Vol.53 No.1, June 2013
■Review Article
Histiocytic Sarcoma : An Updated Literature Review Based on the 2008 WHO Classification
Emiko Takahashi and Shigeo Nakamura
■Original Article
The Evaluation of Immunohistochemical Markers and Thymic Cortical Microenvironmental Cells in Distinguishing Thymic Carcinoma from Type B3 Thymoma or Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Atsushi Hayashi, Takumi Fumon, Yukari Miki, Hiaki Sato, Tadashi Yoshino, and Kiyoshi Takahashi
■Case Study
A Case of Extramedullary Plasmablastic Plasmacytoma Successfully Treated Using a Combination of Thalidomide and Dexamethasone and a Review of the Medical Literature
Yasunobu Sekiguchi, Taito Asahina, Asami Shimada, Hidenori Imai, Mutsumi Wakabayashi,
Keiji Sugimoto, Noriko Nakamura, Tomonori Sawada, Norio Komatsu, and Masaaki Noguchi
Simultaneous Presentation of Waldenström Macroglobulinemia and Multiple Myeloma: Multidisciplinary Diagnosis, Treatment and 30-Month Follow-up
Giovanni Carulli, Eugenio M Ciancia, Antonio Azzarà, Virginia Ottaviano, Susanna Grassi,
Elena Ciabatti, Maria I Ferreri, Melania Rocco, Alessandra Marini, and Mario Petrini
CD56+ Angioimmunoblastic T-Cell Lymphoma With Evans Syndrome : A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Yasunobu Sekiguchi, Asami Shimada, Hidenori Imai, Mutsumi Wakabayashi, Keiji Sugimoto,
Noriko Nakamura, Tomonori Sawada, Norio Komatsu and Masaaki Noguchi
A Case of Conjunctival Follicular Lymphoma Mimicking Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma
Lamia Abd Al-Kader, Yasuharu Sato, Katsuyoshi Takata, Koh-ichi Ohshima,
Yuka Sogabe, Kazuhiro Fujii, Noriko Iwaki, and Tadashi Yoshino
A Case of IgG4-Related Dacryoadenitis that Regressed Without Systemic Steroid Administration
Koh-ichi Ohshima, Yasuharu Sato, and Tadashi Yoshino
■Meeting Report
Castleman-Kojima Disease (TAFRO Syndrome) : A Novel Systemic Inflammatory Disease Characterized by a Constellation of Symptoms, Namely, Thrombocytopenia, Ascites (Anasarca), Microcytic Anemia, Myelofibrosis, Renal Dysfunction, and Organomegaly : A Status Report and Summary of Fukushima (6 June, 2012) and Nagoya Meetings (22 September, 2012)
Hiroshi Kawabata, Kazue Takai, Masaru Kojima, Naoya Nakamura,
Sadao Aoki, Shigeo Nakamura, Tomohiro Kinoshita, and Yasufumi Masaki
■Original Article & Case Study
Thrombocytopenia with Reticulin Fibrosis Accompanied by Fever, Anasarca and Hepatosplenomegaly : A Clinical Report of Five Cases
Kazue Takai, Koji Nikkuni, Akihito Momoi, Koichi Nagai, Natsue Igarashi and Takako Saeki
Clinical Features and Treatment of Multicentric Castleman's Disease : A Retrospective Study of 21 Japanese Patients at a Single Institute
Hiroshi Kawabata, Norimitsu Kadowaki, Momoko Nishikori, Toshio Kitawaki,
Tadakazu Kondo, Takayuki Ishikawa, Hajime Yoshifuji, Noriyuki Yamakawa,
Yoshitaka Imura, Tsuneyo Mimori, Yumi Matsumura, Yoshiki Miyachi,
Takeshi Matsubara, Motoko Yanagita, Hironori Haga, and Akifumi Takaori-Kondo
Japanese Variant of Multicentric Castleman's Disease Associated With Serositis and Thrombocytopenia — A Report of Two Cases: Is TAFRO Syndrome (Castleman- Kojima Disease) a Distinct Clinicopathological Entity?
Yasufumi Masaki, Akio Nakajima, Haruka Iwao, Nozomu Kurose, Tomomi Sato, Takuji Nakamura,
Miyuki Miki, Tomoyuki Sakai, Takafumi Kawanami, Toshioki Sawaki, Yoshimasa Fujita,
Masao Tanaka, Toshihiro Fukushima, Toshiro Okazaki, and Hisanori Umehara
Atypical Hyaline Vascular-Type Castleman's Disease With Thrombocytopenia, Anasarca, Fever, and Systemic Lymphadenopathy
Noriko Iwaki, Yasuharu Sato, Katsuyoshi Takata, Eisei Kondo,
Kyotaro Ohno, Mai Takeuchi, Yorihisa Orita, Shinji Nakao, and Tadashi Yoshino
Complete Resolution of TAFRO Syndrome (Thrombocytopenia, Anasarca, Fever, Reticulin Fibrosis and Organomegaly) after Immunosuppressive Therapies using Corticosteroids and Cyclosporin A : A Case Report
Morihiro Inoue, Mayuka Ankou, Jiang Hua, Yasunobu Iwaki, and Masao Hagihara
■Letter to the Editor
A Case of Multicentric Castleman's Disease of Mixed-Type, which Showed Constellation of Symptoms, i.e., Thrombocytopenia, Anasarca, Anemia, Fever, Myelofibrosis, and Lymphadenopathy
Nobuyasu Awano, Minoru Inomata, Yui Sonoda, Keisuke Kondoh, Ryu Ono, Atsuko Moriya,
Tsunehiro Ando, Toshio Kumasaka, Tamiko Takemura, Kengo Takeuchi, and Soichiro Ikushima