Renal Capillary Hemangioma Mimicking Urothelial Carcinoma, A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Adrenocortical Carcinoma Mimicking Pheochromocytoma: A case Report and Review of Literature

Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is an uncommon malignancy originating from cortex of adrenal gland. The most common pitfall in diagnosis of ACC is to distinguish it from pheochromocytoma. Here we report a 62-year-old hypertensive man with presentation of dyspnea. The laboratory data showed an increase in urine cortisol and renin with a mild increase in aldosterone, but decrease in adrenocorticot...

Capillary Hemangioma of the Maxillary Sinus: A Case Report and Review of Literature Capillary Hemangioma of the Maxillary Sinus: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Capillary hemangioma of the maxillary sinus is a rare entity. It commonly presents as a sinonasal mass with nasal obstruction, intermittent epistaxis and occasionally as a cheek swelling. Computed tomography and angiography assist in making a correct diagnosis. Biopsy is not usually recommended as it can cause profuse bleeding and may yield false results. Selective arterial embolization followe...

Lobular Capillary Hemangioma of Nose: case report and literature review

Lobular Capillary Hemangioma of the Palate -A Case Report

Introduction: Lobular capillary hemangioma (LCH) is caused by exuberant neovascular response to infection, local irritation (e.g., trauma), or hormonal influence (e.g., pregnancy and consumption of oral contraceptive pills).Pyogenic granuloma is considered to be a misnomer.Althoughthe gingiva is involved in most of the cases, there are is rare cases of extragingival involvement. Herein, w...

Ovarian Capillary Hemangioma Mimicking Carcinoma

INTRODUCTION Vascular lesions of ovary are very rare, especially ovarian hemangiomas. CASE REPORT – presenting a case of ovarian capillary hemangioma with massive ascites and elevated Ca 125 level. DISCUSSION – Hemangiomas are common in other organs but ovarian hemangioma are very rare despite its rich vascular supply. Here presenting a case of ovarian capillary hemangioma with massive ascites ...

Ovarian Hemangioma: a Rare Case Report and Review of the Literature

Ovarian hemangiomas are benign and rare tumors of female genital tract with less than 60 reported cases in the literature. A 38- yr- old woman was admitted to Be’sat Hospital, Tehran, Iran in 2012, due to severe abdominal pain. Ultrasound evaluation revealed a 6 cm left ovarian cystic mass and serum tumor markers were normal. Then, left salpingo-oophorectomy was performed for the patient. Micro...