Introduction: Phyllodes tumours are rare neoplasms, representing less than 1% of all primary tumours of the breast. Case report: We report the case of a woman who presented with a malignant phyllodes tumour of the breast, with an osteosarcomatous component. A year after surgery, a control thoracic CT scan revealed nodules in the lung. Shortly after, she also developed cardiac and dermo-hypoderm...

Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) is a novel radiation technique, which can achieve highly conformal dose distributions with improved target volume coverage and sparing of normal tissues compared with conventional radiotherapy techniques. VMAT also has the potential to offer additional advantages, such as reduced treatment delivery time compared with conventional static field intensity mo...

Segmental artery pseudoaneurysm is a rare complication of spinal trauma. We present an unusual case of thoracic 11-12 segmental artery pseudoaneurysm caused by thoracal spine fracture. A 72-year-old man was admitted to our emergency department because of a car accident. Neurological examination revealed complete motor and sensorial deficiency below the level of T10. Direct x-ray of the thoracic...

in 1991, handlers and colleagues described the central odontogenic fibroma (cof) as a distinct entity which is a rare benign odontogenic tumour and up to the present, only 78 cases of it have been published. cof usually occurs in an adult patient and has a predilection for the anterior region of the jaws. a 2.8:1 female to mail ratio is typically noted. this article presents a case of cof in a ...

BACKGROUND Fluorescence diagnosis (FD) using the photosensitiser 5-aminolaevulinic acid (ALA) was experimentally combined with conventional video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) to improve tumour staging in advanced lung cancer with pleural tumour spread. METHODS A disseminated pleural carcinosis affecting the entire pleural cavity was induced by inoculation of human adenocarcinoma cells in ...

Pulmonary metastasectomy is nowadays a common practice in thoracic surgery. Clinical prognostic markers for poor outcome after pulmonary metastasectomy have been proposed in the late 1970's of the last century. Despite new insights in molecular mechanisms and advances in imaging techniques, neither molecular markers nor radiological features of metastases are used as prognosticators in routine ...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of thoracic stretching, a thoracic extension exercise and exercises for cervical and scapular posture on thoracic kyphosis angle and upper thoracic pain. [Subject] A 36-year-old male, who complained of upper thoracic pain at the T1-4 level with forward head and round shoulders, was the subject. [Methods] He performed thoracic str...

Askin tumour, a primitive neuroectodermal tumour of the thoracopulmonary region, is a rare tumour presenting in childhood. Its presentation in adults is rare. We report a case of an Askin tumour in an adult patient who presented to us with worsening breathlessness and vague chest pain. Investigations including immunohistochemistry confirmed the diagnosis of Askin tumour.

Malignant chest wall tumour is rare. The presentation is usually aggressive that requires extensive resection to prevent recurrence. However, the extensive resection is to the expense of causing defect on the chest wall and hence, respiratory mechanics. Two cases of chest wall tumour are discussed including the surgical approach of radical tumour resection which was combined with placement of t...

Paragangliomas of the head and neck are rare especially in larynx. A 36 year old female patient presented with a history progressive voice change difficulty swallowing for 6 months. During endoscopic examinationsmooth surfaced mass on Left supraglottic region, was noted. Tumour excised through transcervical excision. Histology immunohistochemistry tumour revealed that, it paraganglioma.