scholarly journals Retrospective analysis of 73 cases of elastofibroma

2020 ◽  
Vol 102 (2) ◽  
pp. 84-93
Author(s):  
R Haihua ◽  
W Xiaobing ◽  
P Jie ◽  
H Xinxin

Objective Elastofibroma is a rare soft-tissue tumour. This study retrospectively analysed and summarised the clinical, imaging and typical pathological features, together with the short- and long-term surgical outcomes of patients with pathologically confirmed soft-tissue elastofibroma to improve their management. Materials and methods We enrolled 73 patients with pathologically confirmed soft-tissue elastofibroma from January 2010 to December 2018. The general, clinical, diagnostic and treatment-related data, operation notes, pathological examination results and follow-up status were obtained by reviewing inpatient medical records. Disease onset age, sex, tumour location and size were statistically analysed using the chi square and rank sum tests. Results A total of 90 lesions from 73 patients were examined. Among these, 56 patients had single lesions: 27 were under the right scapula, 26 were under the left scapula, 1 at the umbilicus, 1 on the aortic valve, 1 on the right hip and 17 at the bilateral inferior angles of the scapula. The average age at onset was 56.4 years (range: 6–82 years). The male-to-female incidence ratio was about one to three. Tumour diameter and follow-up duration ranged from 2cm to 12cm and from one month to nine years, respectively; recurrence was not observed. The main postoperative complication was wound effusion, occurring in 24 sites among the 90 lesions, corresponding to an incidence rate of 26.7%. Conclusions A correct diagnosis of elastofibroma can be made prior to surgical resection by examining typical clinical features and characteristic imaging findings. Short- and long-term outcomes of local excision are good, with no further recurrence.

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. e236661
Author(s):  
Ruchika Kumari ◽  
Cherring Tandup ◽  
Ambuj Agarwal ◽  
Anish Chowdhury

Angiofibroma is a benign soft tissue tumour presenting as a gradually progressive swelling in the vulvovaginal area in women and in the inguinoscrotal region in men. Being a rare tumour, there are only a few case reports in the literature, and among them, presentation as perineal herniation is very rare. En bloc resection of angiofibroma either via laparoscopic or open approach is the choice of treatment to avoid recurrence. Detailed pathological examination and immunohistochemistry workup are imperative to distinguish it from various mesenchymal tumours. Perineal hernia is itself rare and may occur spontaneously or following abdominoperineal resection, sacrectomy or pelvic exenteration. Surgical repair via open transabdominal and transperineal approaches has been described. Here, we report a case of a young woman who presented with spontaneous reducible perineal hernia with a soft tissue tumour as its content, which on histopathological investigation was found to be an angiofibroma.


2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. e232861
Author(s):  
Roi Anteby ◽  
Brianne J Sullivan ◽  
Malary Mani ◽  
Benjamin Golas

Inflammatory myofibroblast tumour (IMT) is an uncommon soft tissue tumour with an unpredictable clinical course: mostly benign, occasionally locally aggressive and rarely capable of metastasis. Diagnosed mainly in the mesentery, omentum, retroperitoneum, pelvis and lungs, IMT is extremely rare as a primary gallbladder tumour. Despite improved radiographical capabilities, differentiating the tumour from other more common causes of gallbladder neoplasms necessitates histopathological and immunohistochemistry tests. Once diagnosed, malignant potential should be taken into consideration, striving for an en bloc R0 resection and postoperative long-term follow-up with routine ancillary imaging. The authors present the case of a recurrent primary IMT of the gallbladder, after two surgical treatments, including a pancreaticoduodenectomy. Now 3 years after initial diagnoses the patient is asymptomatic, but has developed local and distant metastases and is being treated with systemic corticosteroid.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuti Chowdhary ◽  
Raghul Sekar ◽  
Sunil Kumar Saxena ◽  
Bhawana Badhe

Abstract Introduction: Kaposiform haemangioendotheliomas (KHE) are extremely rare, borderline malignant, locally aggressive vascular tumours. Although more commonly seen in childhood and adolescents, some very rare reports in adults do exist. KHE is usually found in the retroperitoneum, over the extremities and the soft tissues of the trunk, mediastinum and the head and neck regions. Prior published reports have shown a strong association with the Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon (KMP). We present a very rare case of KHE of the sublingual gland in an adult, which was not associated with KMP and was resected completely without any sequelae. Case report: A 42-year-old female presented with a painful swelling over the floor of the mouth on the right for a year. Clinical examination revealed a bi-digitally palpable, non-transilluminant lesion on the right side of the lingual frenulum. Radiological investigations suggested the possibility of a benign soft tissue tumour arising from the sublingual gland. The patient underwent an intraoral excision of the lesion. The biopsy revealed spindle-shaped tumour cells in fascicles, surrounded by vascular spaces, suggestive of a KHE. The patient was offered radiation therapy, which she declined and continued to be on follow-up for two years. She remains symptom-free to date.Conclusion: Excision of a KHE of the floor of the mouth proved to be sufficient, without the evidence of any residual lesion or progression of symptoms. To the best of our knowledge, our case represents the first reported case in the literature of a KHE arising from the salivary glands in an adult.


Author(s):  
Qiang Fan ◽  
Yunfei Ling ◽  
Qi An

In this case report, we describe a rare large right ventricular fibroma with sudden chest pain in a 9 year old child. The tumor was successfully surgical removed under cardiopulmonary bypass, but there was only a small remnant of the tumor to avoid rupture of the right ventricle and injury to the tricuspid valve. Pathological examination confirmed that the tumor was fibrous borderline tumor. The patient’s heart function and the size of atrium and ventricles were normal, and there was no tricuspid regurgitation at 3-months follow-up. It was reported that the age less than 17 years old at time of diagnosis are associated with a poor prognosis, the long term outcome for this children patient needs further follow-up.


2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 1204.2-1204
Author(s):  
I. Pontikaki ◽  
S. Carbogno ◽  
F. Corona ◽  
A. Petaccia ◽  
R. Cimaz

Background:Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is a chronic pediatric inflammatory disease that shows many differences compared to adult-onset arthritis. The different clinical manifestations, the assessment and the management of JIA is the reason that the transition from childhood to adulthood is an important multidimensional process that emphasizes a lot of aspects.Objectives:To describe the long-term outcome of JIA.Methods:Five-hundred and twenty patients affected by JIA and referred to a transition care rheumatology tertiary centre were considered between 1999 and 2019. The outcome assessment included remission, disease duration, medications, number of prosthesis implantation, pregnancies, mortality and social integration (employment status and educational level).Results:A hundred and thirty-eight (26%) males and 382 (73%) females were included; 157 (30%) patients were lost to follow up. The mean age of the patients was 27 (18-57) years, with a mean age at onset of 8 years and an average disease duration of 19 years. Subtypes of JIA at disease onset included 252 (48%) oligoarthritis, 134 (26%) polyarthritis, 64 (12%) systemic arthritis, 22 (4%) psoriatic arthritis, 43 (8%) enthesitis related arthritis and 1 (0.1%) undifferentiated arthritis. Ninty-three (18%) patients suffered of uveitis. Ninty-five implant prosthesis and 16 arthrodesis were recorded. At follow up 198 (38%) patients were on remission of which 107 (20%) off medication. Among the 322 patients still on medication, 84 (16%) were under treatment with oral steroids, 226 (43%) with sDMARDs and 249 (40%) with bDMARDs. Five deaths (1%) occurred in this cohort. Two hundred and thirty-five subjects had a higher educational level, 327 had an employment. We have data of twenty-nine pregnancies. The transition age was considered after the age of 16 years old. The key word for the management of this cohort was the multidisciplinary approach towards each patient, with the collaboration of other specialists (ophthalmologist, orthopedic, dermatologist, gastroenterologist, obstetric and psychologist).Conclusion:In the era of biologic therapy the long-term outcome of JIA underwent an outstanding improvement regarding a lot of variables. Two hundred and thirty-two patients were still followed, not only because of the continuation of the biological therapy, but also for a multidisciplinary care even during remission. JIA often persists over the adulthood, therefore the long term follow-up and care of these patients needs to be conducted by a rheumatologist expertized in JIA in collaboration with other specialists.Disclosure of Interests:None declared


2005 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marilyn Neufeld ◽  
Shaun Medlicott ◽  
Duncan Nickerson

A patient with a supraclavicular mass originally diagnosed as a lipoma who was referred to a plastic surgeon for definitive treatment is presented. Gross intraoperative findings were inconsistent with lipoma, and subsequent pathological evaluation revealed the mass to be a hibernoma (a benign, brown adipose tumour). The incidence, etiology, presentation, pathology and imaging characteristics of this somewhat rare soft tissue tumour are reviewed.


KYAMC Journal ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 430-433
Author(s):  
Mohd Farid Hossain ◽  
Anisur Rahman ◽  
Iqbal Masud Khan ◽  
Mohd Masudur Rahman

A 33 years aged gentle lady from Uttara, Dhaka, got admitted through emergency with moderate to severe right sided flank pain.Contrast enhanced CT scan of whole abdomen revealed a 4x3 cm size retroperitoneal tumour. She was explored and found to have a rare disease---soft tissue tumour arising from right gonadal vessels. Histopathology confirmed it as leiomyosarcoma of the right ovarian vein. Patient had post surgical smooth recovery. venous leiomyosarcomas are rare tumour that to from ovarian vein. Clinicopathological features, treatment and follow up of this case are discussed here.KYAMC Journal Vol. 4, No.-2, Jan 2014, Page 431-433


Swiss Surgery ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert ◽  
Mariéthoz ◽  
Pache ◽  
Bertin ◽  
Caulfield ◽  
...  

Objective: Approximately one out of five patients with Graves' disease (GD) undergoes a thyroidectomy after a mean period of 18 months of medical treatment. This retrospective and non-randomized study from a teaching hospital compares short- and long-term results of total (TT) and subtotal thyroidectomies (ST) for this disease. Methods: From 1987 to 1997, 94 patients were operated for GD. Thirty-three patients underwent a TT (mostly since 1993) and 61 a ST (keeping 4 to 8 grams of thyroid tissue - mean 6 g). All patients had received propylthiouracil and/or neo-mercazole and were in a euthyroid state at the time of surgery; they also took potassium iodide (lugol) for ten days before surgery. Results: There were no deaths. Transient hypocalcemia (< 3 months) occurred in 32 patients (15 TT and 17 ST) and persistent hypocalcemia in 8 having had TT. Two patients developed transient recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy after ST (< 3 months). After a median follow-up period of seven years (1-15) with five patients lost to follow-up, 41 patients having had a ST are in a hypothyroid state (73%), thirteen are euthyroid (23%), and two suffered recurrent hyperthyroidism, requiring completion of thyroidectomy. All 33 patients having had TT - with follow-ups averaging two years (0.5-8) - are receiving thyroxin substitution. Conclusions: There were no instances of persistent recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy in either group, but persistent hypoparathyroidism occurred more frequently after TT. Long after ST, hypothyroidism developed in nearly three of four cases, whereas euthyroidy was maintained in only one-fourth; recurrent hyperthyroidy was rare.


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