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Spontaneous rupture of a hemorrhagic hepatic cyst is extremely rare. There is no standard treatment recommended for this condition. We report two cases of hemorrhagic hepatic cysts that spontaneously ruptured ...
Primary pancreatic cancer with synchronous primary tumors in other organs is a rare condition, and its treatment largely depends on the progression of pancreatic cancer. Here, we describe a rare case of double...
Although laparoscopic incisional hernia repair, especially laparoscopic intraperitoneal onlay mesh, is a widely used technique, it can cause serious complications, including mesh erosion, adhesive bowel obstru...
Monomorphic epitheliotropic intestinal T-cell lymphoma (MEITL), a type of peripheral T-cell lymphoma, rarely involves the stomach as the primary organ. Advanced MEITL, for which there is currently no establish...
Meningioma is the most common type of benign primary brain tumor that is rarely associated with distant metastasis. No established treatment strategy for metastatic meningiomas exists to date. Herein, we repor...
Carbon-ion radiotherapy (CIRT) for esophageal cancer has been receiving significant attention given its high local control rates and minimal damage to normal tissues. However, the efficacy and safety of salvag...
Teratoma is the second most common mediastinal neoplasm, but malignant transformation in mature teratomas is uncommon, and cases of carcinoid tumor with teratoma are described in only a few studies. In additio...
Everolimus is a mechanistic-target-of-rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor bearing a potent antitumor effect against hormone receptor-positive breast cancer. Here, we report the case of a patient with recurrent breast c...
Breast augmentation has been linked to various complications, including cancerous tumors. The majority type of breast cancer associated with breast augmentation is adenocarcinoma. Primary squamous cell carcino...
Few reports exist of the long-term management of recurrent and progressive papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) with a tyrosine kinase inhibitor for over 5 years.
Conversion surgery for initially unresectable gallbladder cancer is rarely performed due to the low response rate for systemic chemotherapy, and a pathological complete response is seldom achieved.
The number of reports of multiple primary cancer (MPC) is increasing because of the advancement in diagnostic imaging technology. However, the treatment strategy for MPCs involving pancreatic cancer is controv...
Acute pancreatitis could be an early symptom of pancreatic cancer. However, repeated pancreatitis caused by pancreatic cancer is very rare.
Salvage surgery following definitive radiotherapy or systemic treatment has become a feasible treatment option in selected patients with advanced initially unresectable non-small cell lung cancer. Recent clini...
A multiseptate gallbladder is a very rare congenital malformation in which the lumen is divided into variously sized multiseptal compartments. The pathogenesis and natural history of this disease remain uncert...
Type A thymomas comprise a homogenous population of neoplastic epithelial cells that are characterized by a spindle/oval shape without nuclear atypia. They may be accompanied by few non-neoplastic lymphocytes....
Undifferentiated carcinoma of the biliary tree is extremely rare, and biliary undifferentiated carcinoma mostly originates from the gallbladder. We herein present a case of anaplastic undifferentiated carcinom...
It is quite rare for breast cancer to metastasize to the kidney with a tumor thrombus in the inferior vena cava.
Because of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, preoperative screenings for COVID-19 infection are often performed in many institutions. Some patients are diagnosed with COVID-19 infection by anti...
Acquired jejunal diverticula are relatively rare conditions. While mostly asymptomatic, they can occasionally cause life-threatening complications requiring surgical treatment. We herein report a case of hemor...
Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) is a heterogeneous group of genetic autosomal recessive diseases that cause severe cholestasis, which progresses to cirrhosis and liver failure, in infancy ...
Sciatic hernias are rare pelvic floor hernias that occur through the sciatic foramen and often present as abdominal or pelvic pain, particularly in women. Historically, they were repaired using an open approac...
Tumor-to-tumor metastasis is a rare phenomenon in which primary tumor cells metastasize hematogenously into another tumor. Herein, we report an extremely rare case of a renal cell carcinoma metastasis into a p...
Solid pseudopapillary neoplasm (SPN) is a rare pancreatic tumor that predominantly affects young females. Prognosis is excellent; however, 10–15% of patients show metastasis at the time of surgery or develop t...
The novel 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which is caused by infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, has spread rapidly around the world and has caused many deaths. COVID-19 in...
The celiac artery stenosis due to compression by median arcuate ligament (MAL) has been reported in many cases of pancreaticoduodenectomy, but not in cases of esophagectomy. Recently, the celiac artery stenosi...
Arteriovenous malformation (AVM) of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract can cause bleeding. The treatment choice for GI tract AVM is surgical resection of the involved bowel segment with complete resection of the ...
The administration of direct-acting antiviral agents in patients with liver cirrhosis and hepatitis C has been shown to improve liver function and long-term prognosis after sustained virological response (SVR)...
Perforation of the ileal J-pouch after restorative proctocolectomy and ileal pouch–anal anastomosis are extremely rare. There has been no report of perforation of the ileal J-pouch occurring twice over several...
Ischemic bowel injuries are generally caused by arteriosclerosis, thromboembolism, or vasculitis. Ischemic enteritis is less common than ischemic colitis because of the rich collateral arteries of the small in...
A persistent Müllerian duct syndrome is a rare disorder of sexual differentiation characterized by the presence of the female reproductive system in a normal male.
Reflux esophagitis after total gastrectomy is often difficult to treat. In this report, we describe two cases of reflux esophagitis that were refractory to medical therapy and successfully treated by transposi...
Intra-abdominal hemorrhage caused by blunt hepatic injury is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with abdominal trauma. Some of these patients require laparotomy, and rapid decision-making and...
Metastatic melanoma originating from the choroidal membrane is extremely rare. Here, we report a case of laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy for malignant melanoma that developed after heavy-particle therapy fo...
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are emerging agents used for the treatment of various malignant tumors. As ICIs are generally used for unresectable malignant tumors, there have been only a few reports of p...
The incidence of gastric tube cancer is increasing because of improved survival rates in patients with esophageal cancer treated by esophagectomy. Total resection of the gastric tube is expected to be highly c...
Cardiovascular surgery for patients with a history of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) with thrombosis requires careful perioperative anticoagulation therapy. When cardiovascular surgery is required for ...
The most common presentation of symptomatic Meckel’s diverticulum (MD) are intestinal obstruction, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, and inflammation of the MD with or without perforation. Intraperitoneal hemorrhag...
Cholangiolocellular carcinoma (CoCC) is a relatively rare primary liver tumor. We present a literature review and case report of a patient who presented with a slow-growing CoCC that was completely resected af...
Middle segment-preserving pancreatectomy (MSPP) is an alternative to total pancreatectomy that allows for the preservation of the endocrine and exocrine functions of the pancreas. However, maintaining perfusio...
Colonic metastasis is uncommon in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In the past, extrahepatic metastasis of HCC was not treated aggressively because of its poor prognosis. Herein, we describe the c...
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients with metastases to the cervical lymph nodes are extremely rare, and its clinical course is characterized by rapidly progressive disease. Hence, there have been no report...
Rectourethral fistula is a rare disease with a wide variety of etiologies and clinical presentations. A definitive surgical procedure for rectourethral fistula repair has not been established.
Adult cases of retroperitoneal isolated enteric duplication cyst (IEDC) are rare, with only 17 case reports in the relevant literature. We herein present a case, which was characterized by changes in intra-cys...
Ectopic opening of the common bile duct is a rare congenital biliary anomaly. Herein, we present a case of duodenal stenosis with ectopic opening of the common bile duct into the duodenal bulb.
Intraoperative bleeding from the celiac axis (CA) can occur during pancreatic surgery, and appropriate management is essential to avoid critical complications. Here, we have reported a case that was managed wi...
Carcinoma of the uterine cervix (cervical cancer) metastasising to the thyroid gland is a rare phenomenon and only a few cases have been reported. We discuss a patient with cervical cancer presenting with thyr...
The treatment for the locally advanced esophageal cancer invading adjacent organs is controversial. We performed a radical surgery for a patient suffering from lower esophageal cancer with pancreatic invasion,...
The abscopal effect is a rare phenomenon in which local irradiation causes tumor regression outside the irradiated area. There have been no reports of abscopal effect in patients with gastrointestinal melanoma...
Bladder hernias are rare conditions that are difficult to diagnose preoperatively; many cases are diagnosed intraoperatively or postoperatively due to bladder injury. Most bladder hernias are direct inguinal h...
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