scholarly journals Isolated Liver Metastasis of Sacrococcygeal Chordoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Murat Akyol ◽  
Umut Varol ◽  
Ibrahim Yildiz ◽  
Ibrahim Vedat Bayoglu ◽  
Yasar Yildiz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Liver Metastasis ◽  
Poor Prognosis ◽  
Systemic Treatment ◽  
The Body ◽  
Advanced Stage ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Anatomic Site ◽  
Rare Presentation ◽  
Isolated Liver

Chordomas are rare neoplasms arising from notochordal remnants and may develop anywhere in the body while the most common anatomic site is the sacrococcygeal area. The most effective treatment of chordoma is surgery. Chordomas rarely metastasize to lung, bone, soft tissue, liver, lymph nodes, and skin. However, there is currently no standard systemic treatment for advanced stage chordoma. Here, we reported a rare presentation of chordoma patient with liver only metastases and poor prognosis.

scholarly journals Renal medullary carcinoma and its association with sickle cell trait: a case report and literature review

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Holland ◽  
J. Merrimen ◽  
C. Pringle ◽  
L. A. Wood
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Sickle Cell ◽  
Poor Prognosis ◽  
Sickle Cell Trait ◽  
Medullary Carcinoma ◽  
Advanced Stage ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Renal Medullary Carcinoma

Renal medullary carcinoma (rmc) is a rare and aggressive renal malignancy that usually presents at an advanced stage, has a poor prognosis, and is associated with sickle cell trait. We present a case of rmc including radiologic and pathology findings, treatment, and outcome. A review of the literature is also presented, with an emphasis on the association of rmc with sickle cell trait, which was an unknown diagnosis in our patient preoperatively.

Abdominal decompression illness following repetitive diving: a case report and review of the literature

2019 ◽  
pp. 211-215
Author(s):  
Peter Beale ◽  
Levi Kitchen ◽  
W.R. Graf ◽  
M.E. Fenton ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
The Body ◽  
Decompression Illness ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Hyperbaric Chamber ◽  
Foreign National ◽  
Biochemical Effects ◽  
Elapsed Time ◽  
Nitrogen Bubbles ◽  
Abdominal Decompression

The complete pathophysiology of decompression illness is not yet fully understood. What is known is that the longer a diver breathes pressurized air at depth, the more likely nitrogen bubbles are to form once the diver returns to surface [1]. These bubbles have varying mechanical, embolic and biochemical effects on the body. The symptoms produced can be as mild as joint pain or as significant as severe neurologic dysfunction, cardiopulmonary collapse or death. Once clinically diagnosed, decompression illness must be treated rapidly with recompression therapy in a hyperbaric chamber. This case report involves a middle-aged male foreign national who completed three dives, all of which incurred significant bottom time (defined as: “the total elapsed time from the time the diver leaves the surface to the time he/she leaves the bottom)” [2]. The patient began to develop severe abdominal and back pain within 15 minutes of surfacing from his final dive. This case is unique, as his presentation was very concerning for other medical catastrophes that had to be quickly ruled out, prior to establishing the diagnosis of severe decompression illness. After emergency department resuscitation, labs and imaging were obtained; abdominal decompression illness was confirmed by CT, revealing a significant abdominal venous gas burden.

scholarly journals Hydatid Disease Simulating Acute Abdomen: A Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgios Lianos ◽  
Georgios Baltogiannis ◽  
Avrilios Lazaros ◽  
Konstantinos Vlachos
Keyword(s):  
Abdominal Pain ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Hydatid Disease ◽  
Acute Abdominal Pain ◽  
Abdominal Distension ◽  
The Body ◽  
Parasitic Disease ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Diffuse Abdominal Pain ◽  
Operating Surgeon

Introduction. Hydatid disease is caused by the tapewormEchinococcus granulosusand is still a matter of public health in many regions of the world, where it is an endemic parasitic disease. Although the liver is the most involved organ, hydatidosis can be found anywhere in the human body. Rare forms of location may lead to diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas.Case Report. Herein we report a rare case of acute abdominal pain and progressively increasing abdominal distension due to abdominal and multiple splenic echinococcosis in a 72-year-old Caucasian male. We also provide a brief review of the literature.Conclusion. Although hydatid disease is found most often in the liver and lungs, rarely any organ of the body can be involved by this zoonosis. Though rare, the possibility of unusual location of echinococcosis must always be considered by the operating surgeon, when dealing with diffuse abdominal pain in endemic areas, because any misinterpretation may result in unfavorable outcomes.

Primary Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Thymus: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

2006 ◽  
Vol 130 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Payal Kapur ◽  
Dinesh Rakheja ◽  
Michael Bastasch ◽  
Kyle H. Molberg ◽  
Venetia R. Sarode
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Gastrointestinal Tract ◽  
Mucinous Adenocarcinoma ◽  
Mediastinal Mass ◽  
The Body ◽  
Anterior Mediastinal Mass ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Specific Identification ◽  
Biopsy Specimens ◽  
Thymic Neoplasm

Abstract Primary thymic mucinous adenocarcinoma is extremely rare; to our knowledge, only 2 cases have been reported to date. We describe a third case of primary mucinous adenocarcinoma of the thymus in a 41-year-old man who presented with an anterior mediastinal mass with subsequent metastasis to the lung. The initial diagnosis was of metastatic mucinous adenocarcinoma, but extensive clinical workup of the patient failed to reveal a primary tumor elsewhere in the body. The specific identification of mucinous adenocarcinoma as a primary thymic neoplasm can be difficult or impossible. Morphologic and immunophenotypic similarities to mucinous adenocarcinomas of the gastrointestinal tract can pose diagnostic challenges for surgical pathologists, especially in small biopsy specimens.

Malignant Rhabdoid Tumor of the Kidney in an Adult: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

2003 ◽  
Vol 127 (9) ◽  
pp. e371-e373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Qi Peng ◽  
Albert E. Stanek ◽  
Saul Teichberg ◽  
Barry Shepard ◽  
Ellen Kahn
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Aggressive Behavior ◽  
Poor Prognosis ◽  
Renal Tumor ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Rhabdoid Tumor ◽  
Malignant Rhabdoid Tumor ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Electron Microscopic ◽  
Rhabdoid Tumors

Abstract Malignant rhabdoid tumor of the kidney is an uncommon renal tumor in children. The tumor has aggressive behavior and a poor prognosis and is extremely rare in adults; only 3 cases of renal rhabdoid tumors have been reported in adults. We describe here the microscopic, immunohistochemical, and electron microscopic characteristics of another case in a 38-year-old woman. This case reinforces the importance of recognizing this entity in the adult population.

scholarly journals A rare presentation of melanoma as a retroperitoneal mass: A case report and a brief review of the literature

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arvind Randhawa ◽  
Niket Sonpal ◽  
Stephen Machnicki ◽  
Colette Spaccavento ◽  
Amory Novoselac
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Retroperitoneal Mass ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Rare Presentation

scholarly journals Advanced Tracheal Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma with Thyroid Invasion Mimicking Thyroid Cancer Treated with Definitive Radiation: Case Report and Review of the Literature

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 706-712 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sondos Al Khatib ◽  
Wafa Asha ◽  
Omar Khzouz ◽  
Farid Barakat ◽  
Jamal Khader
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Thyroid Cancer ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivor ◽  
Literature Search ◽  
Neck Swelling ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Rare Presentation ◽  
Adenoid Cystic

A 54-year-old female patient, a breast cancer survivor and a case of unresectable adenoid cystic carcinoma of the trachea, with thyroid invasion, presented with suprasternal neck swelling mimicking thyroid primary. A literature search was undertaken to highlight this rare presentation. There have been few reports in the literature describing tracheal adenoid cystic carcinoma involving the thyroid.

Spontaneous Hemorrhage of a Liver Metastasis from Squamous Cell Cervical Carcinoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature

1999 ◽  
Vol 85 (4) ◽  
pp. 290-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfredo La Fianza ◽  
Elisa Alberici ◽  
Alberto Magenta Biasina ◽  
Lorenzo Preda ◽  
Saverio Tateo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Liver Metastasis ◽  
Cervical Carcinoma ◽  
Squamous Cell ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Spontaneous Hemorrhage ◽  
Squamous Cell Cervical Carcinoma
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