Journal

AWM Lee

Hong Kong J Radiol 2005;8:117-20

No abstract available.

A Li, YYR Chan, CY Lui, S Lau, KL Mak, HS Lam

Hong Kong J Radiol 2005;8:63-6

This article describes a case of venous aneurysm that was incidentally found in the pelvic cavity of a 58-year-old man who presented with dull epigastric pain. A midline pelvic, unilocular cystic mass with wall calcification was found during ultrasonography and computed tomography.

T Puri, G Gunabushanam, DN Sharma, PK Julka

Hong Kong J Radiol 2005;8:59-62

It is uncommon for gastric cancer to present clinically with symptoms attributable to distant metastases. This report describes 3 cases of carcinoma of the greater curvature and the posterior wall of the stomach that presented as metastases to the skin,

TJ Ho, CW Cheung, WM Wong, FL Chan

Hong Kong J Radiol 2005;8:53-8

Ischaemic colitis is a well-known entity that yields a wide spectrum of pathological and clinical findings. Different precipitating factors have been incriminated. Phlebosclerosis involving venous drainage into the colon has been previously described in Japanese patients as a unique form

FCY Lam, TW Fan, KF Chan, WY Leung, NSY Chao

Hong Kong J Radiol 2005;8:49-52

Lymphangioma is an uncommon benign lesion that usually occurs during childhood. Its presentation in the abdomen is rare. Its occurrence at the omentum, with complication of torsion, is even rarer. This report describes a 4-year-old boy who presented with abdominal

SK Yu, KM Ma, KN Wong, J Leung, LC Leung

Hong Kong J Radiol 2005;8:40-8

Success of sentinel node localisation during surgery may depend on the performance of the gamma probe system used. Hence, evaluation of the gamma probe system is important and is an integral part in the acceptability and use of the equipment.

M Cheung

Hong Kong J Radiol 2005;8:30-9

This review summarises the literature on non-randomised and randomised clinical trials on preoperative chemotherapy in breast cancer. The effectiveness and survival benefits of adjuvant anthracycline-based chemotherapy and, more recently, taxanecontaining regimens have led to more frequent use of preoperative chemotherapy

TK Yau

Hong Kong J Radiol 2005;8:26-9

There is growing evidence that anthracycline-related cardiotoxicity may occur at a greater frequency and a lower cumulative dose than previously reported. With the increasing use of anthracycline-based adjuvant chemotherapy to treat breast cancers, more clinical research is needed to evaluate

AN Sy, WK Tso, KS Tai, JCW Tsang, KS Tung, L Leong

Hong Kong J Radiol 2005;8:20-5

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of renal angiography and transarterial embolisation in the management of major iatrogenic renal vascular injuries.

Patients and Methods: Records of 9 patients with major renal vascular complications (pseudoaneurysm or arteriovenous fistula) after percutaneous renal procedures

LF Cheng, EPY Fung, TYW Hon, TKL Loke, SS Lo, JCS Chan

Hong Kong J Radiol 2005;8:15-9

Objective: To assess the efficacy and safety of bronchial artery embolisation in the treatment of acute massive haemoptysis.

Patients and Methods: Records of 34 consecutive patients (28 males and 6 females) who presented to the United Christian Hospital from

TK Au Yong, CP Wong, YK Leung, KS Chu, WCM Tong

Hong Kong J Radiol 2005;8:9-14

Objective: To study the value of positron-emission tomography using 2-fluoro-2-deoxy-Dglucose labelled with fluorine 18 in locating unknown primary tumour sites in patients presenting with metastases.

Patients and Methods: Between November 2003 and December 2004, a total of 62 consecutive

WW Yao, MH Li, SX Yang, LL Zhu

Hong Kong J Radiol 2005;8:4-8

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of qualitative diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in differentiating between acute benign and pathological vertebral compression fractures.

Patients and Methods: A total of 71 patients with vertebral fractures, comprising 33 with benign fractures

YL Chan

Hong Kong J Radiol 2005;8:3

No abstract available.

P Agrawal, AK Rathi, AK Bahadur, K Singh, PK Mohanta

Hong Kong J Radiol 2005;8:112-6

Although the brain is a common site of blood-borne metastases in many cancers, a tumour in the brain secondary to cervical cancer is very rare. This report describes 4 patients with brain metastases from cancer of the cervix who were

T Gupta, R Sarin, R Jalali, S Juvekar

Hong Kong J Radiol 2005;8:109-11

Ependymomas are relatively rare glial neoplasms that arise from ependymal cells. The majority of cases (>75%) arise from the fourth ventricle in the posterior fossa. These tumours may expand locally, extend along subarachnoid spaces, and disseminate through the cerebrospinal fluid.

ZY Joazlina, ML Wastie, JA De Bruyne

Hong Kong J Radiol 2005;8:105-8

Congenital lobar emphysema is an abnormality of the lung of unknown aetiology that can present a diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma. This report describes a neonate with respiratory distress for whom an initial diagnosis of meconium aspiration syndrome was made.

AS Lee, TW Leung, FCS Wong, WK Sze, SY Tung, SK O

Hong Kong J Radiol 2005;8:102-4

A case of hyperammonaemic encephalopathy that developed during the administration of a widely used chemotherapy regimen is reported in a 51-year-old man. 5- Fluorouracil was considered to be the causative agent. Although encephalopathy is a rare toxic effect of

KS Tse, HY Wong, EYL Au, KM Ma

Hong Kong J Radiol 2005;8:93-101

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a prevalent cancer in Southeast Asia. Radiotherapy is the standard treatment for this highly radiosensitive and chemosensitive tumour, but the outcome of locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated by radiotherapy alone is suboptimal owing to

FCS Wong, KK Yuen, SH Lo, TY Ng, KC Lee, WK Sze, SK O

Hong Kong J Radiol 2005;8:87-92

Objective: To identify prognostic factors that could predict the outcomes of patients with cerebral metastasis and to study the application of the factors in management decisions.

Patients and Methods: The outcomes of 106 consecutive patients with radiological documentation of