a 65-year-old female presenting with hepatobiliary cystadenoma (hc) comprised of multiple cysts in the liver and a non-specific epigastric pain is reported herein.  ultrasound study demonstrated dilated common bile duct (cbd) and intrahepatic bile ducts, plus two spherical stone-like bodies filling defects in the proximal cbd. sphincterotomy and basket performed for the patient were not success...

Presence of ovarian tumors in pregnancy is uncommon. In most cases, they are benign, torsion the common complication. Management can be conservative or surgical depending on size, clinical presentation, gestational age, available resources etc. advances imaging techniques have made decision making easier. We present a case primigravida aged 24 years, with 18 weeks’ pain abdomen. She had large m...

Coexistence of a mucinous cystadenoma arising in a mature cystic teratoma is infrequently reported. Herein a case of a 25-year-old woman diagnosed with a right ovarian mucinous cystadenoma arising in a mature cystic teratoma is reported. She presented with lower right abdominal discomfort. Ultrasound showed a 14.8 × 7.9 × 12.5 cm structure on the right adnexa. She underwent a diagnostic laparos...

Benign neoplasms of the ovary originating from epithelial tissue are common tumors in adult women. They are, however, rarely seen in children or adolescent girls. Here the authors present a case of an ovarian mucinous cystadenoma in a premenarchal girl. To our knowledge, there are only 5 other cases reported in the literature.

CONTEXT Serous cystadenoma of the pancreas and mucinous tumors of the vermiform appendix are rare. To our knowledge, the simultaneous occurrence of these two tumors has not been reported. CASE REPORT Here, we report an adult female who presented with signs and symptoms of appendicitis. A preoperative CT scan confirmed the findings of appendicitis and also showed an incidental large mass in th...

BACKGROUND Appendiceal mucinous cystadenoma can present in various ways, and it is most commonly encountered incidentally during appendectomy, but mechanical intestinal obstruction secondary to an appendiceal mucocele has been rarely reported. METHODS We report a case of mechanical intestinal obstruction secondary to appendiceal mucinous cystadenoma. After nasogastric decompression and initia...

Hepatobiliary cystadenoma is a rare tumor which is difficult to diagnose before surgery and pathologic examination. Herein we present the case of a 32-year-old woman from an endemic area for hydatid cysts who presented with the impression of hydatid cyst of the liver, which was completely resected. Histopathologic examination revealed a mucinous hepatic cystadenoma with ovarian-like stroma. She...

Appendiceal cystadenoma, the most common type of what has been generally termed 'mucocele' of the appendix, has unique clinical characteristics. In this study, three similar clinical manifestations of appendiceal cystadenoma are presented, with different subsequent management and diverse prognostic outcomes relating to the characteristics of the disease, the wishes of the patients, the medical ...