[en] Renal injury caused by iodinated contrast media has been widely known, but there has been few papers regarding the pathological change. A series of kidneys after injection of iodinated contrast media was examined to document pathological change. A total of 80 rats was divided into two groups; those given Urografin-60% by 5ml/kg; those given Urografin-76% by 5ml/kg. The kidneys were removed out 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 14 and 21 days after injection of contrast media and microscopically examined. The resulted were as follows: 1. Pathological changes induced by ionic contrast media were deposition of proteinaceous materials in the proximal convoluted tubules, congestion of interstitial vessels, and vasa rectae, and epithelial degeneration of collecting ducts. There was no detectable pathological changes in the glomerulus, loop of Henle, and distal convoluted tubules. 2. All pathological changes were severe, as the concentration of contrast media increased. 3. These pathologic changes appeared 1 day after injection of contrast media and persisted at least 3 weeks without improvement. Author concludes that the renal damage induced by ionic contrast media becomes severe with increase in concentration, and pathologic changes are not influence with time interval

[en] Esophageal stenosis due to tracheobronchial remnants is quite rare but may be responsible for congenital lower esophageal stenosis in infancy and childhood. Authors experienced a case of distal esophageal stenosis due to tracheobronchial remnants in a 51/2-year-old boy and report unique radiologic and pathologic findings with brief review of the literature

[en] Ultrasonography of the upper abdomen disclosed an oval well defined mass in the pancreas. Round cell anaplastic carcinoma is one of sarcomatoid pancreatic carcinoma, microscopically characterized by monotonous sheaths of small round plump cells with rare giant cells and thus more or less reminiscent of malignant lymphoma. Whether this tumor is of ductal or acinar cell origin remains to be determined. Clinically, this tumor does not differ significantly from ordinary adenocarcinoma of the pancreas. We report a cases of round cell anaplastic carcinoma and describe the CT and sonographic findings, and discuss the differential points from other solid pancreatic tumors

[en] Radiological investigation in patients with clonorchiasis is very important as this is the only method of evaluating the severity of clonorchiasis. In order to correlate the radiologic and pathologic findings of clonorchiasis, fourteen rabbits infested with Clonorchis sinensis and five control rabbits were examined radiologically by ultrasonography, computed tomography and cholangiography and the results were correlated with pathologic findings. Dilatation of the intrahepatic small bile ducts of the liver was due to obstruction by flukes: oval or elliptical, small filling defects or irregular margin of the bile ducts on cholangiogram or intraluminal echoes on sonogram represented flukes per se; periductal thickening on sonogram and periductal enhancement of bile ducts on CT were due to inflammatory cell infiltration, adenomatous hyperplasia and periductal fibrosis; band like enhancement at the periphery of the liver on CT represented proliferated bile ducts, destruction of liver cells and resultant fibrosis. The study confirmed the pathological bases for the radiological findings of clonorchiasis in liver and bile ducts and will, perhaps, serve as a basis for the future radiologic-pathological correlation of clonorchiasis and in further clinical and experimental researches in the biliary tract diseases

[en] We report here on a case of extrahepatic biliary cystadenoma arising from the common hepatic duct. A 42-year-old woman was evaluated by us to find the cause of her jaundice. Ultrasonography and CT showed a cystic dilatation of the common hepatic duct and also marked dilatation of the intrahepatic duct. Direct cholangiography demonstrated a large filling defect between the left hepatic duct and the common hepatic duct; dilatation of the intrahepatic duct was also demonstrated. Following excision of the cystic mass, it was pathologically confirmed as a unilocular biliary mucinous cystadenoma arising from the common hepatic duct

[en] Angiolipoma is a rare benign soft tissue tumor, an unusual variant of lipoma, consisting of fatty and vascular components. The tumors is histologically benign and may be capsulated or locally invasive. They are located in the subcutis, usually in the lower extremity and trunk. Authors experienced a case of mediastinal angiolipoma in a 9 year old girl. Chest roentgenogram revealed a huge soft tissue mass on left lower neck and entire left superior mediastinum. CT disclosed areas of low density mass intermixed with irregular foci of high density. The mass extended to inferior mediastinum, and contralateral side through the retrocardiac space. The bulk of the mediastinal mass was resected but recurred over a period of the three years

[en] Developmental foregut cysts, whether bronchogenic, esophageal, gastroenteric or pericardial, are frequently encountered in the mediastinum, and are also occasionally found in the upper abdomen, where they can mimic adrenal, pencreatic, renal or gastric masses. We present the computed tomographic (CT) and histologic findings of an intramuscular bronchogenic cyst of the gastric body, mimicking a retroperitoneal cystic mass. CT scanning demonstrated the presence of a relatively hyperattenuating cystic mass without enhancement. Histologic examination revealed a bronchogenic cyst secreting mucoid materials

[en] Spontaneous pneumothorax is a rare manifestation of lung cancer. Eight cases of pneumothorax found in 1648 patients with lung cancer from 1979-1990 are reported. Histopathologic types of cancer were adenocarcinoma in three cases, squamous cell carcinoma in two cases, bronchioloalveolar carcinoma in two cases, and metastatic renal cell carcinoma in one case. The primary tumor mass was not found even after thoracotomy in two cases. Spontaneous pneumothorax occurred on the ipsilateral side of the cancer. All the patients were more than 40 years old with a history of smoking 1-2 packs a day for 20 to 50 years, and had chronic lung diseases. The authors emphasize that bronchogenic carcinoma may be one of the causes of spontaneous pneumothorax in appropriate clinical settings

[en] Alveolar soft-part sarcoma usually arises from the soft tissue of the lower extremity, but may arise from the orbit, retroperitoneum and else where, in both children and adults. The tumors grow slowly, may invade the underlying bone, and eventually may metastasis widely through the blood stream. Recently, we experienced 5 cases of alveolar soft-part sarcoma originated from thigh, lower leg, inguinal region, retroperitoneum and orbit. The radiologic findings are soft tissue mass (2 cases) with underlying bony destruction (3 cases), lung metastasis (2 cases). Although rare, alveolar soft-part sarcoma should be included in the differential diagnosis of soft tissue tumor arising from the lower extremity

[en] To determine the incidence and prognostic effects of EGFR overexpression in the high-grade astrocytomas. With 23 paraffin blocks of the high-garde astrocytomas, expression of EGFR were evaluated by immunohistochemical staining employing polyclonal antibody raised to short cytoplasmic domain of the molecule. Two out of 7 anaplastic astrocytomas and 9 out of 16 glioblastoma multiform patients showed overexpression of EGFR(p=0.44). Three out of 11 patients of age below 55 and 8 out of 12 patients of age over 54 showed EGFR overexpression(p=0.141). Median survival of the EGFR negative anaplastic astrocytoma patient was 37 months. Median survival of the glioblastoma multiform patients were 11 months in EGFR negative group and 7 months in EGFR positive group. But survival difference was not significant(p=0.17). There was a marked trend of increasing overexpression of EGFR in older patients. But survival of the glioblastoma multiform decreased by the overexpression of the EGFR without significant