Mucormycosis (previously called zygomycosis or phycomycosis) is an uncommon opportunistic infection with the gastrointestinal form being the rarest occurrence and one of the most lethal infections known to humanity. The most common risk factors predisposing to develop gastric mucormycosis are uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, stem cell transplantation, or underlying any hematologic malignancy and major trauma. Pain abdomen, hematemesis, and melena are common symptoms which the patient presents.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report two cases of uterine lipoleiomyoma in postmenopausal women of ages 52 and 55 years, who presented with complaints of leukorrhea and lower abdominal pain, respectively. Lipoleiomyoma is a rare benign variant of leiomyoma, having an incidence of 0.03%-0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrimary cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma is a rare slow-growing neoplasm, with limited literature reporting the involvement of the scalp. It has a tendency to recur locally; however, lymph node, distant pulmonary and bony metastases are exceptionally rare. We highlight the case of a 65-year-old female with primary cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma with distant pulmonary and bony metastases and the importance of imaging in diagnosing distant metastasis and perineural spread.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOsteochondromas or exostosis are common benign bone tumours, commonly arising from the metaphyseal region of long bones (femur, humerus, tibia). Osteochondroma of the scapula are rare and cause mechanical irritation leading to bursal formation. We hereby report a case of 30-year-old man who presented with painful chest wall swelling and its multimodality approach to establish the diagnosis.
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