which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. A 73-year-old man presented with abdominal distension and general weakness for 3 weeks. One month prior to visit, brown-colored patchy skin lesion on left flank had appeared. Axillary lymph nodes were palpable on physical examination. Peripheral blood examin...

BACKGROUND The papillary cystic and solid tumour of the pancreas (PCSTP) is a rare primary neoplasm of unknown pathogenesis typically found in young women. PCSTP is a low-grade malignant tumour, which is often asymptomatic but it may present with abdominal pain. CASE PRESENTATION A 38 year old female patient who presented with one day history of epigastric pain was diagnosed as PCSTP. The pat...

Primary splenic angiosarcoma is an extremely rare and aggressive neoplasm. The prognosis of this disease is dismal, and the mean survival is less than 6 months after the diagnosis. This neoplasm typically presents with abdominal pain, splenomegaly, weight loss, and spontaneous splenic rupture. Fever is a very rare presentation of splenic angiosarcoma. Here we report the case of a 64-year-old ma...

Two young women, one white and one Chinese, with the rare but increasingly recognised papillary and cystic neoplasm of the pancreas are reported. The initial symptom in both was non-specific abdominal pain which, after investigation, was found to be caused by a pancreatic tumour. One patient did not come to surgery until five years after the initial diagnosis when she developed jaundice. In the...

Gastrointestinal tract (GIT) lipomas are rare, benign mesenchymal neoplasm affecting all segments of the GIT and colon is affected most frequently. Reported incidence colonic varies from 0.2% to 4.4%. Adult intussusception represents 1% bowel obstructions 5% intussuceptions. rare tumors due a gastrointestinal lipoma constitute an infrequent clinical entity. Although common disease in children, ...

Gastric stromal tumors form a group of uncommon neoplasms originating from pluripotent mesenchymal cells. Gastrointestinal stromal tumors can be located in the upper, middle or lower third of the stomach. Many patients are asymptomatic or present with bleeding, pain, palpable mass and weight loss. We present herein a 74-year-old female patient who complained of chronic abdominal discomfort. Gas...

We describe a case of pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) successfully managed with intraperitoneal hyperthermic chemoperfusion. This case is unique due to the concurrent presence of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) of the pancreas. The patient presented with abdominal fullness. Abdominal computed tomography revealed massive ascites, thickened peritoneum, and a cystic lesion of the pancr...

BACKGROUND Our aim was to summarize our experience with the diagnosis and surgical treatment of solid pseudopapillary neoplasm (SPN) of the pancreas to provide a reference for the management of this rare condition. METHODS We collected and analyzed retrospective data on the clinical presentation, laboratory investigations, radiologic imaging, pathology and operative details of patients with S...