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M Hanada

Publications and source records attributed to M Hanada.

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Hyalinoid giant cell gastritis. A unique gastric lesion associated with eosinophilic hyalinoid degeneration of smooth muscle.

A rare case of degenerative and inflammatory lesion of the stomach occurring in a 34-year-old woman is reported. Clinically, the lesion simulated gastric carcinoma because of the extensive involvement of the mucosa and submucosa by the process. Histologically, it was characterized by eosinophilic hyalinoid degeneration of smooth muscles in the muscularis mucosae as well as mucosal and submucosal blood vessels accompanied with foreign body giant cells and other inflammatory cells. The lesion occurred in association with chronic peptic ulcers, and a small submucosal nodule histologically compatible with inflammatory fibroid polyp coexisted within the area of this lesion. The patient has had no systemic disease and has been well for 4.5 years postoperatively. These clinical features suggest a localized nature of the lesion limited to the stomach. The term "hyalinoid giant cell gastritis" is proposed to describe this distinctive form of gastritis.

Adult↗

Psychiatric disorders of pre-adolescence in Japan.

We have classified 200 pre-adolescent patients, with whom we have met during the last three years, into the following four types: school refusal and obsessive behavior, psychosomatic disorders, depressive reactions, and schizophrenic disorders. During our therapeutic process, we realized that even though their symptoms seemed varied and severe, they disappeared after comparatively short periods. The pre-adolescent period is a turning point at which the children depart from their earlier relationships with parents and start to form new ones with friends. We facilitated the patients' developmental process in this period so that they would recover naturally by themselves. However, when we looked at the social phenomena which influence the family and children, we noticed that some factors interfered with the pre-adolescents trying to get over the above-mentioned turning point.

Adjustment Disorders↗

Long-term follow-up study of 13 autistic children.

This is a report concerning 13 autistic children who have been followed up from their early infancy to adulthood. Some intake variables, such as speech development at the age of 5, were correlated with the outcome status. As a result, we showed that a higher level of speech development at age 5 did not necessarily lead to a better outcome in social adaptability. We showed also that any of the variables we examined, such as the presence of brain organic abnormality, the duration of schooling and the duration of medical treatment, were not factors in determining a good or poor prognosis. We concluded that a rather poor outcome seen in our subjects might be due to the particular situation in Japan throughout this study period, and not a reflection of the real natural history of early infantile autism.

Autistic Disorder↗

Carcinosarcoma of the esophagus with osseous and cartilagenous production. A combined study of keratin immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy.

A case of polypoid carcinosarcoma of the esophagus is presented. Histologically the bulk of the tumor consisted of a sarcomatous tissue having large foci of osseous and cartilagenous differentiation and infiltrating deeply the wall, whereas a superficially, invasive squamous cell carcinoma associated with in-situ carcinoma was located at the base and luminal surface of the polypoid tumor. Intermingling of the carcinomatous and sarcomatous elements was found only in areas where they appeared to be collided. Ultrastructurally the sarcomatous portion contained cells with fibroblastic features but with no typical epithelial characteristics. Immunoperoxidase staining of the paraffin-embedded histologic sections for keratin proteins revealed, however, some positive spindle cells indicative of epithelial nature in the sarcomatous area, but the great majority of the sarcoma cells were devoid of keratin. These combined findings strongly suggest that the sarcomatous component in our case of true carcinosarcoma is derived from mesenchymal transformation (metaplasia) of the squamous carcinoma cells. The findings were discussed in light of the previous pertinent literature.

Carcinoma in Situ↗

Atheromatous embolization. Report of two cases with unusual complications.

Two cases of spontaneous atheromatous embolization associated with unusual complications are presented. One is an 85-year-old man who developed an acute abdomen and underwent a surgical resection of totally infarcted left-sided colon. Histologically, multiple acute atheromatous emboli were found occluding the serosal and pericolic mesenteric arteries causing transmural necrosis of the involved portion of bowel. The other is an 80-year-old woman who had had a coronary heart disease, hypertension, and renal insufficiency, and terminally developed a rapid deterioration of renal function and melena. Postmortem examination showed a severely, ulcerated, aortic atherosclerosis and widespread, recurrent, atheromatous emboli in many abdominal organs with the resultant severe nephrosclerosis, gastrointestinal mucosal hemorrhagic necrosis, and multiple infarcts in the pancreas and spleen. In addition, there was focal cortical necrosis of the kidneys accompanied with glomerular capillary fibrin thrombi indicating disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). These findings seen in the present two cases were briefly discussed in light of the previous pertinent literature.

Aged↗

Serum group I pepsinogen (PG I) levels and their changes in the healing process of the ulcer in patients with and without unoperated recurrent ulcer.

We measured serum group I pepsinogen (PG I) levels in subjects with endoscopically normal gastric and duodenal mucosa and patients with peptic ulcer. The release mechanism of PG I into blood stream was also investigated. The mean (+/- S.E.) serum PG I level in 136 subjects with endoscopically normal mucosa was 61 +/- 2 ng/ml and the normal range was calculated to be 30-109 ng/ml from the frequency distribution. In the patients with unoperated recurrent duodenal ulcer, the serum PG I levels remained high with the healing process of the ulcer. On the other hand, in the patients with non-recurrent duodenal ulcer and those with recurrent or non-recurrent gastric ulcer, the serum PG I levels decreased with the healing process of the ulcer gradually and significantly from the value in the active stage. These findings suggest that duodenal ulcer patients with high levels of serum PG I throughout the healing process of the ulcer tend to have the recurrence. Therefore, the serial measurements of serum PG I with the healing process will be helpful for the prediction of ulcer recurrence. Administration of atropine caused a significant decrease in serum PG I in the patients with duodenal ulcer, which suggests the vagal control of PG I release in duodenal ulcer patients.

Adolescent↗

Empedopeptin (BMY-28117), a new depsipeptide antibiotic. I. Production, isolation and properties.

Empedopeptin is a new antibiotic produced by empedobacter haloabium nov. sp. (ATCC 31962). It is a water-soluble depsipeptide antibiotic containing eight amino acid residues and a C14-fatty acid moiety in the molecule. Although structurally unrelated, empedopeptin and vancomycin have similar antimicrobial spectra against aerobic and anaerobic Gram-positive bacteria including antibiotic-resistant strains. Empedopeptin is highly active in vivo in mice against systemic infections of Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes and Clostridium perfringens. Empedopeptin is not absorbed orally.

Animals↗

Successful allogeneic bone marrow transplantation for three children with acute nonlymphocytic leukemia.

Three children with acute nonlymphocytic leukemia in first remission were given cyclophosphamide (60 mg/kg on each of 2 days), fractionated total-body irradiation (total 12 Gy, six fractions), and a marrow transplant from an HLA-identical, mixed lymphocyte culture-negative sibling. All three patients are alive in a leukemia-free state 12 to 25 mo after transplantation. There were very few complication, other than mild graft-versus-host disease that developed in two patients. No interstitial pneumonitis and no serious infections have occurred. Long-term disease-free survival is expected in these patients.

Acute Disease↗

[A case of "verrucous hyperplasia"; a vesical leukoplakia showing unusual macroscopic and histological findings].

A patient who had vesical leukoplakia with unusual macroscopic and histological findings was studied. The mucous membrane of the urinary bladder in this patient showed a tumor-like proliferation similar to verrucous hyperplasia which is often found in the oral mucosa. We propose a new classification of vesical leukoplakia, dividing it into three groups, atrophic, hypertrophic and verrucous types. The atrophic type has a heavily keratinized, flat and thin type of epithelium with features resembling lichen sclerosis et atrophius. Histologically, it shows a variable degree of hyperkeratosis but no parakeratosis. The hypertrophic type has histological characteristics resembling features of leukoplakia in sites elsewhere in the body, which is marked by hyperkeratosis and irregular hyperplasia of the prickle cell layer with lengthening and abnormality in shape of rete pegs. The verrucous type has very rare features of coral shape, white color and verrucous proliferation. Histologically, this type shows severe hyperkeratosis, parakeratosis and elongation of the rete pegs, but no irregular invasion can be observed.

Aged↗

[Clinical experience with alpha and beta interferon in childhood cancer].

Alpha and beta interferon were tested for antitumor activity and clinical toxicity in 15 children suffering from cancer. The drug was administered IV, IM, IT or intralesionally daily in the majority of cases in total doses of 18 X 10(6) to 9,634 X 10(5) IU. Major toxicities were a flulike syndrome, elevation of transaminase activity and leukopenia. A minor response (less than 50%) was observed in one patient with glioblastoma, treated by intrathecal administration, and an objective local response was noted in one rhabdomyosarcoma patient with multiple subcutaneous metastases, who was treated by intralesional administration. CNS leukemia in two patients improved without hematological response. Further trials are warranted.

Adolescent↗

Acquired B antigen and polyagglutination in a patient with gastric cancer.

Erythrocytes from a patient with blood type of A1 became nongenetically reactive with A (anti-B) serum, following the development of gastric cancer. Transient polyagglutinability was also apparent. The in vitro acetylation of the erythrocyte antigens abolished both the acquired B antigen and the polyagglutination. Although incubation of the heterologous type A1 erythrocytes with the patient's serum did not produce B antigen, deacetylase activity in the serum seems to relate to the acquired B antigen. In this case, either ileus as a result of metastatic adenocarcinoma of the stomach, or urinary tract infections could be the cause of the acquired B antigen.

ABO Blood-Group System↗