Received April 2007 Accepted June 2007 INTRODUCTION Although leiomyosarcoma is among the most common nonepithelial retroperitoneal tumors along with fibrosarcoma, liposarcoma, and malignant lymphoma, it only constitutes 5% to 15% of all retroperitoneal tumors. About 70% of leiomyosarcomas are found in the retroperitoneal space.(1) Extensive surgical resection for achieving complete removal and ...

We report a rare case of Churg-Strauss syndrome in a 37-year-old man, presented as ileus intestinal and associated with Tlymphoblastic lymphoma, that was located in the retroperitoneal space and infiltrated the suprarenal gland. The T lymphoblasts, with the immunohistochemical method, disclosed positivity for CD3 and CD8, while they were negative for Pan B and CD20.

BACKGROUND In 1996, Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate was introduced and has been shown to be safe and highly effective. CASE PRESENTATION We report a case of a rare complication that resulted in intra-abdominal compartment syndrome with prolonged intubation and intensive care, involving an 74-year-old male after holmium laser enucleation of prostate, with a massive irrigant fluid lea...

CONTEXT The use of parenteral nutrition via a central venous catheter is a common practice in the neonatal intensive care setting. Extravasation of the infusate leading to an acute abdomen is a complication that has only rarely been documented. This report describes the case of a premature infant with a femoral catheter placed in the inferior vena cava, who developed an acute abdomen as a resul...

Desmoid tumor is a rare soft tissue and accounts less than 1% of retroperitoneal tumor. It pathologically benign tumor, while clinical behavior aggressive, showing high rate local recurrence. consists spindle cell, collagen myxoid matrix thus it shows diverse imaging patterns according to its composition. In this case report, surgically diagnosed desmoid presented.