Spontaneous Rupture of Renal Metastasis from Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Osamu Kinoshita, Yusuke Ichijo, Masayuki Yoneda, Atsushi Ikai, Tetsuro Yamashita

“…We report a rare life-threatening case of spontaneous rupture of renal metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) that was managed by emergent transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE). A 76-year-old woman diagnosed with HCC presented with acute back pain in her right side and was transferred to our hospital. …”
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Complete Radiologic Response of Metastatic Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma to Microwave Ablation Combined with Second-Line Palliative Chemotherapy by Hakon Blomstrand, Karin Adolfsson, Per Sandström, Bergthor Björnsson

“…Here, we report a case of a 63-year-old woman with PDAC in the head of the pancreas who was initially successfully treated by pancreaticoduodenectomy followed by adjuvant chemotherapy with gemcitabine. …”
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Gigantomastia and Macroprolactinemia Responding to Cabergoline Treatment: A Case Report and Minireview of the Literature by Fatma Dilek Dellal, Didem Ozdemir, Cevdet Aydin, Gulfem Kaya, Reyhan Ersoy, Bekir Cakir

“…Gigantomastia is defined as excess breast tissue and most cases in the literature were treated by surgical intervention. Case. A 44-year-old woman was admitted to our clinic with gigantomastia and galactorrhea. …”
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Malignant Melanoma of the Urethra: A Rare Histologic Subdivision of Vulvar Cancer with a Poor Prognosis by Veronika Günther, I. Alkatout, C. Lez, S. Altarac, R. Fures, H. Cupic, Z. Persec, Z. Hrgovic, C. Mundhenke

“…In this paper, we present the case of a 65-year-old woman who was referred to a gynaecologist because of a urethral mass that mimicked a caruncle. …”
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Anticoagulant Related Nephropathy Induced by Dabigatran by Nazia Sharfuddin, Mahra Nourbakhsh, Alan Box, Hallgrimur Benediktsson, Daniel A. Muruve

“…The patient is an 81-year-old woman with multiple medical comorbidities, including nonvalvular atrial fibrillation, who was anticoagulated with dabigatran. …”
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Complex Form Variant of Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumor of the Cerebellum by Jesús Vaquero, Cristobal Saldaña, Santiago Coca, Mercedes Zurita

“…We report a 21-year-old woman that suffered gait instability, headache, and diplopia. …”
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Perinatal Lethal Gaucher Disease due to RecNcil Recombinant Mutation in the GBA Gene Presenting with Hydrops Fetalis and Severe Congenital Anemia by Ekta Bhutada, Timothy Pyragius, Scott G. Petersen, Frans Niemann, Admire Matsika

“…A 35-year-old woman presented at 27-week gestation with hypertension and pedal edema. …”
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The onset of Type 3C diabetes mellitus in a young female due to distal pancreatectomy for solid pseudopapillary neoplasm by Ayaka Harada, Takatoshi Anno, Kohei Kaku, Hideaki Kaneto

“…Therefore, the identification of an SPN should be considered in cases where a solid/cystic mass is detected in the pancreas of a young woman. Distal pancreatectomy is performed for a large size of SPN located in the tail of the pancreas. …”
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Spontaneous Rupture of an Ovarian Artery Aneurysm: A Rare Postpartum Complication by Christopher A. Enakpene, Toni Stern, Marco J. Barzallo Salazar, Pradip Mukherjee

“…This is a case of a multiparous woman with rupture of a left ovarian artery aneurysm, causing massive retroperitoneal hemorrhage and hematoma that required a combination of arterial embolization, percutaneous CT scan guided drainage, and surgical evacuation of the hematoma. …”
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Bacteremia due to Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides in a Patient with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Kazuko Ino, Kazunori Nakase, Kei Suzuki, Akiko Nakamura, Atsushi Fujieda, Naoyuki Katayama

“…We report a case of Leuconostoc infection in a 44-year-old woman with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The patient developed a high fever despite antimicrobial therapy with doripenem after induction chemotherapy. …”
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An Unusual Presentation of Insert Dislocation and MCL Rupture in Unicompartmental Knee Replacement with 2 Years Postoperative Results: Does It Functional? by Ali Asma, Mehmet Erduran, Musa Eymir

“…According to our knowledge, there is no prior article that reports functional results of medial collateral ligament (MCL) primary repair and insert change after MCL rupture and mobile-bearing dislocation as a late complication of unicompartmental knee replacement (UKR). Firstly, 63-year-old woman was treated with UKR due to anteromedial knee osteoarthritis of the right knee joint. 1 year after UKR surgery, she suffered from MCL rupture and mobile-bearing dislocation because of falls while getting on a public bus, and therefore, secondly, she was operated with MCL primary repair and mobile-bearing change and followed up for 2 years. …”
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Rapunzel Syndrome: A Rare Postpartum Case by Teshome Tegene, Yahia Foda, Omar Hussain, Kolawole Oloniyo, Ngoc-Tram Ha, Geeta Manikonda

“…In this report, we will discuss a unique case of Rapunzel syndrome in a one-month postpartum woman.…”
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Proximal Myopathy due to m.5835G>A Mutation in Mitochondrial MT-TY Gene by C. Simoncini, V. Montano, G. Alì, R. Costa, G. Siciliano, M. Mancuso

“…Here we report the case of an Italian 53-year-old woman presenting with a proximal myopathy and the m.5835G>A mutation in MT-TY gene coding for the mitochondrial tRNA Tyrosine gene.…”
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A Case of Coronary Vasospasm after Repeat Rituximab Infusion by Calvin Ke, Amit Khosla, Margot K. Davis, Cameron Hague, Mustafa Toma

“…CAV occurring after multiple exposures to rituximab has not been previously described. A 61-year-old woman with no cardiac risk factors was treated with the sixth cycle of gemcitabine, cisplatin, dexamethasone, and rituximab therapy. …”
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The Background of a Patient Undergoing Long-Term Periodontal Disease Maintenance Using Step for Coding and Theorization: A Case Report by Kosuke Muraoka, Masaki Morishita, Taiji Nakamura, Keisuke Nakashima, Shuji Awano

“…The subject was a 50-year-old woman diagnosed with periodontitis. Periodontal therapy included oral hygiene instruction, scaling, root planing, and periodontal surgery. …”
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Treatment of an Intractable Forefoot Ulcer Using Realignment Osteotomy in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Makoto Imai, Naoki Kondo, Rei Kumazaki, Naoto Endo

“…Herein, we describe a case of intractable ulceration on the dorsomedial aspect of the right 5th digit, secondary to forefoot deformity, in a 76-year-old woman with a 35-year history of RA. The ulcer was due to a persistent subcutaneous infection. …”
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alchimia dall’inferno al paradiso nella divina commedia. l’influsso su dante dell’opera alchemica aurora consurgens, parzialmente attribuita a san tommaso d’aquino by Marino Alberto Balducci

“…This is gradually perfected, and then touches completeness, producing the authentic gold of Truth in paradise through the evocation of the Ganges, of India and the emblem of the marriage of Saint Francis with his wife, the dark woman (Par. XI). Dante presents this last evocation through the character of St. …”
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Blue Ear Cyst: A Rare Eccrine Hidrocystoma of the Ear Canal and Successful Endoscopic Excision by Taha A. Mur, Ronald Miick, Natasha Pollak

“…Presentation of Case. A 67-year-old woman presented with a bluish cystic mass partially occluding the external auditory canal and interfering with hearing aid use. …”
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Breast-feeding efficacy prognosis by digestive enzymes activity in newborns by G. A. Penzhoyan, G. Yu. Model’, G. F. Korotko

“…To present to the new data on initial digestive potential of the full-term and premature newborns according to the level of digestive enzymes in serum of the puerperant woman and her child, stomach content of latter and amniotic waters. …”
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Aortic Valve Papillary Fibroelastoma Associated with Acute Cerebral Infarction: A Case Report by Nobuhiro Takeuchi, Masanori Takada, Koichi Fujita, Yoshiharu Nishibori, Takao Maruyama, Kazuyoshi Naba

“…An 80-year-old woman with a history of congestive heart failure, atrial fibrillation, and hypertension was transferred to our institution with hematemesis. …”
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