INTRODUCTION Mucoceles of the appendix are infrequent entities and are found in only 0.25% of all appendectomies and 8% of all appendicular tumors. MATERIAL AND METHODS We describe 27 cases of mucocele of the appendix treated at Donostia Hospital between January 1978 and December 2006. RESULTS The mean age of the patients was 54.4 +/- 21.7 years (range: 17-88). Of the 27 patients, 15 (55.5%...

BACKGROUND It is unclear whether there is a benefit to resection of primary gastrointestinal carcinoid neoplasm with hepatic metastases. We investigated whether primary tumor resection in this setting led to a significant difference in outcomes. METHODS A retrospective review of patients with abdominal carcinoid neoplasms between 1995 and 2006 was performed. Data collected on patients with pr...

Many diseases can induce splenomegaly, however, about 5% of splenomegalies are idiopathic. When there is no underlying treatable cause, and the splenomegaly significantly affects quality life, splenectomy best therapeutic choice. A 67-year-old woman had idiopathic asymptomatic splenomegaly. The increase in resulted hypersplenism with cytopenia symptoms related to abdominal discomfort. patient u...

We report a rare case of solid pseudopapillary neoplasm in 24-year-old woman, who presented with progressively worsening left epigastric and right lower quadrant abdominal pain for several weeks. A CT scan showed mass the tail pancreas that extended to hilum spleen. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided fine needle aspiration (FNA) immunohistochemical analysis exhibited findings pathognomonic neop...

Purpose: To review the clinical case of deep infiltrative endometriosis in patient with suspicious colorectal cancer. Material and methods: Patient 47 years old complaints pain right hypogastrium for several weeks. Anamnesis laparoscopic surgery infertility, repeated removal mammary fibroadenomas. At initial examination, there is a suspicion primary tumor rectum metastatic lesions liver, pancre...

Acute massive gastric dilation represents the extreme form of acute gastric dilation (AGD). Obstruction of distal duodenum can cause AGD with bilious nasogastric drainage. Most common causes are pancreatic neoplasms and pseudocysts, annular pancreas, superior mesenteric artery syndrome, retroperitoneal fibrosis and tumors, duodenal neoplasms and hematoma [1]. AGD complicated with gastric perfor...

Summary Background Schwannoma is a benign tumor arising from Schwann cells of the peripheral nerves. It often asymptomatic and can develop in retroperitoneum, mediastinum, head neck region, upper lower extremities. abdominal wall extremely rare, but differential diagnosis with malignant neoplasms important to reduce risk undertreatment. Methods A narrative review schwannoma was performed using ...

Solid-pseudopapillary neoplasm (SPN) of the pancreas is a rare tumor that accounts for less than one percent of pancreatic tumors. The diagnosis could be challenging as SPN tend to manifest with nonspecific abdominal symptoms, variable radiological features, and inconsistent morphology. The cellular origin of SPN is unclear and might involve ductal, acinar and endocrine stem cells.  We report a...

Intraductal papillary-mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) of the pancreas are rare lesions. We undertook this study to analyze these tumors by focusing on the diagnostic criteria and correlating the histologic features with clinical prognosis. Twenty-two cases of IPMN were retrieved from the Endocrine Tumor Registry of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. Blocks or unstained slides were available fo...