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FNY Sin, AB Lo, CM Lee

Hong Kong J Radiol 2013;16:155-60

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1312113

Pompe’s disease is a rare inherited muscle disorder resulting from deficiency of lysosomal acid α-glucosidase.

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MG Kamalapur, PB Patil, SK Joshi, DU Shastri

Hong Kong J Radiol 2013;16:149-54

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1312089

Nodular fasciitis is a rare benign reactive process of the soft tissues, occurring predominantly in the upper limbs and is less common in the head and neck region.

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CYY Kwong, JJK Ip, WWM Lam, MT Chau

Hong Kong J Radiol 2013;16:143-8

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1312094

Chronic graft-versus-host disease is a cellular immune-mediated donor bone marrow versus patient rejection reaction,

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A Agrawal, A Kalyanpur

Hong Kong J Radiol 2013;16:131-6

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1311055

Acute calcific tendinitis of the longus colli is an unusual cause of acute neck pain and stiffness.

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HY Lau, V Lai

Hong Kong J Radiol 2013;16:69-73

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1311063

Carcinoid tumours occur predominantly in the gastrointestinal tract and bronchial system of the lungs, but they can originate in less common anatomical sites such as the testes, which accounts for <1% of all testicular neoplasms.

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SQH Chou, SSM Lo, HN Wong, PPL Lau, CM Chan, KW Tang, YL Cheung

Hong Kong J Radiol 2013;16:65-8

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1311034

Atypical teratoid / rhabdoid tumour is a rare and highly malignant cancer that mainly occurs in children younger than the age of 5 years.

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JCM Sitt, BK Paunipagar, DD Rasalkar

Hong Kong J Radiol 2013;16:61-4

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1311062

This report is of a 75-year-old man with aortoesophageal fistula complicating aortic stent-graft placement for ruptured thoracic aneurysm. The clinical presentation, pathophysiology, imaging features, and treatment options of this condition are discussed.

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G Ho, SWV Chan, PW Lam, J Chai

Hong Kong J Radiol 2013;16:55-60

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1312085

Meigs̓ syndrome is a rare clinical entity consisting of a triad of ascites, pleural effusion, and benign ovarian tumour. The co-existence of Meigs̓ syndrome and pregnancy is even more infrequent.

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TCY Shum, WT Ng

Hong Kong J Radiol 2013;16:50-4

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1312111

We report on a 44-year-old man with nasopharyngeal carcinoma with intracranial extension and leptomeningeal metastases in the spinal cord. Marked resolution of the nasopharyngeal carcinoma and leptomeningeal metastases was achieved

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CKK Choi

Hong Kong J Radiol 2012;15(Suppl):S93-5

With the advances that have been made in the field of radiation technology over the past decade, radiotherapy has become a feasible and promising treatment modality for hepatocellular carcinoma.

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K Loh

Hong Kong J Radiol 2012;15(Suppl):S88-92

Although ovarian cancers tend to be fairly chemo-responsive initially, the difficulty facing clinicians is maintaining or prolonging the duration of disease control.

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CY Ha

Hong Kong J Radiol 2012;15(Suppl):S85-7

This report describes a 28-year-old woman with stage IV Hodgkin’s lymphoma with nodular sclerosis and bone marrow involvement. The patient received four cycles of adriamycin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine combination chemotherapy

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YK Lam

Hong Kong J Radiol 2012;15(Suppl):S81-4

Mature T-cell and natural killer–cell neoplasms can be classified into four categories based on site: cutaneous, extranodal, nodal, and leukaemic. Subtypes within these categories may be aggressive or indolent,

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RSM Wong

Hong Kong J Radiol 2012;15(Suppl):S75-80

Castleman’s disease is an uncommon lymphoproliferative disorder characterised by hyperplasia of lymphoid tissue. There are three histopathological types of Castleman’s disease: hyaline vascular variant, plasma cell variant, and mixed cellularity.