gastric inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (imt) is a rare tumor with and unpredictable prognosis usually find in young adults. we present an 18-year-old man with gastric imt. he complained of epigastric pain, intermittent fever and night sweating associated with weight loss since two years ago. physical examination showed anemic and cachestic features with mild abdominal tenderness in palpitat...

Neuroblastoma is a nervous system malignancy. The extension of intra-abdominal neuroblastoma to the spinal canal is a rare condition. In this case report, we present a patient with monoplegia and a huge intra-abdominal mass with intra spinal extension and cord compression.

Fungal infections of the gastrointestinal tract are not common in children, especially in immunocompetent ones. In this case report we describe a child who was presented with abdominal pain and mass, bloody diarrhea and fever. He was treated for amebiasis, but due to treatment failure and deterioration of his condition, he underwent a laparatomy. Histologic examination of the excised bowel in ...

An 85-year-old woman with chronic renal insufficiency presented with appetite loss and abdominal fullness. Laboratory data showed serum creatinine levels of 5.46 mg/ dL, urea nitrogen 42 mg/dL, corrected calcium 15.3 mg/ dL, intact PTH parathyroid hormone 15.1 pg/mL (N 10– 65), calcitriol 63.4 pg/mL (N 20–60), PTH-related protein 5.5 pmol/L (N < 1.0), cortisol of 4.3 pg/mL (N 6.2–19.4), ACTH ad...

BACKGROUND Rib osteomyelitis is a rare entity, occurring in approximately 1 % or less of all cases of haematogenous osteomyelitis. Given its rarity and clinical heterogeneity, the diagnosis of rib osteomyelitis can be challenging and requires a high index of suspicion. We present a case of acute osteomyelitis of the rib due to community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA...

A 35-year-old woman presented with a one-day history of stabbing, central chest pain radiating to her left upper abdomen and back. This followed two weeks of general malaise associated with cough, fevers, joint pain and night sweats. Her significant past medical history was of betathalassaemia minor with associated splenomegaly and five miscarriages. She was born in Jamaica as a sole-surviving ...