Lithopedion in a Geriatric Patient

Lithopedion.

Lithopedion is a rare obstetrical outcome of an undiagnosed and untreated advanced abdominal pregnancy, mostly found incidentally. We present a case of lithopedion. In a 76 year-old female suffering from cervical neoplasm, total abdominal hysterectomy was performed for the lesion and the lithopedion was found incidentally. The patient's history was unremarkable, and laboratory tests were normal...

Testicular mass in a geriatric patient.

An 80-year old man was admitted suffering from a painful, enlarged right testicle for approximately one month. His medical history revealed a transurethral resection of the prostate for benign hyperplasia seven years before. The resection, performed in another hospital, was complicated by recurrent strictures of the urethra and several episodes of lower urinary tract infection. Internal urethro...

Kaposi's sarcoma in a geriatric patient.

Presacral myelolipoma in a geriatric patient

Background Presacral tumors are most frequently benign, occasionally malignant with a slow growth. Their incidence is 1:40000 and they are asymptomatic in the 26–50% of cases. When visible symptoms occur, these are related to the dimensions of the tumor, to its location and to the presence of infection. We believe all presacral tumors should undergo a surgical resection, even if the patient is ...

Atypical SARS in Geriatric Patient

We describe an atypical presentation of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in a geriatric patient with multiple coexisting conditions. Interpretation of radiographic changes was confounded by cardiac failure, with resolution of fever causing delayed diagnosis and a cluster of cases. SARS should be considered even if a contact history is unavailable, during an ongoing outbreak.