We present the case of a 4-year-old boy who was born with a large cervicofacial lymphatic malformation. It was partially resected in the first year of life and treated with Picibanil/OK-432 injections at the age of three because of recurrence. Eight months later the boy developed a fulminant streptococcal toxic shock syndrome with cardiac arrest. After resuscitation, high dose intravenous antib...

BACKGROUND Breast carcinoma is the second commonest cancer in women after non-melanoma skin cancers and, excluding melanoma, the most common tumor to metastasize to the skin in women. Cutaneous metastasis from breast cancer has varied presentations but there is no well-established classification which includes them all. OBJECTIVE AND CONCLUSION We report a 69 year-old lady with advanced prima...

Expression of Phosphodiesterase-5 in Lymphatic Malformation Tissue Lymphatic malformations (LMs) are uncommon and sometimesdebilitating congenital vascular anomalies that presumably arise because of developmental dysplasia of the lymphatic network in utero. They comprise primitive lymphatic sacs surroundedby a thickened layer of connective tissue and interspersedmuscle fibers.1 Current treatmen...

Abdominal pain with bilious emesis is an ominous clinical presentation with many possible causes. We describe a previously healthy 4-year-old boy who presented with these symptoms and ultrasound findings of fluid throughout most of the abdominal cavity. Computed tomography imaging revealed a large cystic mass (21-by-13 cm) associated with a small bowel obstruction due to volvulus. A laparoscopi...

Lymphatic malformations--previously called "lymphangiomas"--emerge due to an abnormal development of the lymphatic channels, with obstruction of the lymph flow and formation of lymphatic cysts. These cystic masses are frequently located in the neck and axillary region (95%). A pancreatic localization is extremely rare in children. Pancreatic lymphatic malformations should be distinguished from ...