A Large Cystic Abdominal Mass

Hypercalcemia and large abdominal mass

An 85-year-old woman with chronic renal insufficiency presented with appetite loss and abdominal fullness. Laboratory data showed serum creatinine levels of 5.46 mg/ dL, urea nitrogen 42 mg/dL, corrected calcium 15.3 mg/ dL, intact PTH parathyroid hormone 15.1 pg/mL (N 10– 65), calcitriol 63.4 pg/mL (N 20–60), PTH-related protein 5.5 pmol/L (N < 1.0), cortisol of 4.3 pg/mL (N 6.2–19.4), ACTH ad...

Young lady with a typical solid–cystic abdominal mass

Solid pseudopapillary tumor is a rare pancreatic neoplasm that typically affects young women. Characteristic CT appearance is that of a mixed-density lesion with solid component peripherally and cystic component centrally. Even larger tumors are well encapsulated with sharp demarcation, amenable to complete resection.

large pelvic cystic mass of mullerian duct origin with involvement of rectal wall: a case report

Large Gastric Teratoma: A Rare Intra-abdominal Mass of Infancy.

Amongst the varied, diverse causes of intraabdominal masses in infancy and early childhood, gastric teratomas (GTs) account for a very small proportion. A worldwide literature search reveals only around one hundred cases of GT and also supports the fact that its preoperative diagnosis remains elusive. Here we report the case of a two-month-old male who presented to the pediatric surgery outpati...

A bizarre abdominal cystic lesion.

In spite of careful intraoperative precautions and gauze counts, mistakes can still occur during surgery. In the case reported, a retained gauze leaved during a surgical approach for removing a solid-cystic papillary tumor localized in the pancreatic tail, caused both persistent abdominal discomfort and the presence of an abdominal cystic lesion at imaging techniques. When a previous operative ...