BACKGROUND Papillary thyroid cancer(PTC)has good prognosis so that the local recurrence or distant metastasis can occur later on the lifetime follow up.In this study,we report recurrence of PTC in subcutaneous area co...BACKGROUND Papillary thyroid cancer(PTC)has good prognosis so that the local recurrence or distant metastasis can occur later on the lifetime follow up.In this study,we report recurrence of PTC in subcutaneous area combined with lymph node metastasis.A suspicion of needle tract implantation after core needle biopsy was found.CASE SUMMARY A 66-year-old female patients who underwent right thyroid lobectomy for PTC complained of palpable nodule on anterior neck area.The location of the palpable nodule was not associated with her postoperative scar.After excision of the skin tumor,it was diagnosed as recurrence of PTC.Furthermore,results of subsequent imaging showed lymph node metastasis on her right cervical area.According to the previous medical records,the patient received core needle biopsy through the neck of the patient midline and hematoma was noted after the procedure.The time interval from the first diagnosis to local recurrence or metastasis to the skin and lymph nodes was ten years.As treatment,the patient underwent lymph node dissection in the right and completion thyroidectomy for radioisotope treatment.CONCLUSION Needle tract implantation can occur after core needle biopsy.Further studies are needed to compare core-needle biopsy and fine-needle aspiration.展开更多
Recently,the use of ubiquitous sensor network technology has spread vastly.The ubiquitous sensor networks are widely deployed in factory automation as they provide effective measuring solution for instruments.The wire...Recently,the use of ubiquitous sensor network technology has spread vastly.The ubiquitous sensor networks are widely deployed in factory automation as they provide effective measuring solution for instruments.The wired/wireless network module,which provides the interface to connect to the u-sensor network,is needed but there is no perfect standardization about the interface.In this situation,the interface compatibility between measuring instrument can be maintained using the IEEE1451 international standard.In this paper,the Wireless Transducer Interface Module(WTIM)based on IEEE1451.5 was designed.It connects to the measuring instrument,like the multi-meter,power meter,and etc.,to support the RS232 interface.As these devices cannot connect to network without a module,we use the WTIM to help these devices connect to network system.Its function was verified through the ubiquitous network connection and data transfer between monitoring PC and measuring instrument.This technology is expected to reduce cost in order to construct the wireless industry automation system using existing devices.展开更多
文摘BACKGROUND Papillary thyroid cancer(PTC)has good prognosis so that the local recurrence or distant metastasis can occur later on the lifetime follow up.In this study,we report recurrence of PTC in subcutaneous area combined with lymph node metastasis.A suspicion of needle tract implantation after core needle biopsy was found.CASE SUMMARY A 66-year-old female patients who underwent right thyroid lobectomy for PTC complained of palpable nodule on anterior neck area.The location of the palpable nodule was not associated with her postoperative scar.After excision of the skin tumor,it was diagnosed as recurrence of PTC.Furthermore,results of subsequent imaging showed lymph node metastasis on her right cervical area.According to the previous medical records,the patient received core needle biopsy through the neck of the patient midline and hematoma was noted after the procedure.The time interval from the first diagnosis to local recurrence or metastasis to the skin and lymph nodes was ten years.As treatment,the patient underwent lymph node dissection in the right and completion thyroidectomy for radioisotope treatment.CONCLUSION Needle tract implantation can occur after core needle biopsy.Further studies are needed to compare core-needle biopsy and fine-needle aspiration.
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文摘Recently,the use of ubiquitous sensor network technology has spread vastly.The ubiquitous sensor networks are widely deployed in factory automation as they provide effective measuring solution for instruments.The wired/wireless network module,which provides the interface to connect to the u-sensor network,is needed but there is no perfect standardization about the interface.In this situation,the interface compatibility between measuring instrument can be maintained using the IEEE1451 international standard.In this paper,the Wireless Transducer Interface Module(WTIM)based on IEEE1451.5 was designed.It connects to the measuring instrument,like the multi-meter,power meter,and etc.,to support the RS232 interface.As these devices cannot connect to network without a module,we use the WTIM to help these devices connect to network system.Its function was verified through the ubiquitous network connection and data transfer between monitoring PC and measuring instrument.This technology is expected to reduce cost in order to construct the wireless industry automation system using existing devices.
