LTHOUGH the hemarthroses of hemophilia are well-known manifestations of this disease, it is not commonly realized that abnormal bleeding may also cause bone destruction in sites remote from the articulations. Such osteolytic lesions are generally accompanied by massive soft tissue swelling and usually, therefore, are called pseudotumors of hemophilia. The clinical and roentgenologic manifestati...

Mycetoma are inflammatory pseudotumors, due to infection by bacterial (Actinomycetoma) or fungal (Eumycetoma) agent. A retrospective study was conducted during 34 years. Our aim was to study epidemiologic, clinic, therapeutic and microbiologic characteristics. Eighteen patients were assessed. Sex-ratio H/F was 2. The mean age was 43.6 years. Principal localization was the feet. Our study was ch...

A 26-year-old man, diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia had multiple inflammatory pseudotumors (IPT) in the liver. The patient presented complete remission after remission induction therapy, and then showed right upper quadrant discomfort and intermittent fever. An ultrasonography disclosed multiple hypoechoic nodules in the liver. A biopsy of the nodules showed focal liver cell necrosis w...

Inflammatory pseudotumor has been commonly reported in patients undertaking total hip replacement (THR) for different reasons. The precise etiology of this biological reaction and whether the primary disease has an influence on pseudotumor formation remain unclear. There seems to be a consensus that metal ions and debris do play an important role during this process. Recently, however, compared...

A wide spectrum of masses can affect the heart, ranging from non-malignant entities, such as thrombi, to aggressive primary cardiac tumors, such as angiosarcomas. Echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging have traditionally formed the mainstay techniques for assessing these lesions. Recent technological advances have seen ECG-gated multi-detector computed tomography (M...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Differentiating between tumors and pseudotumoral lesions by conventional MR imaging may be a challenging question. This study aims to evaluate the potential usefulness and the added value that single-voxel proton MR spectroscopy could provide on this discrimination. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 84 solid brain lesions were retrospectively included in the study (68 gl...

Tumors of orbit are fortunately not a common occurrence in ophthalmology practice. That is why it is more difficult to determine the type of tumor process and appropriate therapeutic approach. It is therefore advisable to direct patients with orbital abnormalities to centers with great experience with such diagnoses. The Central Military Hospital was one of these centers during the evaluation p...