scholarly journals Pyogenic renal abscess mimicking as Malignancy

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 339-340
Author(s):  
Mayank Baid ◽  
Manoranjan Kar ◽  
Utpal De ◽  
Sayak Roy ◽  
Someshubhra Datta Roy

A 64 years male farmer presented with history of painless gross hematuria for 1 month and severe loss of weight and appetite for 2 months. There was a history of single episode of fever for 1 day without chills and rigors, about 1 month ago. There was no history of tuberculosis. On examination patient had severe pallor, no raised temperature and no tenderness at renal angle. His hemoglobin on admission was 5.7gm%. Enhanced CT scan showed right kidney having irregular low density lesion at the lower pole with perirenal fluid collection. Urine for culture sensitivity showed growth of Escherichia coli sensitive to norfloxacin and so patient was put on oral norfloxacin for 14 days. A CT guided fine needle aspiration biopsy was planned for the patient for a definite diagnosis. But a repeat ultasonography before the procedure, showed both kidneys to be normal. The lesion had vanished!Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol. 12 No. 03 July ’13 Page 339-340 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v12i3.11793

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viviane Brandão ◽  
Edson Marchiori ◽  
Gláucia Zanetti ◽  
Guilherme Abdalla ◽  
Nina Ventura ◽  
...  

We describe the case of pulmonary hyalinizing granuloma in a 34-year-old asymptomatic man who presented with a pulmonary nodule apparent by chest radiography and computed tomography (CT). He had a history of previous treatment for tuberculosis. His laboratory data were normal. Bronchoscopy and CT-guided percutaneous transthoracic fine needle aspiration cytology were inconclusive. The diagnosis was revealed after the histopathological examination of an open lung biopsy.


2013 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 162-166
Author(s):  
Akshay Kudpaje ◽  
Sumit Gupta ◽  
Sudhir Naik ◽  
Rajshekar Halkud ◽  
Siddharth Biswas ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Background and objectives Carcinoma expleomorphic adenoma (CXPA) is a rare neoplasm of the salivary gland which arises in the epithelial component of a pleomorphic adenoma. It is not automatically a high-grade tumor as is traditionally suggested and should be further qualified as to type, grade of carcinoma and extent, since intracapsular and minimally invasive tumors behave favorably. Setting Department of Head and Neck oncosurgery, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bengaluru. Case Report A 38-year-old female was referred to our outpatient clinic with history of a painless swelling in the left side of the neck since 8 years. Fine needle aspiration revealed carcinoma of the submandibular gland. Contrast enhanced CT revealed a large heterogeneously enhancing mass lesion in the submandibular fossa with the gland not seen separately. Lymph nodes in level Ib and II were enlarged. Excision of the tumor revealed CXPA with foci of high grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma. Conclusion CXPA should no longer be considered a specific diagnosis but a category in which the carcinoma should be typed, graded and quantitated to impart more prognostically and therapeutically relevant data for efficient management. How to cite this article Naik SM, Shenoy AM, Chavan P, Halkud R, Biswas S, Kalloli M, Gupta S, kudpaje A. Carcinoma Expleomorphic Adenoma of the Submandibular Gland. J Postgrad Med Edu Res 2013;47(3):162-166.


2018 ◽  
pp. bcr-2018-225252
Author(s):  
Michelle Herberts ◽  
Bradley Hicks ◽  
Muhammad Rizwan Sohail ◽  
Anil Jagtiani

A 70-year-old man with a history of hepatic cirrhosis presented with abdominal discomfort and distention. Physical examination revealed abdominal distention, positive fluid wave and abdominal tenderness. Due to concerns for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP), paracentesis was performed. Fluid analysis revealed 5371 total nucleated cells with 48% neutrophils. Ceftriaxone was then initiated for the treatment of SBP. Bacterial cultures of the fluid, however, grew Clostridium difficile. Therefore, metronidazole was added. An abdominal ultrasound revealed a pelvic fluid collection that was suspicious for an abscess on an abdominal CT scan. The patient underwent CT-guided drain placement into the pelvic fluid collection. The fluid aspirate was consistent with an abscess. However, cultures were negative in the setting of ongoing antibiotic therapy. The patient was treated with a 10-day course of ceftriaxone and metronidazole and was discharged home with outpatient follow-up.


2018 ◽  
pp. 66-70
Author(s):  
F. D. Nasirova

Causes of spinal pain are extremely varying. Sex composition of patients referring with spinal pain at the age of 16 to 35 was 35% and 65% for males and females, respectively. Peak number of complaints was observed in 30-40 years age group of highest work ability. The followings should be considered as precautions in spinal pain: onset of pain at the age of 20 and after 50, family history of oncologic diseases, walking disorders or dysfunctions of sphincters, numbness in extremities, general malaise and rapid loss of weight, pain at rest and primarily at night, as these conditions may be a warning of underlying serious disease. Selection of algorithm for radiologic investigation is decided by the treating physician.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajneesh Madhok ◽  
Ashish Gupta ◽  
Lalit Singh ◽  
Tanu Agarwal

INTRODUCTION: The study is an attempt to evaluate the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, p Value and complications of CT guided thoracic interventions fine needle aspiration cytology and core biopsy which are used for diagnosing benign and malignant thoracic lesions. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Study included 102 Patients (87 males and 15 females) with age group ranged from 15 to 87 years.A total of 143 CT guided interventions (84 FNAC’s and 59 core biopsies) were performed in 102 patients. The tissue obtained was sent to the laboratory for histopathological and cytological analysis for a final diagnosis which would contribute to patient management. RESULTS: All( 59) core biopsies were successful in procuring adequate tissue for histopathological analysis and the yield of core biopsies was 100% .However out of 84 FNAC’s only 4 were unsuccessful in procuring adequate tissue with a failure rate of 4.8%. Post procedural biopsy complications were only three (2.1%) which were small pneumothorax. There were 75 malignant lesions and 23 benign lesions based on cytology and histopathology (4 were excluded due to inadequate sample). There was good agreement between benign and malignant lesions diagnosed on CT and that diagnosed by pathology. The most common benign and malignant lesions were granulomatous lesion and squamous cell carcinoma. CONCLUSION: Percutaneous CT guided interventions like core biopsy and fine needle aspirations cytology are simple minimal invasive procedures with good patient acceptance and low morbidity and almost negligible mortality. CT guided interventions should be performed early for diagnosis of thoracic lesions.


2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. e237076
Author(s):  
George Vatidis ◽  
Eirini I Rigopoulou ◽  
Konstantinos Tepetes ◽  
George N Dalekos

Hepatic brucelloma (HB), a rare manifestation of brucellosis, refers to liver involvement in the form of abscess. A 35-year-old woman stockbreeder was admitted due to 1-month history of evening fever, sweating and weight loss, while she was on 3-week course of rifampicin/doxycycline for suspected brucellosis. On admission, she had hepatosplenomegaly and a systolic murmur, while cholestasis, increased inflammation markers and a strong-positive Wright-Coombs test were the main laboratory findings. As blood and bone marrow cultures were unrevealing, further investigation with CT imaging showed a central liver calcification surrounded by heterogeneous hypodense area being compatible with HB. Material from CT-guided drainage tested negative for Brucella spp. After failure to improve on a 10-week triple regiment, surgical excision was decided and Brucella spp were identified by PCR. Our case highlights challenges in establishing HB diagnosis, which should be considered on the right epidemiological context and when serological and radiological evidence favour its diagnosis.


2021 ◽  
pp. 338-343
Author(s):  
Thu L. Nguyen ◽  
Shivani Kapur ◽  
Stephen C. Schlack-Haerer ◽  
Grzegorz T. Gurda ◽  
Milan E. Folkers

Pancreatic heterotopia (PH) is a common, but typically small (<1 cm), incidental and asymptomatic finding; however, PH should be considered even for large and symptomatic upper gastrointestinal masses. A 27-year-old white woman presented with a 3-week history of burning epigastric pain, nausea, early satiety, and constipation. Physical examination revealed epigastric and right upper quadrant tenderness with normal laboratory workup, but imaging revealed a 5-cm, partly cystic mass arising from the gastric antrum with resulting pyloric stenosis and partial gastric outlet obstruction. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration revealed PH – an anomalous pancreatic tissue lying in a nonphysiological site. The patient ultimately underwent a resection and recovered uneventfully, with a complete pathologic examination revealing normal exocrine pancreatic tissue (PH type 2) without malignant transformation. We report a case of heterotopic pancreas manifesting as severe gastric outlet obstruction, in addition to a thorough diagnostic workup and surgical follow-up, in a young adult. Differential diagnoses and features that speak to benignity of a large, symptomatic mass lesion (PH in particular) are discussed.


Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 883
Author(s):  
Massimo Vignoli ◽  
Roberto Tamburro ◽  
Andrea Felici ◽  
Francesca Del Signore ◽  
Annalisa Dettori ◽  
...  

Diagnosis of thoracic lesions on the basis of history and physical examination is often challenging. Diagnostic imaging is therefore of paramount importance in this field. Radiology has traditionally been considered the diagnostic procedure of choice for these diseases. Nevertheless, it is often not possible to differentiate inflammatory/infectious lesions from neoplastic diseases. A correct cytological and histopathologic diagnosis is therefore needed for an accurate diagnosis and subsequent prognostic and therapeutic approach. In human medicine, Computed Tomography (CT) and CT-guided biopsy are used in the presence of lesions which are not adequately diagnosed with other procedures. In the present study, thoracic lesions from 52 dogs and 10 cats of different sex, breed and size underwent both CT-guided fine-needle aspiration (FNAB) and tissue-core biopsy (TCB). Clinical examination, hematobiochemical analysis and chest radiography were performed on all animals. In this study, 59 of 62 histopathological samples were diagnostic (95.2%). Cytology was diagnostic in 43 of 62 samples (69.4%). General sensitivity, accuracy and PPV for FNAB and TCB were 67.7%, 67.7% and 100% and 96.7%, 95.2% and 98.3%, respectively. Combining the two techniques, the overall mean accuracy for diagnosis was 98.4%. Nineteen of 62 cases showed complications (30.6%). Mild pneumothorax was seen in 16 cases, whereas mild hemorrhage occurred in three cases. No major complications were encountered. CT-guided FNAB cytology can be considered a useful and reliable technique, especially for small lesions or lesions located close to vital organs and therefore dangerous to biopsy in other way.


Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document