A seven-year-old male Jack Russell terrier was presented with a history of coughing, generalised weakness and lethargy 10 days after an abdominal coeliotomy to repair a large diaphragmatic rupture. Thoracic radiographs demonstrated a soft tissue mass in the midcaudal right thoracic cavity. Ultrasonographic studies, bronchoscopy and subsequent exploratory thoracotomy confirmed a diagnosis of a r...

Pleural effusion may be detected clinically when it is moderate to massive but only radiologically when it is mild. Chest x-ray is the commonest radiological approach used in detecting pleural effusion but ultrasound and computerized tomography scan of the chest are important in making a diagnosis. Qureshi et al. [3] in 2009 demonstrated the importance of thoracic ultrasound in differentiating ...

Using NADPH-diaphorase (NADPH-d) histochemistry, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS)-immunohistochemistry and immunoblotting, we characterized the nitric oxide (NO)-producing neurons in the brain and thoracic ganglion of a shore crab subjected to a nociceptive chemical stimulus. Formalin injection into the cheliped evoked specific nociceptive behavior and neurochemical responses in the brain...

Charcot joints of the spine are rare entities which mimic low grade soft tissue malignancies by appearing as a destructive mass lesion on radiographic studies. We report a 42-year-old diabetic female, who presented with a mass-like lesion of the thoracic spine extending into the posterior mediastinum. She presented with hemiplegia. With conservative treatment and without mechanical stabilizatio...

We present a case of thoracic splenosis in a 42-yr-old man with a medical history of abdominal surgery for a penetration injury with an iron bar of the left abdomen and back. He had been in good condition, but a chest radiograph taken during a regular checkup showed a multinodular left pleura-based mass. Computed tomography (CT) showed that the mass was well-enhanced and homogeneous, indicating...

abstract objective: to present the changes in projected thoracic hypokyphosis and the behavior of lumbar lordosis within and below the fusion and to compare these changes between the harrington rod (hr) and posterior multisegmented hook instrumentation. methods: 178 patients with idiopathic scoliosis, who had undergone posterior spinal fusion with harrington technique (106 patients) or multiseg...

A three-year-old weimaraner was presented with lethargy, anorexia, neck pain and a soft fluctuant swelling in the thoracic inlet. A cough had been noted previously. Clinical examination revealed tachycardia, tachypnoea, pallor and a large subcutaneous swelling, with bruising, suggestive of a haematoma in the thoracic inlet. Thoracic radiographs revealed a cranial mediastinal mass which had the ...

An ectopic kidney is a common developmental anomaly of the urinary system. However, the thoracic kidney (TK) is the rarest state form of an aberrant kidney. The aim of this case report is defining the symptoms in TK diagnosis and constructing a treatment model will promote the best outcomes. These patients come to the physician with the various symptoms, and they could be diagnosed incidentally...

The differential diagnosis of masses in the posterior mediastinum includes neurogenic neoplasms, cysts, esophageal tumors, infectious processes including abscesses, and disorders of the thoracic spine. Nonoperative procedures, including transcutaneous and transbronchial biopsies and thoracoscopy, may not lead to a definitive diagnosis. We present two cases in which a neurogenic tumor, with and ...

WE report a patient who presented with a large thoracic mass but who avoided a potentially catastrophic procedure when the anesthesiologist suggested a simple skin biopsy as an alternative to biopsy via a mediastinoscope. Maffucci syndrome is a rare cause of mediastinal mass, but the principles at play in this case report are common and important and highlight the role of the anesthesiologist a...