Malakoplakia in an acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patient with disseminated Mycobacterium simiae infection presented with a large pelvic mass that caused organ dysfunction from mimicking a tumor. Malakoplakia is a rare, chronic granulomatous abnormal host response toward infectious agents, presenting as a tumor-like lesion. This is the first report of pelvic malakoplakia after dissem...

background: female sexual dysfunction is a common problem among general population, especially in urogynecological patient, and can lead to a decrease in quality of life and affect martial relationship. objective: this study was compared the effect of surgical methods versus physiotherapy on sexual function in pelvic floor disorder. materials and methods: this randomized controlled trial (rct) ...

Bladder endometriosis is a rare cause of a localized bladder mass, potentially mimicking a neoplasm at cross-sectional imaging. We present the case of a patient with cyclic pelvic pain and urinary symptoms secondary to bladder endometriosis, with characteristic pelvic ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging findings. Potential pathological mechanisms are discussed.

A case of a 53-year-old perimenopausal woman who presented with an 18-month history of irregular vaginal bleeding is reported. Vaginal ultrasonography revealed a 10 x 7 cm pelvic mass with an increased blood flow. Her serum CA125 was within the normal range. At laparotomy a normal spleen was found within the pelvic cavity.

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common malignancies in the world, with high frequency rates in Asia. Many of the patients have unresectable disease at the time of diagnosis, and early detection and surgical resection is the best hope for survival. But, if HCC is presenting as an extrahepatic mass, the diagnosis is difficult. Herein, we report a case of primary HCC masquerading...

A 39-year-old unmarried woman was referred for evaluation following an incidental ultrasound finding of a 5 × 4 cm pelvic cyst with a thick hyperechoic wall. Otherwise, her gynecological, medical, and surgical history was unremarkable. Her clinical examination was unremarkable. She was mildly obese with a body mass index of 32. There was no abdominal tenderness or palpable masses. Bimanual vagi...

Aggressive angiomyxoma of the vagina is a rare disease. We present a 27-year-old woman, para 2002 with a vaginal soft tissue mass size 10 x 5 x 5 cm that protruded from the right lateral wall and extended to the introitus. This protruding mass was connected to a large pelvic mass. The vaginal soft tissue mass biopsy and histology showed aggressive angiomyxoma. After biopsy, the patient was oper...

Endometrial stromal sarcoma (ESS) is a mesenchymal neoplasm that usually occurs as a primary tumor of the uterine corpus, but rarely arises in other sites, such as the ovary, pelvic cavity, mesentery, omentum and intestine. Herein, we present a rare case of low-grade ESS presented as prevesical mass. A 60-yr-old woman who had undergone total hysterectomy for endometriosis eleven years ago was p...

Women with endometriosis typically present with pelvic pain, infertility, or an adnexal mass, and may require surgery. Treatment of endometriosis in the setting of infertility raises a number of complex clinical questions that do not have simple answers. This document replaces the 2006 ASRM Practice Committee document of the same name.

abdominal cystic lymphangioma is a rare benign neoplasm. less than 1% of lymphangiomas is in the retroperitoneum. lymphangioma is mostly asymptomatic. chronic symptoms were reported in retroperitoneal type more than others. acute symptoms due to complications like infection, cyst rupture or hemorrhage may occur. we report an 18-years-old girl with low back pain from 6 months ago with huge pelvi...