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Minute localized malignant pleural mesothelioma coexisting with multiple adenocarcinomas

Ryo Maeda, Noritaka Isowa, Hideyuki Onuma, Hiroshi Miura, more

General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery > 2010 > 58 > 2 > 91-94

We report an extremely rare case of minute localized malignant pleural mesothelioma (LMPM) coexisting with multiple lung adenocarcinomas in a 64-year-old woman without a history of smoking or asbestos exposure. A computed tomography scan of the chest displayed total five ground-glass opacities in the lung. Transbronchial lung biopsy from a ground-glass opacity in the posterior segment revealed a bronchioloalveolar...

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Primary malignant melanoma of the lung with rapid progression

Ryo Maeda, Noritaka Isowa, Hideyuki Onuma, Hiroshi Miura, more

General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery > 2009 > 57 > 12 > 671-674

This report presents a case of primary malignant melanoma of the lung with rapid progression in a 68-year-old man. During a regular checkup, a chest roentgenogram revealed an abnormal shadow in the left lower lung field. Computed tomography (CT) of the chest revealed an ill-defined tumor shadow measuring 4 × 3 cm in the left upper lobe. A CT-guided lung biopsy suggested a large-cell carcinoma, and...

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Stage Ia malignant pleural mesothelioma: clinical course and appropriate diagnostic process

Ryo Maeda, Noritaka Isowa, Hideyuki Onuma, Hiroshi Miura, more

General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery > 2009 > 57 > 5 > 264-268

Early-stage malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is difficult for physicians to diagnose, and the disease is usually advanced at the time of diagnosis. We report a case of early-stage MPM in a 69-year-old man. The patient presented with fever and left chest pain. A computed tomography scan (CT) of the chest showed a small amount of left pleural effusion and slight left pleural thickening that remained...

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Desmoid tumor of the chest wall in an elderly woman

Ryo Maeda, Noritaka Isowa, Hideyuki Onuma, Hiroshi Miura, more

General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery > 2009 > 57 > 10 > 554-557

We report a case of desmoid tumor of the chest wall in a 79-year-old woman. The patient was referred to our hospital for management of a chest wall mass. Four months previously, the patient noted a small lump in the right lateral chest wall that had rapidly increased in size. Magnetic resonance imaging of the chest revealed a soft tissue tumor in the right lateral chest wall with unclear margins that...

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Lung adenocarcinomas with micropapillary components

Ryo Maeda, Noritaka Isowa, Hideyuki Onuma, Hiroshi Miura, more

General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery > 2009 > 57 > 10 > 534-539

Purpose Micropapillary adenocarcinoma is becoming increasingly recognized as a prognostically important histological subtype of carcinoma in various organs. This report presents the clinicopathological findings of lung adenocarcinomas with micropapillary components. Methods A total of 15 patients with micropapillary components were selected between April 2005 and December 2008. The results of their...

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Bilateral multiple sclerosing hemangiomas of the lung

Ryo Maeda, Noritaka Isowa, Hiroshi Miura, Hirokazu Tokuyasu, more

General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery > 2009 > 57 > 12 > 667-670

This report presents a case of bilateral multiple sclerosing hemangiomas of the lung in a 73-year-old woman. A computed tomography (CT) scan of the chest showed a total of three well-defined small nodules in the right and left lower lobes of the lung. Because malignant metastatic lung tumors were highly suspected, a wedge resection of the left lower lobe was performed to obtain a definitive diagnosis...

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Biphasic pulmonary blastoma with rapid progression

Ryo Maeda, Noritaka Isowa, Hideyuki Onuma, Hiroshi Miura, more

General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery > 2009 > 57 > 2 > 104-107

We report a rare case of biphasic pulmonary blastoma (BPB) with rapid progression in a 75-year-old man. Computed tomography (CT) of the chest revealed a well-defined tumor shadow measuring 8 × 6 cm in the right upper lobe. CT-guided lung biopsy revealed malignant cells with sarcomatous elements. Right upper lobectomy and systemic lymph node dissection with chest wall resection were performed. Histopathologically,...

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Appearance of lung metastasis from osteosarcoma 21 years after initial treatment

Ryo Maeda, Noritaka Isowa, Hideyuki Onuma, Hiroshi Miura, more

General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery > 2008 > 56 > 12 > 613-615

This report describes a case of metastasis to the lung 21 years after the initial treatment of primary osteosarcoma in a 79-year-old man. The osteosarcoma was in the right femur and had resulted in amputation. The patient presented with painless hematuria, and a workup revealed a squamous cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder with invasion into the perivesicular fat. The patient received radiation...

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Thymic carcinoma with combined resection of the hemisternum

Ryo Maeda, Noritaka Isowa, Hideyuki Onuma, Hiroshi Miura

General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery > 2008 > 56 > 7 > 361-364

We report a case of partial resection of the hemisternum of a thymic carcinoma invading the right anterior chest wall. A computed tomographic scan of the chest and positron emission tomography showed a mass invading the right anterior chest wall in the anterior mediastinum with high ¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose accumulation. An operation was performed to obtain a definitive diagnosis and achieve complete...

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Primary pulmonary mucinous (colloid) adenocarcinoma

Ryo Maeda, Noritaka Isowa, Hideyuki Onuma, Hiroshi Miura

General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery > 2008 > 56 > 4 > 195-198

We report a rare case of primary pulmonary mucinous (colloid) adenocarcinoma (MC) in a 79-yearold man. A computed tomographic scan of the chest showed a round, well-defined nodule in his right upper lobe that enlarged slowly over 12 months from 1.7 cm to 2.0 cm. Wedge resection of the right upper lobe was performed to obtain a definitive diagnosis by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. Macroscopically,...

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Thoracic empyema due to Salmonella enteritidis infection in a patient with breast cancer

Hirokazu Tokuyasu, Ryota Okazaki, Etsuko Watanabe, Yuji Kawasaki, more

Respiratory Medicine Extra > 2007 > 3 > 2 > 89-91

We report a rare case of thoracic empyema due to Salmonella enteritidis infection in a 79-year-old woman with breast cancer and diarrhea. The presence of the bacteria was determined by culturing the stool, blood, and pleural fluid. Although it is a rare occurrence, Salmonella empyema should be excluded in a febrile cancer patient with pleural effusion and a recent history of enteritis.

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Sjögren’s Syndrome with Multiple Bullae Caused by Lymphocytic Interstitial Pneumonia

Hirokazu Tokuyasu, Etsuko Watanabe, Ryota Okazaki, Yuji Kawasaki, more

Lung > 2007 > 185 > 3 > 187-188

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Pulmonary cavernous hemangioma

Ryo Maeda, Noritaka Isowa, Shinichi Sumitomo, Katsunari Matsuoka

General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery > 2007 > 55 > 4 > 177-179

We report a rare case of pulmonary cavernous hemangioma in a 54-year-old man. A computed tomographic scan of the chest showed an ill-defined mass measuring 4 × 3 cm at the angle of the left upper lobe bronchus and the lower lobe bronchus. Surgical resection was performed to obtain a definitive diagnosis. Postoperative histological examination revealed an encapsulated mass comprising large dilated...

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Parasternal Lymph Node Metastasis of Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma: Report of a Case

Shinya Ito, Noritaka Isowa, Mio Li, Seiki Hasegawa, more

Surgery Today > 2005 > 35 > 9 > 782-784

We report a case of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma with parasternal lymph node metastasis. The patient was a 34-year-old man who presented with a history of several years of abdominal pain and ascites of unknown origin. Exploratory laparoscopic biopsies yielded histological findings of malignancy, but a final diagnosis was not able to be made. A chest computed tomographic scan done the following...

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Pericardial metastasis of myxoid liposarcoma causing cardiac tamponade

Akihiro Aoyama, Noritaka Isowa, Koji Chihara, Tadahiro Ito

General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery > 2005 > 53 > 4 > 193-195

Although myxoid liposarcoma often metastasizes to various organs, cardiac metastasis is rare. We present herein a rare case with pericardial metastasis of myxoid liposarcoma, which expanded the pericardial sac extraordinarily and required an emergency operation because of acute cardiac tamponade. We undertook a review of the English literature regarding liposarcoma.

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Successful thoracoscopic debridement of descending necrotizing mediastinitis

Noritaka Isowa, Tetsu Yamada, Takeshi Kijima, Kazuki Hasegawa, more

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery > 2004 > 77 > 5 > 1834-1837

Descending necrotizing mediastinitis results from odontogenic, deep neck infection that spreads along fascial planes into the mediastinum. Although the optimal surgical approach remains controversial, nearly half of the cases require mediastinal debridement by thoracotomy. We report a case of successful thoracoscopic debridement for descending necrotizing mediastinitis due to odontogenic infection...

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The use of cardiopulmonary bypass during extended resection of non-small cell lung cancer

Seiki Hasegawa, Toru Bando, Noritaka Isowa, Yosuke Otake, more

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery > 2003 > 2 > 4 > 676-679

We undertook a retrospective study in order to assess the risks and benefits of the use of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) during operative resection of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Eleven patients (nine male and two female with a median age of 62 years, range 28-76 years) underwent extended resection of locally advanced NSCLC using CPB. The indication for the use of CPB was resection of the left...

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Diaphragmatic elevation of a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease after left upper lobectomy

Fengshi Chen, Masanao Nakai, Akihiro Aoyama, Noritaka Isowa, more

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery > 2003 > 2 > 4 > 688-691

Among postoperative pleural space problems after pulmonary resections, it is more difficult and troublesome to manage this space after left upper lobectomy in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We performed a retrospective study focusing on the elevation of ipsilateral hemidiaphragm of the 36 patients with or without COPD after left upper lobectomies, by measuring diaphragmatic...

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Seiki Hasegawa, Noritaka Isowa, Hiromi Wada

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery > 2003 > 76 > 2 > 653

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Mediastinal epithelioid hemangioendothelioma resected by hemi-plastron window technique

Noritaka Isowa, Seiki Hasegawa, Mari Mino, Kojiro Morimoto, more

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery > 2002 > 74 > 2 > 567-569

We report a case of epithelioid hemangioendothelioma arising from the left brachiocephalic vein in the anterior superior mediastinum of a 41-year-old man. The tumor was resected by local excision using a novel approach, the ''hemi-plastron window'' technique. The patient had an uneventful postoperative course and no recurrence of tumor 28 months after surgical treatment. We describe this surgical...

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Search results for: Noritaka Isowa

Minute localized malignant pleural mesothelioma coexisting with multiple adenocarcinomas

Primary malignant melanoma of the lung with rapid progression

Stage Ia malignant pleural mesothelioma: clinical course and appropriate diagnostic process

Desmoid tumor of the chest wall in an elderly woman

Lung adenocarcinomas with micropapillary components

Bilateral multiple sclerosing hemangiomas of the lung

Biphasic pulmonary blastoma with rapid progression

Appearance of lung metastasis from osteosarcoma 21 years after initial treatment

Thymic carcinoma with combined resection of the hemisternum

Primary pulmonary mucinous (colloid) adenocarcinoma

Thoracic empyema due to Salmonella enteritidis infection in a patient with breast cancer

Sjögren’s Syndrome with Multiple Bullae Caused by Lymphocytic Interstitial Pneumonia

Pulmonary cavernous hemangioma

Parasternal Lymph Node Metastasis of Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma: Report of a Case

Pericardial metastasis of myxoid liposarcoma causing cardiac tamponade

Successful thoracoscopic debridement of descending necrotizing mediastinitis

The use of cardiopulmonary bypass during extended resection of non-small cell lung cancer

Diaphragmatic elevation of a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease after left upper lobectomy

Reply to the editor

Mediastinal epithelioid hemangioendothelioma resected by hemi-plastron window technique

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