RESUMO
A 54-year-old man had been drinking approximately 1.2 L of soy milk (equivalent to approximately 310 mg of isoflavones) per day for the previous 3 years. He then developed erectile dysfunction and gynecomastia. On an examination in our department in May, blood tests showed low gonadotropin and testosterone levels, indicative of secondary hypogonadism. He stopped drinking soy milk on his own in June of that year. When he was admitted in August, blood tests showed an improved gonadal function. Secondary hypogonadism caused by the excessive intake of isoflavones in soy milk was diagnosed. In men, an excessive intake of isoflavones may cause feminization and secondary hypogonadism.
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Hipogonadismo , Isoflavonas , Ingestão de Alimentos , Gonadotropinas , Humanos , Hipogonadismo/induzido quimicamente , Isoflavonas/efeitos adversos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Testosterona/efeitos adversosRESUMO
Here, we report the case of cutaneous metastases from testicular diffuse large B-cell malignant lymphoma (DLBCL) concurrent with Bowen disease evaluated with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography (18F-FDG PET-CT). A 60-year-old male underwent orchiectomy to remove his left testicle because of DLBCL. Multiple skin lesions appeared 1 month postoperatively. Furthermore, an intractable erythematous plaque localized to the right lower leg was present from 2 years before the operation. 18F-FDG PET-CT images revealed multiple skin lesions with marked FDG uptakes in the face, neck, and thigh of this patient, as well as a lower leg lesion with minimal FDG uptake. Biopsy of both lesions revealed cutaneous metastases from DLBCL and Bowen disease (BD) of the lower leg lesion. 18F-FDG PET-CT images following chemotherapy and resection of BD demonstrated no FDG uptake.
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Doença de Bowen , Linfoma Difuso de Grandes Células B/diagnóstico por imagem , Linfoma Difuso de Grandes Células B/terapia , Neoplasias Cutâneas/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias Cutâneas/secundário , Neoplasias Testiculares/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias Testiculares/terapia , Doença de Bowen/cirurgia , Fluordesoxiglucose F18 , Humanos , Linfoma Difuso de Grandes Células B/tratamento farmacológico , Linfoma Difuso de Grandes Células B/cirurgia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Compostos RadiofarmacêuticosRESUMO
We present 2 cases of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MPM) characterized by a localized solid mass without ascites and showing F-FDG uptake. A 79-year-old man with a history of asbestos exposure suffered from an epithelioid MPM originating from the hepatoduodenal ligament with FDG uptake (SUVmax 16.8). Another 80-year-old man with esophageal cancer showed desmoplastic MPM of the small bowel mesentery with FDG uptake (SUVmax 4.0). Desmoplastic MPM is more aggressive and yields poorer prognosis compared with the epithelioid type. However, the present desmoplastic MPM case showed mild FDG uptake because of rich fibrosis.