Dokkyo Medical University Saitama Medical Center

Dual-tracer 18F-FDG and 18F-FLT PET/CT for differentiating metastatic lymph nodes from sarcoid involvement in a patient with vulvar squamous cell carcinoma and coexisting pulmonary sarcoidosis

Differentiating sarcoidosis lesions from metastatic lymph nodes is a well-known clinical challenge, particularly in patients with malignancy in whom sarcoid lesions may mimic nodal metastases on 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography ( 18 F-FDG P...

Aspirin Omission at the Time of Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in STEMI

BackgroundThe safety of omitting up-front treatment with aspirin during primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) remains unclear. MethodsWe conducted a multicenter, open-label, randomized trial in Japan i...

Hypertensive posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in Lesch–Nyhan disease: possible contribution of chronic hyperuricemia and renin activation – a case report

<title>Abstract</title> Background Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is characterized by seizures, altered consciousness, and vasogenic edema predominantly affecting the parieto-occipital regions. Although acute hypertension is a major precipitating factor, impa...