BACKGROUND Inappropriate body composition represents impaired energy and nutrient intake and can be a risk factor for many diseases, especially for cardiovascular disease. Different methods have been suggested for the estimation of body fat volume and its distribution. However, they may be either expensive or hazardous for some groups of patients. Sonography is a very accessible technique, whic...

OBJECTIVE Testosterone therapy increases lean body mass and decreases total fat mass in aging men with low normal testosterone levels. The major challenge is, however, to determine whether the metabolic consequences of testosterone therapy are overall positive. We have previously reported that 6-month testosterone therapy did not improve insulin sensitivity. We investigated the effect of testos...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of the present investigation was to compare the effect of interdisciplinary therapy on the physical and metabolic profiles, including body composition, insulin resistance and sensitivity as well as adiponectin and leptin concentrations, of obese adolescents with and without eating disorder symptoms. METHODS A total of 83 obese adolescents (28 with and 55 without eating d...

Skinfold thickness (SFT) has been used often in non-human primates and humans as a proxy to estimate fatness (% body fat). We intended to validate the relation between SFT (in recently deceased specimens) and the mass of adipose tissue as determined from dissection of fresh carcasses of wild toque macaques (Macaca sinica). In adult male and female toque macaques body composition is normally 2% ...

primary non-hodgkin’s lymphoma of the cranial vault is extremely rare. this case report presents a 42-year-old man with a painless subcutaneous scalp mass which extended intracranially associated with recent mild headache. initial computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed two lesions emanating from the skull. biopsy revealed a diagnosis of diffuse large b cell lymphoma (dlbcl)...

fibroadenoma of the vulva is an uncommon lesion. it has been suggested that they originate from vulvar mammary like other glands. a few examples of benign and malignant vulvar tumors arising from such glands have been reported. a 32-year-old woman was referred with a subcutaneous mass at the vulva. the patient treated by simple excisional surgery with adequate peripheral margin. histological fi...

INTRODUCTION Intensive care unit (ICU) patients often suffer from subcutaneous oedema, due to administration of large fluid volumes and the underlying pathophysiological condition. It is unknown whether the presence of subcutaneous oedema impairs the absorption of dalteparin, a low molecular weight heparin, when it is given by subcutaneous administration for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis. ...

OBJECTIVE We assessed the direct (VLDL-triglycerides [VLDL-TG] independent) storage of circulating free fatty acids (FFAs) in visceral and subcutaneous fat in postabsorptive women. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Twelve women (BMI 29.6 +/- 6.6 kg/m(2)) received an identical, intravenous bolus dose of [1-(14)C]oleate followed by timed subcutaneous fat biopsies (abdominal and femoral) and then omen...

BACKGROUND We studied the association between the triglyceride to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and computed tomography-measured visceral fat as well as cardiovascular risk factors among Korean male adults. METHODS We measured triglycerides, high density lipoprotein cholesterol, body mass, waist circumference, fasting plasma glucose, hemoglobin A1c, systolic blood pressure, diast...

Cytology of cutaneous and subcutaneous masses represents an opportunity to screen potential surgical cases and determine an etiologic agent or rule out potential neoplasia. This session will focus on common non-neoplastic and neoplastic tumors that present to practitioners. Helpful hints are given how to best diagnose the conditions. Cytodiagnostic groups for cutaneous and subcutaneous tissues ...