my dispensary for the relief of an adherent foreskin. On examination, the prepuce was found covering the entire glans penis and its orifice was turned inwards into the external urinary meatus and was continuous with the mucous lining of the urethra. It was freely movable on the glans. Taking this to be a case of simple phimosis, I carefully separated the prepuce from the external urinary meatus...

The cystic lesions of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract demonstrate the various pathologic findings. Some lesions may present a diagnostic challenge because of non-specific imaging features; however, other lesions are easily diagnosed using characteristic radiologic features and anatomic locations. Cystic masses from the GI tract can be divided into several categories: congenital lesions, neoplas...

affects the mesentery or retroperitoneum. It may arise spontaneously, secondary to previous trauma, surgery, or hormonal stimulation, or in association with a systemic connective tissue anomaly (1-3). In fibromatosis, the lesion is usually large and there is extensive infiltration of adjacent structures. Several reports have detailed the computed tomographic (CT) findings (3, 5, 6, 8), but thos...

Cystic medial necrosis is a disorder of large arteries, particularly the thoracic aorta, characterized by an accumulation basophilic ground substance in media with cyst-like lesions. A male his late 20s was brought to our trauma bay after he met road traffic accident complaint abdominal pain. Clinical examination revealed tenderness left lumbar region. The contrast-enhanced computerized tomogra...

We report a rare case of prostatic carcinoma associated with cystic degeneration. Cystic masses within the prostate are known. Benign cystic masses are more common and include congenital cysts of mullerian duct or mesonephric duct origin. Acquired cysts can be either retention cysts, parasitic or malignant in nature. Cysts accompanying prostatic carcinoma are moreover rare. The acute retention ...

Objective To report the management of a large uterine leiomyoma with diffuse cystic degeneration in a patient with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Design Case Report. Setting Cleveland Clinic Florida, Department of Gynecology, Section of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic surgery, Weston Florida. Patients A 52-year old woman with ADPKD with a large abdominal mass, abnorm...

We present a 54-year-old Chinese man with a tumour at the pancreatic tail associated with a presumed cystic splenic lesion. Histological examination showed a pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma with extensive cystic degeneration and invasion of the spleen, a rare imaging presentation for such a tumour.