abstract background: giant uterine fibroid is a rare tumor of the uterus, usually symptomatic requiring surgical intervention. uterine fibroid is generally common among black women. case presentation: in this study, a case of 31 year old nullipara was reported who presented to the gynaecology unit of enugu state university teaching hospital (esuth), nigeria with a history of progressive abdomin...

Introduction: Intra-thoracic goiter refers to the extension of enlarged thyroid tissue into the thoracic inlet. This condition can produce symptoms of compression on adjacent organs and can sometimes be accompanied by malignant transformation. Therefore surgical treatment is almost always necessary. In order to remove the pathology with the fewest post-operative complications, selection of the ...

To the Editor: Large palpable breast masses in young patients can be attributed incorrectly to asymmetric breast development. Significant breast pathology is often overlooked, given the low numbers of breast masses seen in adolescents and young adults. Today, ultrasound is the primary modality used for evaluating young patients with palpable lumps. If any sonographic findings are suspicious, th...

Neonatal adrenal hemorrhage presenting as an abdominal mass in the newborn is not uncommon. However, judging the nature of a suprarenal mass is sometimes difficult, especially when the structure is more complex with unusual clinical course. We report a male newborn with neonatal adrenal hemorrhage presenting as a multiloculated cystic mass. The margins between the mass and left kidney were indi...

BACKGROUND Glutamine supplementation is a novel approach to perioperative nutritional management. METHODS This study was a prospective randomized clinical trial of effects of enteral glutamine supplementation in surgical patients with head and neck malignancy in a tertiary center. This study measured the effects of supplementation within 4 weeks of the postoncologic surgical period in relatio...