Solitary pulmonary metastasis of pancreatic cancer presenting a thin-walled cavity

Because the prognosis of the patients with pancreatic cancer is very poor, there are few opportunities to perform surgery for pulmonary metastasis. Here we report the resection of a solitary pulmonary metastasis from pancreatic cancer, appearing as thin-walled cavity, which appeared 5 years after pancreaticoduodenectomy. Although the present patient underwent incomplete resection because of malignant pleural effusion and pleural dissemination, he is currently still alive without evident recurrence at 18 months after surgery

Solitary pulmonary metastasis of pancreatic cancer presenting a thin-walled cavity

Because the prognosis of the patients with pancreatic cancer is very poor, there are few opportunities to perform surgery for pulmonary metastasis. Here we report the resection of a solitary pulmonary metastasis from pancreatic cancer, appearing as thin-walled cavity, which appeared 5 years after pancreaticoduodenectomy. Although the present patient underwent incomplete resection because of malignant pleural effusion and pleural dissemination, he is currently still alive without evident recurrence at 18 months after surgery

Low-J Transitions in A˜2Π(0,0,0)−X˜2Σ+(0,0,0) Band of Buffer-gas-cooled CaOH

Calcium monohydroxide radical (CaOH) is receiving an increasing amount of attention from the astrophysics community as it is expected to be present in the atmospheres of hot rocky super-Earth exoplanets as well as interstellar and circumstellar environments. Here, we report the high-resolution laboratory absorption spectroscopy on low-J transitions in A ˜ 2 Π ( 0 , 0 , 0 ) − X ˜ 2 Σ + ( 0 , 0 , 0 ) band of buffer-gas-cooled CaOH. In total, 40 transitions out of the low-J states were assigned, including 27 transitions that have not been reported in previous literature. The determined rotational constants for both ground and excited states are in excellent agreement with previous literature, and the measurement uncertainty for the absolute transition frequencies was improved by more than a factor of 3. This will aid future interstellar, circumstellar, and atmospheric identifications of CaOH. The buffer-gas-cooling method employed here is a particularly powerful method to probe low-J transitions and is easily applicable to other astrophysical molecules.</jats:p

High-resolution spectroscopy of buffer-gas-cooled phthalocyanine

For over five decades, studies in the field of chemical physics and physical chemistry have primarily aimed to understand the quantum properties of molecules. However, high-resolution rovibronic spectroscopy has been limited to relatively small and simple systems because translationally and rotationally cold samples have not been prepared in sufficiently large quantities for large and complex systems. In this study, we present high-resolution rovibronic spectroscopy results for large gas-phase molecules, namely, free-base phthalocyanine (FBPc). The findings suggest that buffer-gas cooling may be effective for large molecules introduced via laser ablation. High-resolution electronic spectroscopy, combined with other experimental and theoretical studies, will be useful in understanding the quantum properties of molecules. These findings also serve as a guide for quantum chemical calculations of large molecules

Measurement of Doppler effects in a cryogenic buffer-gas cell

Buffer-gas cooling is a universal cooling technique for molecules and used for various purposes. One of its ap- plications is using molecules inside a buffer-gas cell for low-temperature spectroscopy. Although a high-intensity signal is expected in the cell, complex molecular dynamics is a drawback for precise spectroscopy. In this study, we performed high-resolution absorption spectroscopy of low -J transitions in the &Atilde;&sup2;Π(0, 0, 0)-˜X&sup2;Σ+(0, 0, 0) band of calcium monohydroxide (CaOH). CaOH molecules were produced by laser ablation in a copper cell and cooled to ∼5 K using helium buffer gas. We probed the Doppler effects in a buffer-gas cell by injecting counterpropagating lasers inside the cell. The time evolutions of the Doppler width and shift were simulated using a dedicated Monte Carlo simulation and compared with data

The Selective Arterial Calcium Injection Test is a Valid Diagnostic Method for Invisible Gastrinoma with Duodenal Ulcer Stenosis : A Case Report

The localization and diagnosis of microgastrinomas in a patient with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 is difficult preoperatively. The selective arterial calcium injection (SACI) test is a valid diagnostic method for the preoperative diagnosis of these invisible microgastrinomas. We report a rare case of multiple invisible duodenal microgastrinomas with severe duodenal stenosis diagnosed preoperatively by using the SACI test. A 50-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with recurrent duodenal ulcers. His serum gastrin level was elevated to 730 pg/ml. It was impossible for gastrointestinal endoscopy to pass through to visualize the inferior part of the duodenum, because recurrent duodenal ulcers had resulted in severe duodenal stenosis. The duodenal stenosis also prevented additional endoscopic examinations such as endoscopic ultrasonography. Computed tomography did not show any tumors in the duodenum and pancreas. The SACI test provided the evidence for a gastrinoma in the vascular territory of the inferior pancreatic-duodenal artery. We diagnosed a gastrinoma in the peri- ampullary lesion, so we performed Subtotal Stomach-Preserving Pancreatico- duodenectomy with regional lymphadenectomy. Histopathological findings showed multiple duodenal gastrinomas with lymph node metastasis and nonfunctioning pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. Twenty months after surgery, the patient is alive with no evidence of recurrence and a normal gastrin level. In conclusion, the SACI test can enhance the accuracy of preoperative localization and diagnosis of invisible microgastrinomas, especially in the setting of severe duodenal stenosis

High-resolution spectroscopy of buffer-gas-cooled phthalocyanine

For over five decades, studies in the field of chemical physics and physical chemistry have primarily aimed to understand the quantum properties of molecules. However, high-resolution rovibronic spectroscopy has been limited to relatively small and simple systems because translationally and rotationally cold samples have not been prepared in sufficiently large quantities for large and complex systems. In this study, we present high-resolution rovibronic spectroscopy results for large gas-phase molecules, namely, free-base phthalocya-nine (FBPc). The findings suggest that buffer-gas cooling may be effective for large molecules introduced via laser ablation. High-resolution electronic spectroscopy, combined with other experimental and theoretical studies, will be useful in understanding the quantum properties of molecules. These findings also serve as a guide for quantum chemical calculations of large molecules

High-resolution spectroscopy of buffer-gas-cooled phthalocyanine

High-resolution molecular spectroscopy provides invaluable insight into the quantum properties of molecules, but high-resolution rovibronic spectroscopy has largely been limited to relatively small systems owing to the difficulty in preparing translationally and rotationally cold samples for large and complex systems. Here, the authors demonstrate that buffer-gas cooling may be an effective strategy to obtain high-resolution rovibronic spectroscopy results for large gas-phase molecules