenji Nakamoto Naka Shiratori Yusuke Nishio Shio Sugimoto Yasuko Takano Masashi Yamazaki Yutaro Tobita Tsutomu Igarashi Hiroshi Takahashi

出版者

The Medical Association of Nippon Medical School

雑誌

Journal of Nippon Medical School (ISSN:13454676)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.88, no.5, pp.506-508, 2021-10-25 (Released:2021-11-17)

参考文献数

12

被引用文献数

4

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Decreased vision and cystoid macular edema (CME) developed in phakic eyes of a patient who underwent laser iridotomy after changing the glaucoma eye drops from carteolol 2% long-acting ophthalmic solution to omidenepag isopropyl 0.002%. CME completely disappeared at approximately 2 months after discontinuation of omidenepag isopropyl in conjunction with the use of bromfenac sodium 0.1%.

著者

Tomokazu Motomura Atsushi Hirabayashi Hisashi Matsumoto Nobutaka Yamauchi Mitsunobu Nakamura Hiroshi Machida Kenji Fujizuka Naomi Otsuka Tomoko Satoh Hideaki Anan Hisayoshi Kondo Yuichi Koido

出版者

The Medical Association of Nippon Medical School

雑誌

Journal of Nippon Medical School (ISSN:13454676)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.85, no.2, pp.124-130, 2018-04-15 (Released:2018-05-02)

参考文献数

14

被引用文献数

5 9

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More than 6,000 people died in the Great Hanshin (Kobe) Earthquake in 1995, and it was later reported that there were around 500 preventable trauma deaths. In response, the Japanese government developed the helicopter emergency medical service in 2001, known in Japan as the "Doctor-Heli" (DH), which had 46 DHs and 2 private medical helicopters as of April 2016. DHs transport physicians and nurses to provide pre-hospital medical care at the scene of medical emergencies. Following lessons learned in the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, a research group in the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare developed a command and control system for the DH fleet as well as the Disaster Relief Aircraft Management System Network (D-NET), which uses a satellite communications network to monitor the location of the fleet and weather in real-time during disasters. During the Kumamoto Earthquake disaster in April 2016, 75 patients were transported by 13 DHs and 1 private medical helicopter in the first 5 days. When medical demand for the DHs exceeded supply, 5 patients, 8 patients, and 1 patient were transported by Self-Defense Force, Fire Department, and Coast Guard helicopters, respectively. Of the 89 patients who were transported, 30 (34%) had trauma, 3 (3%) had pulmonary embolisms caused by sleeping in vehicles, and 17 (19%) were pregnant women or newborns. This was the first time that the command and control system for aeromedical transport and D-NET, established after the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, were operated in an actual large-scale disaster. Aeromedical transport by DHs and helicopters belonging to several other organizations was accomplished smoothly because the commanders of the involved organizations could communicate directly with each other in person within the Aviation Coordination Section of the prefectural government office. However, ongoing challenges in the detailed operating methods for aeromedical transport were highlighted and include improving shared knowledge and training across the organizational framework. These are particularly important issues to address given the Nankai Trough and Tokyo inland earthquakes that are predicted for the near future in Japan.

著者

Qing Li

出版者

The Medical Association of Nippon Medical School

雑誌

Journal of Nippon Medical School (ISSN:13454676)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.74, no.2, pp.92-105, 2007 (Released:2007-05-14)

参考文献数

77

被引用文献数

34 59

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Organophosphorus pesticides (OPs) are widely used throughout the world as insecticides in agriculture and as eradicating agents for termites around homes. The main toxicity of OPs is neurotoxicity, which is caused by the inhibition of acetylcholinesterase. OPs also affect the immune response, including effects on antibody production, interleukin-2 production, T cell proliferation, decrease of CD5 cells, and increases of CD26 cells and autoantibodies, Th1/Th2 cytokine profiles, and the inhibition of natural killer (NK) cell, lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) cell, and cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) activities. However, there have been few studies of the mechanism of OP-induced immunotoxicity, especially the mechanism of OP-induced inhibition of cytolytic activity of killer cells. This study reviews new mechanisms of OP-induced inhibition of the activities of NK cells, LAK cells, and CTLs. It has been reported that NK cells, LAK cells, and CTLs induce cell death in tumors or virus-infected target cells by two main mechanisms. The first mechanism is direct release of cytolytic granules that contain the pore-forming protein perforin, several serine proteases termed granzymes, and granulysin by exocytosis to kill target cells, which is called the granule exocytosis pathway. The second mechanism is mediated by the Fas ligand (Fas-L)/Fas pathway, in which FasL (CD95 L), a surface membrane ligand of the killer cell cross links with the target cell's surface death receptor Fas (CD95) to induce apoptosis of the target cells. To date, it has been reported that OPs inhibit NK cell, LAK cell, and CTL activities by at least the following three mechanisms: 1) OPs impair the granule exocytosis pathway of NK cells, LAK cells, and CTLs by inhibiting the activity of granzymes, and by decreasing the intracellular levels of perforin, granzyme A, and granulysin, which were mediated by inducing degranulation of NK cells and by inhibiting the transcription of the mRNAs of perforin, granzyme A, and granulysin. 2) OPs impair the FasL/Fas pathway of NK cells, LAK cells, and CTLs, as investigated by using perforin-knockout mice, in which the granule exocytosis pathway of NK cells does not function and only the FasL/Fas pathway remains functional. 3) OPs induce apoptosis of immune cells.

著者

Miwako Omori Yoshinobu Saito Yukiko Miura Toru Tanaka Takeru Kashiwada Kenichiro Atsumi Hiroki Hayashi Yuji Minegishi Kazue Fujita Arata Azuma Masahiro Seike Akihiko Gemma

出版者

The Medical Association of Nippon Medical School

雑誌

Journal of Nippon Medical School (ISSN:13454676)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.86, no.5, pp.296-300, 2019-10-15 (Released:2019-12-03)

参考文献数

23

被引用文献数

1

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We report a case of pneumonitis with alveolar hemorrhage induced by herbal medicines in a 73-year-old woman who was admitted to our hospital because of dyspnea and an abnormal shadow on a chest radiograph. She had received treatment with numerous drugs, including the herbal medicines Seisin-renshi-in, Chotosan, Rikkunshi-to, and Shakuyakukannzo-to. Chest radiography revealed diffuse ground-glass shadows in both lungs, and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid was progressively hemorrhagic. A culture of the fluid showed no evidence of microorganisms. Moreover, there were no findings suggestive of rheumatic disease or vasculitides. On the basis of this evidence, we suspected drug-induced diffuse alveolar hemorrhage. She discontinued all medicines and started treatment with corticosteroids. Her respiratory condition and chest radiographic findings improved. The timing of administration and rechallenge with other drugs suggested that the herbal medicines were the causative drugs. The primary concern was Seisin-renshi-in, because it contains Ougon (skullcap; a known cause of pneumonitis) and because a drug lymphocyte stimulation test was positive for Seisin-renshi-in. This is the first report indicating that Seisin-renshi-in may cause diffuse alveolar hemorrhage. Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage due to herbal medicines is a rare but emergent disorder. Therefore, treating physicians should be aware that it may be caused by herbal medicines, including Seisin-renshi-in.

著者

Iwao Sugitani Naoyoshi Onoda Ken-ichi Ito Shinichi Suzuki

出版者

The Medical Association of Nippon Medical School

雑誌

Journal of Nippon Medical School (ISSN:13454676)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.85, no.1, pp.18-27, 2018-01-15 (Released:2018-03-15)

参考文献数

24

被引用文献数

23

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Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) accounts for only 1 to 2% of all thyroid carcinomas, but it is one of the most lethal neoplasms in humans. To obtain further insights into this "orphan disease," we have established the ATC Research Consortium of Japan (ATCCJ) in 2009. It represents a multicenter registry for ATC that have been treated in Japan. To date, 67 institutions have taken part in the collaborative research system and over 1,200 cases have been accumulated in its database. Using this big data, several retrospective studies were carried out to evaluate 1) prognostic factors to determine initial treatment policy, 2) significance of extended radical surgery for Stage IVB cases, 3) characteristics of ATC incidentally found on pathological examination and 4) pathological features of ATC with long-term survival. Moreover, the ATCCJ has conducted an investigator-initiated, nationwide, prospective clinical trial since 2012; namely, the feasibility, safety and efficacy study of weekly paclitaxel administration for patients with ATC (UMIN: 000008574). Revised Japanese guidelines for treatment of thyroid tumors are going to adopt the recommendations from the results of this research. Since 2016, the ATCCJ has started the phase II study assessing the efficacy and safety of lenvatinib, a newly developed tyrosine kinase inhibitor for ATC (UMIN: 000020773). Our nationwide clinical trial network will strengthen the activity to recruit orphan disease patients and may discover new strategies to conquer this dismal malignancy in the near future.

著者

Yoko Takayama Toshiaki Komatsu Tatsuhiko Wada Shin Nihonyanagi Takayuki Hoshiyama Tatsumi Moriya Shizue Shimamura Naoko Kajigaya Masanori Naito Osamu Takeuchi Yuki Bando Masahiko Watanabe Masatsugu Iwamura Hideaki Hanaki

出版者

The Medical Association of Nippon Medical School

雑誌

Journal of Nippon Medical School (ISSN:13454676)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.89, no.5, pp.513-519, 2022-10-25 (Released:2022-11-09)

参考文献数

33

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Background: Antibody testing is essential for accurately estimating the number of people infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). This study aimed to investigate the influence of background factors on seroprevalence by testing for anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in blood samples obtained from the staff of three hospitals. Methods: This cross-sectional observational study was conducted from June 8 to July 4, 2020, as part of a mandatory health examination. Leftover blood samples collected during the health examinations at each hospital were used to test for the presence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. The Elecsys Anti-SARS-CoV-2 RUO assay was used for antibody detection. The relationship between staff age, gender, body mass index, blood pressure, work environments with different exposure risks, place of residence, and campus location and seroprevalence was investigated. The data were anonymized prior to analysis. Results: A total of 3,677 individuals were included in the study, comprising 2,554 females (69.5%) and 1,123 males (30.5%). Anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody (immunoglobulin G) was detected in 13 participants (0.35%). Seroprevalence was slightly higher in males than females (0.62% vs. 0.23%, P=0.08). By occupation, anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies were found in 6 (0.75%) physicians, 6 (0.31%) nurses, and one individual (0.11%) in the medical personnel group, with slightly higher levels in physicians. No significant difference was noted in the seroprevalence in terms of all background factors. Conclusions: Our study shows that the background factors do not impact seropositivity rates. Thorough daily infection control and adherence to recommended health guidelines were found to reduce infection risk.

著者

Yukihiro Hara

出版者

The Medical Association of Nippon Medical School

雑誌

Journal of Nippon Medical School (ISSN:13454676)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.82, no.1, pp.4-13, 2015-02-15 (Released:2015-03-20)

参考文献数

80

被引用文献数

118 156

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In recent years, our understanding of motor learning, neuroplasticity and functional recovery after the occurrence of brain lesion has grown significantly. Novel findings in basic neuroscience have provided an impetus for research in motor rehabilitation. The brain reveals a spectrum of intrinsic capacities to react as a highly dynamic system which can change the properties of its neural circuits. This brain plasticity can lead to an extreme degree of spontaneous recovery and rehabilitative training may modify and boost the neuronal plasticity processes. Animal studies have extended these findings, providing insight into a broad range of underlying molecular and physiological events. Neuroimaging studies in human patients have provided observations at the systems level that often parallel findings in animals. In general, the best recoveries are associated with the greatest return toward the normal state of brain functional organization. Reorganization of surviving central nervous system elements supports behavioral recovery, for example, through changes in interhemispheric lateralization, activity of association cortices linked to injured zones, and organization of cortical representational maps. Evidence from animal models suggests that both motor learning and cortical stimulation alter intracortical inhibitory circuits and can facilitate long-term potentiation and cortical remodeling. Current researches on the physiology and use of cortical stimulation animal models and in humans with stroke related hemiplegia are reviewed in this article. In particular, electromyography (EMG) -controlled electrical muscle stimulation improves the motor function of the hemiparetic arm and hand. A multi-channel near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) studies in which the hemoglobin levels in the brain were non-invasively and dynamically measured during functional activity found that the cerebral blood flow in the injured sensory-motor cortex area is greatest during an EMG-controlled FES session. Only a few idea is, however, known for the optimal timing of the different processes and therapeutic interventions and for their interactions in detail. Finding optimal rehabilitation paradigms requires an optimal organization of the internal processes of neural plasticity and the therapeutic interventions in accordance with defined plastic time windows. In this review the mechanisms of spontaneous plasticity after stroke and experimental interventions to enhance plasticity are summarized, with an emphasis on functional electrical stimulation therapy.

著者

Hayashi Yamamoto Takahide Matsui

出版者

The Medical Association of Nippon Medical School

雑誌

Journal of Nippon Medical School (ISSN:13454676)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.JNMS.2024_91-102, (Released:2023-06-02)

被引用文献数

9

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Autophagy is a self-digestive process that is conserved in eukaryotic cells and responsible for maintaining cellular homeostasis through proteolysis. By this process, cells break down their own components in lysosomes. Autophagy can be classified into three categories: macroautophagy, microautophagy, and chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA). Macroautophagy involves membrane elongation and microautophagy involves membrane internalization, and both pathways undergo selective or non-selective processes that transport cytoplasmic components into lysosomes to be degraded. CMA, however, involves selective incorporation of cytosolic materials into lysosomes without membrane deformation. All three categories of autophagy have attracted much attention due to their involvement in various biological phenomena and their relevance to human diseases, such as neurodegenerative diseases and cancer. Clarification of the molecular mechanisms behind these processes is key to understanding autophagy and recent studies have made major progress in this regard, especially for the mechanisms of initiation and membrane elongation in macroautophagy and substrate recognition in microautophagy and CMA. Furthermore, it is becoming evident that the three categories of autophagy are related to each other despite their implementation by different sets of proteins and the involvement of completely different membrane dynamics. In this review, recent progress in macroautophagy, microautophagy, and CMA are summarized.

著者

Tomoo Jikuzono Shigekazu Suzuki Osamu Ishibashi Shoko Kure Atsuko Sakanushi Munenaga Nakamizo Masashi Kawamoto Ryuji Ohashi Tetsu Yamada Iwao Sugitani

出版者

The Medical Association of Nippon Medical School

雑誌

Journal of Nippon Medical School (ISSN:13454676)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.JNMS.2022_89-207, (Released:2021-04-19)

被引用文献数

2

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Background: Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the trachea (ACCT) is a rare cancer; ACCT with thyroid invasion is particularly rare. We first suspected anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) but diagnosed ACC after performing fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC). A tracheal origin was confirmed after operation.Case Description: We report the case of a 77-year-old female presenting to our hospital with acute inspiratory dyspnea requiring emergency tracheotomy. Physical examination revealed a right anterior neck swelling with a hard and unmovable mass. Computed tomography (CT) and ultrasonography (US) showed tumor extension to the right thyroid lobe, and between the first and third tracheal rings, which caused severe stenosis of the lumen. Next, we performed FNAC. Clinical findings were highly suspicious for ACCT with thyroid invasion. Thirty-five days after the first visit to our department, the patient underwent total laryngectomy, cervical esophagectomy, and thyroidectomy with bilateral selective neck dissections at another hospital. The tumor was located in the right posterior wall of the trachea, with extension into the right thyroid gland. Pathological examination showed an infiltrative carcinomatous proliferation with tubular and cribriform patterns. The tumor was classified as pT4N1. A definite diagnosis was made after histopathological analyis of the surgical specimen confirmed ACCT. The tumor was found to be positive for FABP7, a putative prognostic marker of ACC, and metastasized to the lungs 3 years after the surgery.Conclusions: ACCT with thyroid invasion is an extremely rare malignant neoplasm. FNAC was useful for differentiating ACCT from other diagnoses and enabled appropriate surgical treatment.

著者

Yoshimasa Kanawaku

出版者

The Medical Association of Nippon Medical School

雑誌

Journal of Nippon Medical School (ISSN:13454676)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.89, no.1, pp.33-39, 2022-02-25 (Released:2022-03-11)

参考文献数

46

被引用文献数

2

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In Japan, deaths in bathtubs or bathtub deaths are frequently investigated as unnatural deaths. About 19,000 bathtub deaths occur annually in Japan. This pattern of death has become a social issue in forensic pathology and emergency medicine and public health. It is assumed that the death of an adult by drowning in a bathtub cannot be avoided due to disturbance of consciousness. The PubMed database was used for literature search using the retrieval words, "bathing "OR" bathtub "AND" submersion "OR" drowning "OR" death "OR" cardiopulmonary arrest". From the epidemiological characteristics and pathophysiological findings of bath mortality in Japan, three etiologies of impaired consciousness have been proposed: acute ischemic heart failure, heatstroke, and blood pressure fluctuation. Moreover, other causes such as epilepsy and alcohol or drug intake cannot be ignored as potential risks for death in a bathtub. It is also important to note the possibility of suicide and, although extremely rare, homicide in a bathtub. Despite research, the exact causal relationship between bathtub bathing and death remains unclear. Further, the cause of death by postmortem investigation is not always easily determined. Hence, it is desirable to carry out a field survey of causes of death, including bathing conditions, and, wherever possible, a complete autopsy survey. An exclusion of critical cases such as crime-related death, suicide, drug poisoning, and carbon monoxide poisoning is optimal. Of the many hypotheses about the causes of bathtub mortality, the most consistent hypothesis will be medically inferred from the death history, case findings, and test results.

著者

Shunkichi Baba Akiko Fukumoto Mio Aoyagi Yasuo Koizumi Tetsuo Ikezono Toshiaki Yagi

出版者

The Medical Association of Nippon Medical School

雑誌

Journal of Nippon Medical School (ISSN:13454676)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.71, no.1, pp.25-29, 2004 (Released:2004-03-01)

参考文献数

11

被引用文献数

10 10

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Objectives: To compare the usefulness of a CCD camera with infrared illumination (IR-CCD camera) over Frenzel glasses (F Glasses) for the observation of spontaneous nystagmus, the incidence and direction of nystagmus, and the frequency, amplitude and slow phase of spontaneous nystagmus. Methods: One hundred vertiginous patients, fifty-three females and forty-seven males participated in this study. Before undergoing routine neurotological examination, their eye movements were recorded by electronystagmogram (ENG) in conjunction with observations of eye movements under F glasses and through an IR-CCD camera. The data was collected from patients who exhibited spontaneous nystagmus either under F glasses or the IR-CCD camera. Results: Thirty-three patients showed spontaneous nystagmus under F glasses. On the other hand, under the IR-CCD camera, all patients examined exhibited spontaneous nystagmus. The frequency of nystagmus was not significantly different between these two systems. However, the amplitude and slow phase velocity exhibited significantly larger values under the IR-CCD camera in patients with spontaneous nystagmus both under the IR-CCD camera and F glasses. Conclusion: From these observations and evidence, the IR-CCD camera can be recommended as a more useful system and powerful tool for neurotological examination than F glasses.

著者

Shoko M. Yamada Eiichi Nakai Shinichi Toyonaga Hiromichi Nakabayashi Kae Chang Park Keiji Shimizu

出版者

The Medical Association of Nippon Medical School

雑誌

Journal of Nippon Medical School (ISSN:13454676)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.72, no.5, pp.308-311, 2005 (Released:2005-10-25)

参考文献数

10

被引用文献数

15 15

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Nocardial brain abscesses are uncommon and are not preceded by clear infectious symptoms in most cases. Delayed identification of the bacteria is responsible for a high mortality rate. A 58-year-old afebrile woman was admitted to our hospital because of progressive right hemiparesis and aphasia. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a single ring-enhanced lesion in the left frontal lobe. It was extremely difficult to establish the diagnosis of brain abscess, because the laboratory data provided little evidence of bacterial infection, 201TlCl-scintigraphy revealed definite accumulation of thallium in the lesion, and follow-up MRI demonstrated rapid enlargement of the lesion. Total resection was performed because of the possibility of a malignant brain tumor, but brain abscess was finally diagnosed with histological examination. A nocardial species was detected through microscopic examination of the pus obtained at surgery, and this precise diagnosis of nocardial brain abscess in the early stage enabled the administration of appropriate antibiotics and the patient's quick recovery. Nocardial brain abscesses are often misdiagnosed as malignant brain tumors, and a definitive diagnosis may not be possible without detecting bacteria from the lesion. Total excision of the abscess can produce good results when the abscess is large and located superficially, but incomplete aspiration and drainage of a lesion is associated with a high chance of relapse.

著者

Soichiro Ando

出版者

The Medical Association of Nippon Medical School

雑誌

Journal of Nippon Medical School (ISSN:13454676)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.JNMS.2022_89-102, (Released:2021-03-09)

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Background: The behavioral changes among Japanese, along with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic, may affect the seasonal influenza epidemic in Japan and change the influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE).Methods: Influenza VE in children was estimated in the first influenza season (2019/20) overlapping with the COVID-19 epidemic by conducting a single-center, test-negative case-control (TNCC) study. Effects of prior influenza infection and vaccination in children were assessed for the 2019–2020 season.Results: Among 386 children, the adjusted VE was significant for influenza A/H1N1 (45.5%; 95% confidence interval (CI): 2.0–69.7) and influenza B (66.7%; 95% CI: 35.9–82.7). Among patients aged 0–6 years, the adjusted VE was significant for influenza A (total: A/H1N1+A/H3N2) (65.0%; 95% CI: 22.2–84.3), influenza A/H1N1 (64.8%; 95% CI: 16.9–85.1), and influenza B (87.4%; 95% CI: 50.5–96.8). No VE was observed in patients aged 7–15 years. Two vaccine doses tended to decrease the incidences of influenza A (total) and influenza A/H1N1 in patients aged 0–6 years. The adjusted odds ratios (ORs) of influenza B infection in patients, who had influenza during the previous season, were significantly low among all participants (0.29; 95% CI: 0.11–0.78) and patients aged 7–15 years (0.34; 95% CI: 0.12–0.94). The adjusted ORs of influenza infections were not significant in patients vaccinated during the previous season.Conclusions: TNCC-based estimates of influenza VE were consistent despite the overlapping COVID-19 epidemic.

著者

Yoshimasa Kanawaku

出版者

The Medical Association of Nippon Medical School

雑誌

Journal of Nippon Medical School (ISSN:13454676)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.JNMS.2022_89-119, (Released:2021-11-26)

被引用文献数

2

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In Japan, deaths in bathtubs or bathtub deaths are frequently investigated as unnatural deaths. About 19,000 bathtub deaths occur annually in Japan. This pattern of death has become a social issue in forensic pathology and emergency medicine and public health. It is assumed that the death of an adult by drowning in a bathtub cannot be avoided due to disturbance of consciousness. The PubMed database was used for literature search using the retrieval words, "bathing "OR" bathtub "AND" submersion "OR" drowning "OR" death "OR" cardiopulmonary arrest". From the epidemiological characteristics and pathophysiological findings of bath mortality in Japan, three etiologies of impaired consciousness have been proposed: acute ischemic heart failure, heatstroke, and blood pressure fluctuation. Moreover, other causes such as epilepsy and alcohol or drug intake cannot be ignored as potential risks for death in a bathtub. It is also important to note the possibility of suicide and, although extremely rare, homicide in a bathtub. Despite research, the exact causal relationship between bathtub bathing and death remains unclear. Further, the cause of death by postmortem investigation is not always easily determined. Hence, it is desirable to carry out a field survey of causes of death, including bathing conditions, and, wherever possible, a complete autopsy survey. An exclusion of critical cases such as crime-related death, suicide, drug poisoning, and carbon monoxide poisoning is optimal. Of the many hypotheses about the causes of bathtub mortality, the most consistent hypothesis will be medically inferred from the death history, case findings, and test results.

著者

Daijiro Morimoto Toyohiko Isu Kyongsong Kim Ryoji Matsumoto Masanori Isobe

出版者

The Medical Association of Nippon Medical School

雑誌

Journal of Nippon Medical School (ISSN:13454676)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.78, no.4, pp.257-260, 2011 (Released:2011-08-26)

参考文献数

12

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A 25-year-old woman and a 31-year-old man presented with chronic lower back pain and unexplained lower abdominal pain. Both patients had groin tenderness at the medial border of the anterior superior iliac spine. The results of radiographical and physical examinations suggested sacroiliac joint dysfunction. Sacroiliac joint injection relieved their symptoms, including groin tenderness. In our experience, groin tenderness is highly specific for sacroiliac joint dysfunction. We speculate that spasm of the iliac muscle can cause groin pain and tenderness. Groin pain and a history of unexplained abdominal pain, with lower back pain, are symptoms that suggest sacroiliac joint dysfunction. Additionally, compression of the iliac muscle is a simple and useful maneuver; therefore, it can be used as a screening test for sacroiliac joint dysfunction, alongside other provocation tests.