Issue 10

1.1. Introduction: Persistent thorasic airleak is a rare complication after totally implantable port-chamber catheter(PCC) implantation. Prolonged airleaks are undesirable because they prolong the duration of chest tube drainage with associated pain and risk of infection and they also prolong hospitalization. In cancer patients, it is important to prevent this rare complication and to recognize it early if it does occur.

Case Report A 17-year-old Chinese boy came to hospital in Sep 2018 for unregularly symmetrical muscle twitches and stiffness of limbs which disappeared within half an hour without medication.

Cardiac amyloidosis is a progressive cardiomyopathy that results from the accumulation of disrupted endogenous proteins in the heart in the form of amyloid fibrils. Diagnosing cardiac amyloidosis is a difficult process for clinicians and requires suspicion first. AL type cardiac amyloidosis is the most fatal type compared to other types of cardiac amyloidosis.

1.1. Objective: Objective to explore the efficacy and safety of IMRT combined with cetuximab in the treatment of locally recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma.