Mycotic aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta. Review and case report.

A 74-year-old male presented with bilateral invalidating claudication. A bilateral percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) with stenting of both superficial femoral arteries was performed but complicated by an urosepsis with Escherichia coli and a septic phlebitis at the site of an intravenous line. The phlebitis was complicated by a local abcedation for which incision and drainage were performed.

Asymptomatic pheochromocytoma in the posterior mediastinum.

A 66-year-old female patient was treated for a posterior mediastinal tumour with unknown histology. During thoracotomy, repetitive hypertensive crises had to be treated. The tumour was completely resected.

[Glomus tumor in the quadriceps ligament: a case report].

We report a very rare localization of glomus tumor: the quadriceps ligament. The clinical diagnosis in this 19-year-old male patient was difficult. The final diagnosis was established at pathology examination of the surgical resection specimen.