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M Matsuda

Publications and source records attributed to M Matsuda.

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Endogenous sex hormone and estrogen binding activity in thyroid cancer.

The reactions of four anti-sex hormone (Estrone, Estradiol, Estriol and Testosterone) antisera were immunohistochemically examined in 109 cancerous and 80 normal and benign thyroid tissues. Four kinds of sex hormones were detected in the tumour cells of 61 cases (56%) of thyroid cancer and in the follicular epithelial cells of 4 cases (5%) of normal and benign thyroid tissues. Among the thyroid cancers, 54 female (61%) and 7 cases in males (33%) were positive for sex hormones. Furthermore, estrogen binding activity was screened histochemically in 36 thyroid tissues of various types, and detected not only in thyroid cancer (6/15 cases), but in normal and benign thyroid tissues (4/21 cases) as well. It was concluded that endogenous estradiol was located in thyroid cancers more frequently in females than in males and that there was estrogen binding activity in the cells of not only thyroid cancers, but also normal and benign thyroid tissues. This is the first report of the demonstration of endogenous sex hormones in thyroid cancer.

Adolescent↗

IBL-like T cell lymphoma expressing monoclonal gammopathy (macroglobulinemia) in the serum.

A case of IBL-like T cell lymphoma with serum monoclonal gammopathy was reported. A 58-year-old woman, who had suffered from heart failure, was admitted because of asthma attack, fever and lymphadenopathy. Leucopenia with a small amount of atypical lymphocytes was detected. Serum analysis showed monoclonal elevation of IgM-kappa (M-protein) and hyperviscosity. Urinary Bence-Jones protein was detected. Lymph node biopsy revealed the disappearance of normal structure and proliferation of T cells with pale cells which characterized IBL-like T cell lymphoma. Immunocytochemistry revealed the pale cells to bear T cell markers (MT-1, CD 5, CD 8 or CD 4) and IgM-positive cell distribution. Tonsilar biopsy showed the infiltration of atypical lymphoids and pale cells. Bone marrow biopsy showed moderate lymphoplasmacytoid proliferation with lymph follicles. Clinical data and serum analysis suggested macroglobulinemia. Additional lymph node biopsy was performed and revealed IBL-like T cell lymphoma. IBL-like T cell lymphoma is characterized by polyclonal hypergammaglobulinemia. The present case probably occurred initially as IBL-like T cell lymphoma and lymphoplasmacytoid cell proliferation might have followed due to an excess of CD 4+ cells.

Bone Marrow↗

[A case of multiple pulmonary metastases from rectal cancer which responded completely to combination chemotherapy using 5'-DFUR and MMC].

A 68-year-old male, who had advanced rectal cancer with multiple pulmonary metastases, had undergone resection of rectal cancer operatively and was treated with a combination chemotherapy using 5'-DFUR (5'-deoxy-5-fluorouridine) and MMC (mitomycin C) for multiple pulmonary metastases. Nine months from the start of this therapy, pulmonary metastatic lesions disappeared completely on chest X-ray examination and computed tomography. This case corresponded to complete response (CR) according to the response criteria proposed by Koyama-Saitoh. No significant side effects were observed during this chemotherapy. From the results in this case, the combination chemotherapy was considered to be one of the effective antineoplastic therapies available for pulmonary metastasis from large bowel cancer.

Adenocarcinoma↗

A case of simultaneous bilateral herpetic epithelial keratitis.

The patient, a 56-year-old man, presented with dendritic keratitis in the right eye and geographic keratitis in the left, with decreased corneal sensation in both eyes. The virus isolated from both eyes was identified as herpes simplex virus (HSV-1) by the indirect immunofluorescent method using anti-HSV-1 monoclonal antibody. Antibody tests of paired sera suggested that the epithelial lesions were not primary but recurrent. No significant difference was observed in DNA cleavage patterns between the virus isolates obtained bilaterally.

Cell Division↗

Two cases of autoimmune progesterone dermatitis. Immunohistochemical and serological studies.

Two cases of autoimmune progesterone dermatitis are reported. The patients developed recurrent pruritic erythematous and edematous eruptions on the extremities, trunk or face, with occasional vesicles on the palms and soles. The eruptions appeared 7 to 10 days prior to their menstruation and persisted for several days. They showed immediately positive skin tests with 0.1 mg/ml and 0.2 mg/ml of aqueous progesterone suspension, respectively. The patients had IgG serum factor which bound rat corpus luteum. Positive indirect basophil degranulation tests against progesterone were demonstrated in both patients. Circulating autoantibodies to patients' own progesterone may cause or modulate the intermittent eruptions of the disease.

Adult↗

Fibrinogen Sapporo: dysfibrinogenemia characterized by the replacement of A alpha arginine-16 by histidine resulting in the delayed release of fibrinopeptide A by thrombin.

Congenital dysfibrinogenemia was found in a 60-year-old asymptomatic female and her daughter. Purified fibrinogen derived from the propositus, apparently a heterozygote for the abnormality, characteristically showed delayed but complete release of fibrinopeptide A upon digestion with thrombin but its defective release by Ancrod, a snake venom enzyme, from half of her fibrinogen molecules. This congenital dysfibrinogenemia with an A alpha arginine (Arg) to histidine (His) substitution was tentatively designated as fibrinogen Sapporo. Although this type of abnormal fibrinogen had been identified among Caucasians, no such cases have so far been reported in Japan.

Female↗

High frequency of spontaneous acute myocardial infarction due to small coronary artery disease in dead (NZWxBXSB)F1 male mice.

To determine whether or not male (NZWXBXSB)F1 [WXB)F1) mice exhibiting a lupus-like syndrome died of acute myocardial infarction (MI), and whether acute MI is directly related to small coronary artery disease, acute and old MIs were examined histologically in 55 dead (WXB)F1 male mice and 30 age-matched, surviving (WXB)F1 male mice used as a control group. In each heart from the 15 dead mice with MI and the five surviving mice without MI, 300 to 400 5-microns-thick serial sections were made; every fourth section was stained. Acute MI was found in 35 (64%) dead mice and in one (3%) survivors, whereas old MI was found in 50 (91%) dead mice and 17 (57%) survivors: a significant difference between the dead and surviving mice. The MIs were numerous, scattered, and small in most mice. Quantitative analysis revealed that the percentage of acute MI and old MI in the left ventricular (LV) wall was 6% +/- 11% and 3% +/- 3% in the dead group, and 0.4% and 2% +/- 3% in the control group. This indicated that recurrent acute MI is a major factor in the death of the mice. Although all the epicardial major coronary arteries of the (WXB)F1 male mice were intact, significant stenoses were noted in the intramyocardial small arteries. The serial sections in the 15 dead mice with MI revealed 1) segmental occlusive thrombi in the infarct-related small coronary artery in 14 of the 20 foci of acute anemic MIs, two of the 18 foci of acute hemorrhagic MIs, and four of the 58 foci of old MIs; and 2) segmental intimal thickenings in the infarct-related small artery in six of the 20 foci of acute anemic MIs, two of the 18 foci of acute hemorrhagic MIs, and 56 of the 58 foci of old MIs. There was no evidence of small coronary artery disease in the surviving mice without MI. The thrombus would result in thickened intima as MI progresses from the acute to the old stage. Because it was established that acute MI of hemorrhagic type follows reperfusion after transient occlusion of the coronary artery, hemorrhagic acute MI with rare incidence of thrombi in this mouse suggests that thrombolysis occurs after occlusion due to thrombus formation. Thus, the pathogenesis of multiple MIs is occlusive thrombi, recanalization in small coronary arteries or both. Some of the mice had dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM)-like features (marked LV dilatation).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)

Animals↗

[Triple malignancy including bladder carcinoma, prostate carcinoma and malignant lymphoma: a case report].

A 70-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with the complaint of lower abdominal mass. Previously, he had received partial cystectomy and radiation of 38 Gy for bladder transitional cell carcinoma and transurethral resection of prostate and diethylstilbestrol administration for prostatic adenocarcinoma. The third tumor was located between the bladder and lower abdominal wall with inguinal lymph node swelling. Biopsy specimen revealed malignant lymphoma. After 2 courses of combination chemotherapy consisting of vincristine, prednisolone and procarbazine, complete remission was achieved. We discuss about multiple malignancies including urological organs.

Adenocarcinoma↗

[Correlations between results of selective intracoronary thrombolysis and histologic findings of the infarct-related coronary arteries].

To define the histopathogenesis of successful and unsuccessful recanalization following selective intracoronary thrombolysis, coronary angiography (CAG) in thrombolysis and histologic findings were compared in 13 patients who died within four days (mean 1.5 days) after the procedure. Thirteen infarct-related arteries were evaluated in respect to recanalization; presence of an intraluminal thrombus, and rupture and hemorrhage of atheromatous plaques were histologically evaluated in serial sections. Intraluminal thrombi of the infarct-related coronary artery were found in all of the five cases with unsuccessful recanalization and in none of the eight cases with successful recanalization. Rupture and hemorrhage of atheromatous plaques in infarct-related arteries were observed in all of the five cases with unsuccessful recanalization and in seven of the eight cases with successful recanalization. It was concluded that 1) in recanalized cases, thrombi are considered to be lysed; 2) unsuccessful recanalization does not necessarily indicate the absence of thrombi; and 3) rupture and hemorrhage of atheromatous plaques do not affect recanalization.

Aged↗

[Quantitative evaluations of left ventricular function obtained by electrocardiographically-gated magnetic resonance imaging].

Using electrocardiographically-gated magnetic resonance imaging, regional cardiac function was evaluated in 12 normal volunteers and in 10 cases of old myocardial infarction. The optimal short axis of the left ventricle was selected at the chordae tendineae level. The left ventricle was divided into 12 segments using a computer-aided system, and percentile shortening fraction (%SF) and percentile wall thickening (%WT) were calculated in each segment by the fixed coordinate method. In the normal volunteers, heterogeneity of both %FS and %WT was observed, ranging from 25 +/- 13% and 37 +/- 13%, respectively in the septal segment, to 49 +/- 13% and 60 +/- 21%, respectively in the posterior segment. In the cases of myocardial infarction, decreased %FS and %WT were detected at the affected regions. The abnormal regions revealed by %WT tended to be narrower than those revealed by %FS. Thus the MR technique at the optimal axis may be useful for quantitative evaluations of regional cardiac function.

Adult↗

[Adrenal tumors discovered incidentally on ultrasonography: three case reports].

A series of three adrenal tumors is reported. They were discovered incidentally on ultrasonography for screening. One case was a benign pheochromocytoma and the others were non-functioning adrenocortical adenomas. They were hypoechoic on ultrasonography and were 4.5 x 3.5 x 4.0, 3.0 x 2.5 x 2.5 and 3.5 x 2.5 x 2.0 cm. Non-functioning adrenal tumors of a diameter smaller than 3.0 cm generally tended not to require surgery. Ultrasonography is useful for screening and evaluating patients with an adrenal mass without surgery as well as is computed tomographic scan.

Adenoma↗

[Penetrating keratoplasty and cataract surgery].

Of 46 eyes undergoing simultaneous penetrating keratoplasty and cataract extraction, 25 grafts (54%) remained clear with an average follow-up of 37 months. This low success rate can be party explained by the fact that more than 50% of our patients had unfavourable ocular conditions preoperatively. In case of simultaneous procedures, methods of cataract extraction (ICCE or ECCE) did not have any significant affect on the rate of clear grafts. In eyes with favourable ocular conditions preoperatively, the rates of clear grafts were similar (approximately 75%) in cases of simultaneous operation (21 eyes) and separate operation (8 eyes).

Adult↗

[Clinical evaluation of cefixime (CFIX) in the treatment of urinary tract infection].

Cefixime (CFIX, Cefspan), a new oral cephem, was used in the treatment of urinary tract infections, and was evaluated for its therapeutic effectiveness and safety at the Department of Urology, Osaka University Hospital and 16 affiliated hospitals. A total of 238 patients were administered daily doses of 200 or 400 mg. Clinical efficacy was assessed on 92 female patients with acute uncomplicated cystitis and 42 patients with complicated UTI according to the Criteria for Clinical Evaluation of Antimicrobial Agents in UTI (3rd ed.) recommended by the Japan UTI Committee, to which we added our own minimum modification. Clinical efficacy was evaluated as excellent in 57 of the acute uncomplicated cystitis cases, moderate in 33 and poor in 2, with an overall clinical effectiveness rate of 98%. Clinical efficacy was evaluated as excellent in 12 of the complicated UTI cases moderate in 12 and poor in 18, with an overall clinical effectiveness rate of 57%. In one case of uncomplicated pyelonephritis, CFIX showed an excellent efficacy. Of the total of 102 bacterial strains isolated from uncomplicated UTIs, 95 (93%) were eradicated by CFIX, while 36 (72%) eradicated in 50 strains isolated from complicated UTIs. Subjective adverse reactions were seen in 4 cases (1.7%) of the 236 patients, as generalized pruritus and upper gastrointestinal discomforts. Abnormal laboratory findings were recorded in 6 out of 141 cases. They were increases in serum GPT, GOT, alkaline phosphatases, total bilirubin, as well as increases in peripheral leukocytes. These adverse symptoms and abnormal laboratory findings disappeared after the termination of CFIX administration. CFIX might therefore be considered as a clinically useful oral antibiotic in the treatment of UTI.

Administration, Oral↗

[A study of the proliferative activity of DNA polymerase alpha immunoreactivity in breast cancer].

DNA polymerase alpha activity is associated with cell proliferation, independently of the cell cycle phase, and a simple and reproducible method for the immunohistochemical demonstration of DNA polymerase alpha has been developed. In an analysis of a total of 76 human breast cancer tissues using this procedure, the clinico-pathological findings revealed that only the estrogen receptor (ER) significantly correlated with the DNA polymerase alpha activity. Therefore, this suggests that ER-negative tumors had a higher proliferative activity.

Adult↗

[A case of multilocular renal cyst].

A case of multilocular renal cyst is presented. The patient, a 65-year-old female, who had had macroscopic hematuria since 1979, came to our hospital in 1986. Computed tomography demonstrated a cystic mass with septa enhanced by contrast medium. The lesion was located at the anterior aspect of the midportion of the left kidney. These findings suggested a multilocular renal cyst. Therefore, enucleation of the mass was performed after confirmation of the absence of malignant cells in the septum on the frozen slide. Histological diagnosis was the same as the clinical diagnosis. We reviewed 65 cases of multilocular renal cyst in Japan and discuss preoperative diagnosis and operative procedure.

Aged↗