We report an unusual case of 9.5-cm-sized embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma arose from a mediastinal mature teratoma in a 46-yr-old man. A man presented with chest trauma as a result of an accident at 10 September 2011. On chest X-ray, an anterior mediastinal mass was detected. To obtain further information, chest computed tomography (CT) with contrast enhancement was performed, revealing an anterior ...

1 Division of Neurology, National University Hospital, Singapore Address for Correspondence: Dr Vijay Sharma, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore 119074. Email: [email protected] A 58-year-old Chinese man was admitted because of increasing lethargy and confusion over 4 days. He had been taking hydrochlorthiazide for hypertension and regula...

A 79-year-old man with a history of dementia and hypertension initially presented with a ten year history of Beau's lines and seasonal nail shedding of his fingernails only. He denied any exposure to heavy metals, unusual activities or food. He stated that the seasonal nail shedding had been occurring for the last 5-10 years. On examination, six out of ten fingernails had been affected. He had ...

This case was a 79-year-old man with pleural plaques, which had been pointed out in the left lung field on chest X-ray six years ago. A new shadow in the right chest appeared in 1999 and was closely examined. Cytological class IV carcinoma was detected in his lung tissue obtained by broncho-fiberscope. Lobectomy of the right upper lobe was performed, and calcified pleural plaques were found on ...

Quantitative estimations of the total circumference (in mm) of Henle's thin segment (TCH) and of the collecting tubules (TCC) in the renal inner medulla of man, swine, dog and hamster were made at different distances (X) from the papillary apex. The results were expressed as exponential functions of X, the distance in mm along the medullary ray from the papillary apex to a certain point of the ...

A 43-year-old man with a 5-year history of palpitation and dyspnea was referred to our hospital for further evaluation and management of persistent tachycardia. Before his referral, pharmacological therapy with metoprolol and digoxin failed to alleviate his symptoms. He reported no other significant medical history. On presentation, he had an irregular heart rate of 109 beats/min. A12-lead ECG ...

An extremely rare case of floating second metatarsal is reported. The reported case is a young man with simultaneous dislocation of tarsometatarsal and metatarsophalangeal joints of the second metatars following a car accident. Because of patient's discontent for open surgery, blind percutaneus pinning was performed that was not completely successful and in follow up radiography, 18 months late...

Background: Tuberculosis of the larynx is a rare form of tuberculosis. Patients usually present with hoarseness or dysphagia and other nonspecific constitutional symptoms like fever or localized pain. In this study, we present a case of primary vocal cord lesion with tuberculosis. Case presentation: A 72 year old man presented with hoarseness of voice, low grade fever, and night sweating with i...