Three hundred twenty patients were subjected to ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) over a 3 year period (April 2006 - March 2009). These included liver (125 cases), lung (81 cases), abdominal and mediastinal lymph nodes (29 cases), ovary (14 cases), omentum (12 cases), pancreas (10 cases), kidney (10 cases), mediastinum (8 cases), gall bladder (8 cases) etc. The aim of thi...

AIMS AND BACKGROUND Malignant mixed mesodermal tumor (MMMT) is a biphasic neoplasm (carcinosarcoma) composed of both epithelial and mesenchymal elements. Extragenital MMMT, including primary peritoneal MMMT, is an extremely rare tumor with features consistent with its origin from the secondary Müllerian system. The neoplastic elements of extragenital MMMT presumably arise directly from the meso...

Background: Goblet cell carcinoid (GCC) of the appendix is a rare neoplasm that share histological features of both adenocarcinoma and carcinoid tumor. While its malignant potential remains unclear, GCC's are more aggressive than conventional carcinoid. The clinical presentations of this neoplasm are also varied. This review summarizes the published literature on GCC of the appendix. The focus ...

INTRODUCTION Tumors of the small intestine are rare. In addition, clinical symptoms are nonspecific and neoplasm-related symptoms occur late. We report a case of neuroendocrine tumor (NET) of the small intestine that was diagnosed early with trans-abdominal ultrasonography (US). PRESENTATION OF CASE The patient was a 61-year-old man. Abdominal contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) was pe...

To cite: Sivrioglu AK, Saglam M, Deveer M, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2013-009305 DESCRIPTION A 50-year-old man was admitted to an emergency department with umbilical abdominal pain. His medical history included nothing of particular note. Physical examination revealed a mild abdominal distention and a palpable mass in the left upper q...

a set of one hundred and twenty nine patients with known primary malignancy and suspected brain metastasis was reviewed in present study. the patients were selected among patients presented to the mri section of imam khomeini hospital or a private mri center in tabriz (iran). primary tumor site, clinical manifestations, number and site of lesions were identified in this patient population. the ...

Solid-pseudopapillary neoplasm (SPN) of the pancreas is a rare neoplasm reported to have a favourable prognosis because of its slow-growing behaviour. Ignored and misdiagnosed in the past, SPN has recently been increasingly studied. Its clear cell variant creates challenges in distinction from other clear cell tumours in the pancreas. We report a 31-year-old Cambodian woman who presented with a...

BACKGROUNDS/AIMS The diagnosis for cystic neoplasm of pancreas is based on the morphologic criteria through imaging studies, but the pre- and postoperative diagnoses are often inconsistent. This study aims at the analysis of clinical characteristics and the results of surgical treatments. METHODS A retrospective review was performed on 93 patients who have undergone surgery for pancreatic cys...

Abstract Introduction The small bowel obstruction in a non-operated abdomen is rare, and the most common causes are hernia neoplasm. complete mechanical due to an omental band patient with no previous abdominal surgery less than five cases have been reported literature. Case presentation We report 65 year old male presented emergency department complaints of pain, distension, vomiting obstipati...