Primary Dedifferentiated Amelanotic Anorectal Melanoma: Report of a Rare Case.

Anorectal melanoma (ARM) is an uncommon aggressive malignancy that comprises 0.5% to 1.6% of all melanoma manifestations.

Naegleria fowleri That Induces Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis: Rapid Diagnosis and Rare Case of Survival in a 12-Year-Old Caucasian Girl.

Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) is a rare and almost always fatal disease that is caused by Naegleria fowleri, a freshwater thermophilic amoeba. Our case involves an adolescent female who presented with fever of unknown origin. A lumbar puncture was performed, and the Wright-Giemsa and Gram stained cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytospin slides showed numerous organisms.

111In-Pentetreotide Imaging in Diffuse Idiopathic Neuroendocrine Hyperplasia of the Lung.

Diffuse idiopathic endocrine neoplasia of the lung (DIPNECH) is a rare disease characterized by proliferation of neuroendocrine cells in the bronchial wall. Less than 20 cases of DIPNECH have been reported in imaging literature. We present here a case of histopathologically diagnosed DIPNECH with diffusely increased In-octreotide uptake in both lungs.

Femoral head and neck excision in cats: medium- to long-term functional outcome in 18 cats.

Objective: To assess the medium- to long-term functional outcome of cats after femoral head and neck excision (FHNE) using an owner-completed questionnaire.

Methods: Cats that had FHNE and were free of other orthopaedic or medical conditions that could affect their mobility, other than the studied coxofemoral joint(s), were included. A specific owner-completed questionnaire was used at a minimum of 4 months postoperatively.

Trans-iliac pin/bolt/screw internal fixation for sacroiliac luxation or separation in cats: six cases.

Trans-iliac pin, bolt or screw stabilisation was performed on six cats with sacroiliac (SI) luxation and separation. For the purpose of this study, SI luxation is defined as the separation of the iliac wing from the sacrum without fracture of the sacral or iliac wing; SI separation is defined as the separation of the iliac wing from the sacrum secondary to fracture of the sacrum and/or the iliac wing. Complications, surgical time and medium-to-long-term outcome were assessed by a retrospective review of the clinical records and owner questionnaires.