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  1. Gastrointestinal stromal tumors are rare tumors. They commonly metastasize within the abdominal cavity, particularly to the liver. Less commonly, metastases can be found in the bone.

    Authors: Fatih Selcukbiricik, Deniz Tural, Mehmet Akif Ozturk, Sergulen Dervisoglu, Sait Sager, Murat Hız and Nil Molinas Mandel
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:145
  2. Pregnancy-associated breast cancer refers to breast cancer diagnosed during pregnancy, lactation, or within twelve months postpartum. Recent studies suggest that, when matched for age and stage, the prognosis ...

    Authors: Freya Schnabel, Jessica Billig, Arielle Cimeno and Jennifer Chun
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:144
  3. Several cases of long bone giant cell tumor have been reported in the literature. We report the case of a patient with a giant cell tumor in the distal ulna. This is very unusual, with a reported incidence of ...

    Authors: Daniele Vanni, Andrea Pantalone, Elda Andreoli, Patrizio Caldora and Vincenzo Salini
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:143
  4. Although uncommon, selective cervical nerve root blocks can have serious complications. The most serious complications that have been reported include cerebral infarction, spinal cord infarction, transient qua...

    Authors: Katsuhiro Tofuku, Hiroaki Koga and Setsuro Komiya
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:142
  5. Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis is characterized by multisystem inflammation, resulting from prolonged and intense activation of macrophages, histiocytes and CD8+ T-cells. Due to its variable presentation a...

    Authors: Sadaf Altaf, Grace M Atreaga, Avni Y Joshi and Vilmarie Rodriguez
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:141
  6. Although vertebral and epidural metastases are common, intradural metastases and intramedullary spinal cord metastases are rare. The indications for the treatment of intramedullary spinal cord metastases remai...

    Authors: Robert E Lieberson, Anand Veeravagu, Jan M Eckermann, James R Doty, Bowen Jiang, Russell Andrews and Steven D Chang
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:139
  7. Most elderly hip fractures are the result of a ground level fall. Defining high risk falls and fracture mechanisms are important to develop successful hip fracture prevention programs. This case series present...

    Authors: Douglas W Kelly and Brian D Kelly
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:136
  8. Medulloblastoma is one of the most common pediatric brain malignancies. The usual presenting clinical features are related to posterior fossa syndrome or/and hydrocephalus. Cauda equina syndrome is a very rare...

    Authors: Faisal Al-Otaibi, Anwar Ul-Haq, Hindi Al-Hindi, Amani Al Kofide and Essam Al Shail
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:135
  9. The microangiopathic hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet (HELLP) syndrome is a rare and potentially fatal complication of pregnancy. Here, to the best of our knowledge, we describe only the sec...

    Authors: James Geake, Eli Dabscheck and David Reid
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:134
  10. We have previously reported the association of gastrointestinal and hypoglycemic symptoms, with idiopathic accelerated gastric emptying. We now report the first series of six similar cases.

    Authors: Stephen J Middleton and Kottekkattu Balan
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:132
  11. Leptomeningeal metastases are occurring at higher frequency in cancer patients. The prognosis of leptomeningeal metastases is poor and standard treatment, which includes radiotherapy and chemotherapy, is mostl...

    Authors: Ester Simeone, Eleonora De Maio, Fabio Sandomenico, Franco Fulciniti, Secondo Lastoria, Pasquale Aprea, Stefania Staibano, Vincenzo Montesarchio, Giuseppe Palmieri, Nicola Mozzillo and Paolo A Ascierto
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:131
  12. Pseudomembranous colitis is known to be caused by Clostridium difficile; and, in 3% to 8% of patients, it lapses into an aggressive clinical course that is described as fulminant. We present here a case of extrem...

    Authors: Iku Abe, Yutaka J Kawamura, Junichi Sasaki and Fumio Konishi
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:130
  13. Rivaroxaban, a new oral anticoagulant, is currently licensed for use in patients undergoing orthopedic surgery. It is more efficacious than other anticoagulants such as low molecular weight heparin and does no...

    Authors: Michael Boland, Maria Murphy, Marese Murphy and Enda McDermott
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:129
  14. Vincristine is an antineoplastic drug with a well known efficacy for the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia and many solid tumors. No more than 20 pediatric patients with vincristine-induced vocal cord ...

    Authors: Piero Farruggia, Serena Tropia, Sonia Cannella, Giuseppa Bruno, Gaspare Oddo and Paolo D’Angelo
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:128
  15. Myelolipomas are rare, benign tumors comprising mature adipose tissue and hematopoietic elements. The vast majority occur within the adrenal glands, but extra-adrenal myelolipomas have also been reported in th...

    Authors: Smiley Annie George, Marie Therese Manipadam and Regi Thomas
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:127
  16. Benign multicystic peritoneal mesothelioma is an extremely rare tumor that occurs mainly in women in their reproductive age. Its preoperative diagnosis and adequate treatment are quite difficult to attain.

    Authors: Shuji Takemoto, Ryosuke Kawano, Kazumi Honda, Aki Nakazono and Kazuhide Shimamatsu
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:126
  17. Stimulant medication improves hyperactivity, inattention, and impulsivity in both pediatric and adult populations with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). However, data regarding the optimal dosag...

    Authors: Michael Liebrenz, Danielle Hof, Anna Buadze, Rudolf Stohler and Dominique Eich
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:125
  18. A collision tumor is the meeting and eventual intermingling of two malignant neoplasms arising from independent topographical sites. Collision metastasis of carcinomas in the lymph nodes is a rare event. A lit...

    Authors: Tapan Bhavsar, Jun Liu and Yajue Huang
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:124
  19. Medulloepithelioma is a rare congenital tumor of the primitive medullary neuroepithelium. A significant proportion of patients with medulloepithelioma arising from the optic nerve die from intracranial spread ...

    Authors: Natalia Pastora-Salvador, José Abelairas-Gómez, Jesús Peralta-Calvo, Eugenia García-Fernández, Carmen Morales-Bastos, Mónica Asencio-Durán and Fernando Carceller-Benito
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:123
  20. Perforation caused by capsule endoscopy impaction is extremely rare and, at present, only five cases of perforation from capsule endoscopy impaction are reported in the literature.

    Authors: Giovanni D De Palma, Stefania Masone, Marcello Persico, Saverio Siciliano, Francesca Salvatori, Francesco Maione, Dario Esposito and Giovanni Persico
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:121
  21. Haemophilus pittmaniae was described in 2005 as a new species distantly related to Haemophilus parainfluenzae. This member of the human saliva microbiota has also been further isolated from various body fluids w...

    Authors: Mathilde Bouc Boucher, Marielle Bedotto, Carine Couderc, Carine Gomez, Martine Reynaud-Gaubert and Michel Drancourt
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:120
  22. Differentiation of cystic mass lesions of the sellar and parasellar regions may pose a diagnostic dilemma for physicians, neurosurgeons, radiologists and pathologists involved in treating patients with these e...

    Authors: Takamasa Nishiuchi, Koji Murao, Hitomi Imachi, Yoshio Kushida, Reiji Haba, Nobuyuki Kawai, Takashi Tamiya and Toshihiko Ishida
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:119
  23. Superior mesenteric venous thrombosis as a result of acute cytomegalovirus infection is rare, with only a few cases reported in the literature.

    Authors: John Kalaitzis, Paris Basioukas, Eftalia Karzi, Charalampos Markakis, Emmanouil Liarmakopoulos, Andreas Hadjimarkou and Spyros Rizos
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:118
  24. Homonymous quadrantanopsia results from retrochiasmal lesions in the visual pathway. Invasive mole is a benign tumor that arises from myometrial invasion of a hydatidiform mole via direct extension through tis...

    Authors: De-Lu Song, Yong Zhong, Feng Feng, Yuan Li and Meng-Hui Li
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:117
  25. Fibrillary glomerulonephritis (FibGN) is characterized by extracellular deposition of Congo red-negative microfibrils within the glomerular mesangium and leads to gross proteinuria or nephrotic syndrome. After...

    Authors: Rainer U Pliquett, Peter Mohr, Badr El Din Mukhtar, Matthias Girndt and Silke Markau
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:116
  26. Anisakidosis, human infection with nematodes of the family Anisakidae, is caused most commonly by Anisakis simplex. Acquired by the consumption of raw or undercooked marine fish or squid, anisakidosis occurs wher...

    Authors: Joaquín Valle, Elisa Lopera, María Eugenia Sánchez, Rocío Lerma and Javier López Ruiz
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:114
  27. Pregnancy has been linked to increased rates of arteriovenous malformation rupture. This link remains a matter of debate and very few studies have addressed the management of arteriovenous malformation in preg...

    Authors: Walter J Jermakowicz, Luke D Tomycz, Mayshan Ghiassi and Robert J Singer
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:113
  28. Fabry disease is an X-linked lysosomal storage disorder resulting in a multiple-system disorder with a wide spectrum of physical signs and symptoms, predominantly affecting the central and peripheral nervous s...

    Authors: Giovanni Felisati, Elisabetta Salvatici, Carlotta Pipolo, Sara Portaleone, Enrica Riva and Marcello Giovannini
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:112
  29. Coronary stenting has previously been considered to be less feasible in children under 12 years old due to the limitation of vascular access. We report the case of a six-year-old boy who successfully underwent...

    Authors: Ya-Chi Hsu, Kae-Woei Liang, Ming-Chih Lin, Yun-Ching Fu and Sheng-Ling Jan
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:111
  30. Familial glucocorticoid deficiency, or hereditary unresponsiveness to adrenocorticotropic hormone, is a rare autosomal recessive disease characterized by glucocorticoid deficiency in the absence of mineralocor...

    Authors: Kotb A Metwalley and Hekma S Farghaly
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:110
  31. We report the case of a patient in whom simultaneous toric phakic intraocular lens removal and phacoemulsification with toric intraocular lens implantation were beneficial for reducing pre-existing astigmatism...

    Authors: Kazutaka Kamiya, Akio Nakamura, Hideyuki Miyake, Hiroyuki Nishimoto and Kimiya Shimizu
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:109
  32. The Aintree intubating catheter (Cook® Medical Inc., Bloomington, IN, USA) has been shown to successfully facilitate difficult intubations when other methods have failed. The Aintree intubating catheter (Cook® Me...

    Authors: Shaun E Gruenbaum, Benjamin F Gruenbaum, Sergey Tsaregorodtsev, Michael Dubilet, Israel Melamed and Alexander Zlotnik
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:108
  33. Henoch-Schönlein purpura is a small-vessel systemic vasculitis. Although its exact pathophysiology remains unknown, Henoch-Schönlein purpura has been reported in association with various medical conditions inc...

    Authors: Stanislas Bataille, Aurélie Daumas, Anne-Marie Tasei, Noémie Jourde-Chiche, Bertrand Dussol, Stéphane Burtey, Solène Taugourdeau, Yvon Berland and Laurent Chiche
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:106
  34. Tumefactive multiple sclerosis is a demyelinating disease that demonstrates tumor-like features on magnetic resonance imaging. Although diagnostic challenges without biopsy have been tried by employing radiolo...

    Authors: So Yamada, Shoko Merrit Yamada, Hiroshi Nakaguchi, Mineko Murakami, Katsumi Hoya, Akira Matsuno, Kazuto Yamazaki and Yasuo Ishida
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:104
  35. Riedel's thyroiditis, a rare thyroid disease, can be difficult to diagnose prior to surgical removal and can be confused with malignancy both clinically and cytologically.

    Authors: Pietro Iacconi, Laura Giusti, Ylenia Da Valle, Federica Ciregia, Gino Giannaccini, Liborio Torregrossa, Agnese Proietti, Gianluca Donatini, Salvatore Mazzeo, Fulvio Basolo and Antonio Lucacchini
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:103
  36. An unprovoked thombotic event in a patient is cause for further evaluation of an underlying hypercoaguable state. The investigation should include a thorough search, including checking for a variety of known i...

    Authors: Naveen Pemmaraju, James Peter Hamilton, Andrew M Cameron, Stephen Sisson and Alison R Moliterno
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:102
  37. Leiomyosarcomas are neoplasms of smooth muscles that most commonly arise from the uterus, gastrointestinal tract, or soft tissue. Primary pleural leiomyosarcoma is extremely rare. To the best of our knowledge,...

    Authors: Ghizlane Rais, Soundouss Raissouni, Houda Mouzount, Meryem Aitelhaj, Siham Khoyaali, Fadoi El Omrani, Hind Mrabti, Ahmed Jelthi and Hassan Errihani
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:101
  38. Legionnaires' disease is recognized as a multi-systemic illness. Afflicted patients may have pulmonary, renal, gastrointestinal tract and central nervous system complications. However, renal insufficiency is u...

    Authors: Aurélie Daumas, Fadwa El-Mekaoui, Stanislas Bataille, Laurent Daniel, Jean-Marie Caporossi, Pierre-Edouard Fournier, Stéphane Burtey, Bertrand Dussol, Yvon Berland and Noémie Jourde-Chiche
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:100
  39. Although posture distortion is a common problem in elderly patients, spinal deformity caused by a thymoma has not been previously reported. Thymomas are slowly growing tumors that predominantly cause respirato...

    Authors: Eleftherios D Spartalis, Theodore Karatzas, Petros Konofaos, Grigorios Karagkiouzis, Gregory Kouraklis and Periklis Tomos
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:99
  40. Sacral stress fractures are a rare but well known cause of low back pain. This type of fracture has also been observed as a postpartum complication. To date, no cases of intrapartum sacral stress fractures hav...

    Authors: Miguel Pishnamaz, Richard Sellei, Roman Pfeifer, Philipp Lichte, Hans C Pape and Philipp Kobbe
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:98
  41. The management of an anastomotic stricture after a radical prostatectomy can become a complex and difficult situation when an artificial urinary sphincter precedes the formation of the stricture. The urethral ...

    Authors: Ioannis Adamakis, Stavros I Tyritzis, Ioanna Vasileiou, Ioannis Katafigiotis, Ioannis Leotsakos, Sotiria Fergadaki, Konstantinos G Stravodimos and Constantinos A Constantinides
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:94
  42. Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura are two well recognized syndromes that are characterized by low platelet counts. In contrast, essential thrombocythemia is a myelopro...

    Authors: Mirna H Farhat, Philip Kuriakose, Michael Jawad and Amr Hanbali
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:93

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