The second documented case of mediastinal ectopic tissue presenting as a mediastinal mass is reported. Previously reported cases of ectopic pancreatic tissue in the thorax are reviewed in an attempt to explain this anomalous development.

More than 150 cases of congenital lung cyst have been reported in the literature. In the majority the cysts were multiple and only about 14 cases have been described in which a large single cyst was present. There is considerable diversity of opinion regarding the aetiology of the condition. Some have attributed it to developmental abnormalities such as faulty development of the lymph vessels o...

Ganglion are benign cystic swelling containing gelatinous fluid which may occur in any joint but most frequently occurs the wrist. They common around joints due to abundance of fibrous tissue. This article reviews what is known about ganglion cyst development, natural history, histopathology, diagnosis and current treatment options along with homoeopathic approach this prevalent ailment. Althou...

Ovarian Remnant syndrome (ORS) is the presence of residual ovarian tissue after an oophorectomy was performed whether associated with a hysterectomy or not. We report case 39-year-old woman past surgical history total abdominal and left salpingo-oophorectomy indication placenta accreta incidentally discovered during caesarian section. The patient presented pelvic pain diagnosed ORS. She success...

Treatment options for simple renal cyst (SRC) include open surgery, laparoscopy with decortication, or percutaneous aspiration with or without sclerotherapy. Though laparoscopic unroofing achieves better results than percutaneous sclerotherapy, the reported recurrence rate is still up to 19%. Thus, it is necessary to find methods to reduce the recurrence rate.To investigate whether the perirena...

introduction: heterotopic gastrointestinal cyst of the oral cavity is an extremely rare lesion with fewer than 40 cases reported in the english literature. it usually involves the soft tissue covering the floor of the mouth and the tongue. lining of this lesion resembles gastric or intestinal mucosa. case report: in this report we describe the lesion in two boys and discuss their pathogenesis.

BACKGROUND & AIMS Heterozygous germline mutations in PRKCSH cause autosomal dominant polycystic liver disease (PCLD), but it is not clear how they lead to cyst formation. We investigated whether mutations in cyst epithelial cells and corresponding loss of the PRKCSH gene product (hepatocystin) contributed to cyst development. METHODS Liver cyst material was collected through laparoscopic cyst...

Introduction ystic ureteritis or cystic pyeloureteritis (CPU) is an unusual benign disease, consisting of the appearance of suburothelial cysts filled with amorphous gelatinous substances that raise the mucosa layer of the urothelium. 1 Most probably a chronic inflammatory process is involved in its pathogenesis. Histopathological examination of pyeloureteritis cystica and cystitis cystica reve...

The aim of this study is to consider the parietal complications of the hydatid cyst of the liver: the subcutaneous rupture of the cyst and spontaneous cutaneous fistula of liver hydatid cyst. 1(st) case: A 24-year-old woman, who underwent surgery 10 years ago for hydatid cyst of the liver, was admitted for a right hypochondrium mass and a fistula draining clear liquid containing cystic elements...

background: this study was performed to induce conversion of rh strain tachyzoites of toxoplasma gondii to bradyzoites by ph changing of the cul­ture medium. methods: hela cell monolayers were infected at a 1:1 tachyzoite to cell ratio. four hours after infection, the culture medium was removed and re­placed with culture medium and 5% fcs, adjusted to ph 8 with naoh. the culture was maintained ...