Autoamputation is an uncommon phenomenon that has been reported for the fingers, toes, appendix, ovary, spleen, etc. Autoamputation of the tongue has never been reported. An elderly man with carcinoma of lateral pharyngeal wall and tonsil presented with an autoamputated tongue that was attached to the oral cavity with a thin band. The patient required detachment of the tongue and tracheostomy f...

Mixed connective tissue disorder (MCTD) is a multisystem disease with overlapping features of other autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), myositis, rheumatoid arthritis, and scleroderma. MCTD presents with a distinctive antibody in serum known as U1-ribonucleoprotein (RNP). MCTD is quite rare as compared to other connective tissue disorders like SLE, systemic sclerosi...

Hairy polyp of the oronasopharynx is a rare developmental malformation. It is usually seen as a pedunculated tumor in the neonate. It is classified as a dermoid since it is derived from the ectoderm and mesoderm. We describe a neonate with a hairy polyp originating from the right lateral pharyngeal wall causing significant respiratory distress with cyanosis and stridor immediately after birth. ...

A 49-year-old man was referred for colonoscopy after a positive fecal occult blood test. Laboratory tests and physical examination were unremarkable but colonoscopy revealed a large pedunculated polyp in the sigmoid colon (●" Fig.1). Owing to inadequate bowel cleansing, polypectomy was not carried out. On repeat colonoscopy 120 days later, bowel cleansing was excellent. The examination was perf...

BACKGROUND Torsion is known to be the most frequent complication of ovarian teratomas. Torsion of the adnexa usually manifests with severe abdominal pain and is treated as an acute surgical emergency. However, it may be asymptomatic. Autoamputation of an ovary, along with other adnexal structures, due to previous torsion is extremely rare. CASE PRESENTATION A parasitic ovarian teratoma that u...

We have offered subjects with diabetes and toe gangrene in whom initial antibiotic treatment of associated infection has resulted in a welldemarcated, dry gangrenous digit, the choice of surgical amputation or awaiting autoamputation.Weperformeda retrospective cohort study to assess the effectiveness of the strategy of awaiting autoamputation by assessing subjects presenting to the multidiscipl...

Extragonadal teratomas are rare and account for only approximately 0.4% of all teratomas. The pathogenesis extragonadal is controversial poorly understood. We report a case an ovarian mature teratoma, which was discovered during autoamputation into omental teratoma.

In this study, a Vohwinkel syndrome case is presented where in 5th digit constriction bands in the right hand were reconstructed using a distant abdominal skin flap. Vohwinkel syndrome, or keratoderma hereditarium mutilans, is a rare, autosomal dominant genetic skin condition that causes palmoplantar hyperkeratosis and constricts finger and/or toe bands. In a typical manifestation, the finger a...