To cite: Mancio J, Oliveira M, Gonçalves M, et al. BMJ Case Reports Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2012007523 DESCRIPTION An 83-year-old woman was admitted to the emergency department reporting a 3-day progressively worsening lumbar pain and fever. Her past medical history was remarkable for type 2 diabetes mellitus, class 3 chronic renal failure, repetitive u...

The perirenal adipose tissue is the main fat depot in newborn goats, and it has recently been shown to represent functional "brown fat" [l]. In the rat, brown adipose tissue contains a high activity of the iodothyronine 5'deiodinase enzyme system which converts thyroxine to the active thyroid hormone, 3,3',5-triiodothyronine [see 21. Iodothyronine 5'deiodinase exists in two major forms, termed ...

The authors describe a case in which a tailgut cyst occurred at an unusual location in a 22-year-old woman referred for abdominal discomfort and urinary frequency. The left abdomen contained a palpable mass, found at imaging studies to be a homogeneous, unilocular and cystic, and anterior to the left kidney. After surgical excision, it was shown to be a tailgut cyst.

background: the clinical presentation of non-hodgkin lymphoma (nhl) varies tremendously depending upon the type of lymphoma and the areas of involvement. nhl can rarely present as an abdominal mass compressing the inferior vena cava. the clinical presentation due to obstruction of inferior vena cava has often been called the inferior vena cava syndrome (ivcs). it can present acutely or chronica...

essential thrombocythemia is a chronic myeloproliferative disorder characterized by a sustained proliferation of megakaryocytes, which leads to increased numbers of circulating platelets. hemorrhagic and/or thrombotic episodes are frequent, and thrombosis of both veins and arteries may develop. vessels in unusual sites may be involved, e.g., the hepatic veins, mesenteric veins, and the digital ...