Jinmi Eda, a first-year clinical resident at the Center for Medical Personnel Development at the University Hospital, received the Resident Encouragement Award at the 121st Shikoku Regional Meeting of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine.
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On Sunday, December 1, 2019, at the 121st Shikoku Regional Meeting of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine held at Regzam Hall in Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture, Dr. Hitomi Eda, a first-year clinical resident at the Medical Personnel Training Support Center of the University Hospital, presented a paper titled “Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Arising in the Superior Vena Cava” and received the Resident Encouragement Award.
Since most malignant lymphomas originate in lymph nodes, and even when they arise within blood vessels, they typically occur in peripheral vessels, this case—in which a tumor developed in the superior vena cava, a major vein returning blood to the heart, as seen in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma—was considered an extremely rare case. Consequently, it received high acclaim at the conference, leading to this award.
