Spontaneous Disappearance of Apparently Secondary Growths in Liver

Spontaneous disappearance of a hepatic cyst.

The spontaneous disappearance of a hepatic cyst is described. A 62-year-old woman presented with symptoms of general fatigue in August 1992. Her past medical history was significant for chronic hepatitis, which was diagnosed in 1990 but not treated. Initial laboratory tests revealed mild liver dysfunction with a positive serologic test for hepatitis C. In August 1992, ultrasonography and comput...

Is Spontaneous Disappearance of Nevus Depigmentosus Possible?

Vol. 24, No. 1, 2012 109 Received December 2, 2010, Revised May 16, 2011, Accepted for publication May 23, 2011 Corresponding author: Hee Young Kang, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Dermatology, Ajou University School of Medicine, San 5 Woncheondong, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 443-721, Korea. Tel: 82-31-219-5190, Fax: 82-31-219-5189, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Access article distributed unde...

Spontaneous disappearance of a cerebral arteriovenous malformation.

A 63-year-old male presented with a cerebral arteriovenous malformation in the dominant motor area which subsequently disappeared spontaneously. He had suffered from epileptic attacks in his right extremities for 2 years before he first presented aged 53 years. He was treated with anticonvulsants and was followed up. Bleeding from the cerebral arteriovenous malformation occurred when he was 61 ...

Haemoperitoneum secondary to spontaneous rupture of liver tumour

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary tumour of the liver. Cholangiohepatocellular carcinoma (CHC) is less common and is a variant of HCC. There are many similarities with HCC with the exception that CHC tend to be more aggressive. We report a case of a 50-year-old man who was diagnosed with CHC and suddenly deteriorated secondary to hepatic tumour rupture. Despite aggressiv...

Spontaneous disappearance of a giant colonic lipoma after endoscopic biopsy.