Cases of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma with multiple masses accompanying underlying pancreatic diseases, such as intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm, have been reported. However, synchronous invasion without underlying pancreatic disease is very rare. A 61-year-old female with abdominal discomfort and jaundice was admitted to our hospital. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) revealed canc...

PET Case: Incidental Lung Cancer This 80-year-old woman was being followed for a left adrenal mass found on an abdominal CT scan performed to evaluate abdominal pain (Fig. 1). A PET scan was ordered to further evaluate this lesion. The PET showed no abnormal uptake in the adrenal mass (Fig. 2), but an isolated focus of intense increased FDG uptake was noted in the upper lobe of the right lung (...

RATIONALE Ectopic pancreas, which is a kind of rare congenital disease, forms during embryonic development. It can occur throughout the whole gastrointestinal tract, but has a low tendency to develop in the wall of the small intestine. It is easy for patients with ectopic pancreases to be misdiagnosed because the symptoms are untypical and can vary. PATIENT CONCERNS In the present study, we r...

OBJECTIVE To determine the sensitivity and specificity of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) guided fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in the evaluation of pancreatic masses. STUDY DESIGN Analytical study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Department of Pathology, Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, from January 2006 to June 2011. METHODOLOGY Patients of either gender aged above 18...

Introduction. Intravenous leiomyomatosis with cardiac extension is an extremely rare uterine tumor. We report here a case of intravenous leiomyoma extending to the right atrium, diagnosed in a patient having leiomyoma. Case Presentation. A 39-year-old woman with no symptoms and a past medical history of two myomectomy operations (7 and 3 years previously) was admitted to our clinic for routine ...

INTRODUCTION With the improved quality and widespread availability of diagnostic abdominal imaging, incidental intra-abdominal lesions (incidentalomas) are being increasingly identified. Our objective was to characterize the clinical features of asymptomatic patients with incidentally discovered pancreatic lesions and to assess the accuracy of preoperative radiologic diagnosis against the final...

A rare case of isolated giant mesenteric fibromatosis is presented. The tumor originated from the fibrous mesenteric tissue. The patient underwent laparotomy because of abdominal discomfort and sub-occlusive symptoms due to the giant mass. Differential diagnosis of mesenteric masses is discussed and the Authors also review the literature concerning this rare disease.