Pseudomyxoma extraperitonei: a rare presentation of a rare tumour.

Pseudomyxoma extraperitonei is rare lesion resulting from the rupture of an appendiceal mucocele into the extraperitoneal tissues. We report a case of an 80-year-old woman with a medical history for a left hemicolectomy and a laparoscopic cholecystectomy 11 and 6 years, respectively, referred to our hospital for abdominal pain of increasing severity localised to the right hemiabdomen. The abdominal examination revealed a mobile mass a multidetector CT was performed; the patient was taken to surgery which was performed with no complications.

Glomus tumour of the stomach: an unusual cause of gastrointestinal bleeding.

Glomus tumours are a rare type of subepithelial mesenchymal tumours that present in deep visceral organs such as the stomach, which are difficult to diagnose. We report a case of a 44-year-old woman with diabetes who presented with anaemia, abdominal pain and melena diagnosed preoperatively with a gastric glomus tumour initially misdiagnosed as a gastric ulcer located at the lesser curvature. Upon referral to our centre a repeat endoscopy and biopsy were performed.