Characterization of mammographic markers of inflammatory breast cancer (IBC).

Purpose: Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is a rare and aggressive type of breast cancer, as many physicians may not be aware of it in terms of symptoms and diagnosis. Mammography is the first choice in breast screenings and diagnosis. Because of a lack of expertise and imaging datasets, IBC portrayal and machine learning-based diagnosis systems have not yet been studied thoroughly.

Deep Brain Stimulation for Dystonia: Experience of a Moroccan University Hospital.

Background: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a well-established procedure that provides long-term symptom control of the third most common movement disorder: dystonia. In this study, we aim to report the experience of Ibn Rochd University Hospital in the treatment of dystonia using DBS of the globus pallidus internus, which represents an exceptional challenge for a developing country such as Morocco.

Methods: Since 2013, we selected five eligible candidates for DBS surgery at the university hospital Ibn Rochd.

Tumoral calcinosis of unusual location in a chronic hemodialysis patient.

Tumoral calcinosis is a rare cause of intratissular calcifications in hemodialysis patients with chronic renal failure. Its frequency is estimated between 0.5 and 7% of patients.

Diagnostic imaging of foot mycetomas: A report on two cases.

Mycetomas caused by aerobic actinomycetes are called actinomycetomas. It is primarily localized in subcutaneous tissue but it can spread to different tissue planes including the skin, deep tissues and structures and eventually the bones. We report the cases of 2 patients referred for evaluation of soft tissue masses involving the foot.

Massive Cerebral Air Embolism Causing Stroke Secondary to Pulmonary Tuberculosis.

Cerebral air embolism due to pulmonary tuberculosis is an extremely rare cause of stroke. We report an unusual case of a presentation of cerebral air embolism likely due to pulmonary tuberculosis lesions during a severe cough. We discuss the relationship between the pulmonary tuberculosis and the occurrence of the cerebral air embolism.

Zinner Syndrome.

Unlabelled: Zinner syndrome is a developmental anomaly of the urogenital tract. This condition is defined by the triad of unilateral renal agenesis, ipsilateral seminal vesicle cyst and ipsilateral ejaculatory duct obstruction. The syndrome is due to malformation of the mesonephric duct during embryogenesis.

[Post traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the external carotid].

Pseudoaneurysm is due to a disruption in the arterial wall, secondary to inflammation, trauma or iatrogenic causes such as surgery, percutaneous biopsy or drainage. We report the case of a 37-year old patient, presenting with cervical swelling that had progressively evolved after penetrating cervical trauma occurred 8 months before. Doppler ultrasound supplemented by CT angiography confirmed the diagnosis of pseudoaneurysm of the left external carotid artery.

[Rare localization of aneurysmal bone cyst in the sphenoid bone].

Aneurysmal bone cyst is a benign tumor that can affect all bones in the body. It rarely affects the base of the skull. It is usually located at the level of the long bones.

[Osteoid osteoma: about a case].

Osteoid osteoma is a benign primary bone tumor. This tumor is relatively frequent, accounting for 12% of all benign bone tumors and about 2-3% of all bone tumors. We report a new case of osteoid osteoma confirmed histologically.

Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis: a report of twenty cases.

Introduction: Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis is a benign lesion of the mammary gland characterised by the presence of non-infectious inflammatory breast lesions limited to the lobules.

Objective: We report twenty cases of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) with a discussion of epidemiology, clinical and diagnostic features, treatment and progress of this pathological entity.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective study of twenty cases compiled from a ten-year period, from 952 pathological anatomy examinations carried out to investigate various breast pathologies.

[Pregnancy and extra-gastrointestinal stromal tumor: an exceptional association].

Extra-gastrointestinal stromal tumors (EGIST) are rare entities. The coexistence of a gastrointestinal stromal tumor and pregnancy is exceptional. We describe a case of this association, three years after the first diagnosis of EGIST made during exploratory laparotomy for abdominal-pelvic mass.

[Cushing's syndrome due to a pulmonary carcinoid].

Cushing paraneoplasic syndrome is a rare cause of hypercorticism. We report a case of 35 year-old man presenting with Cushing's syndrome characterized by severe signs of hypercorticism and hypokalemia. Endocrine investigations were suggestive of an hypercortisolism linked to an ectopic adrenocorticotropic (ACTH) secretion, both at baseline (mean ACTH levels=275 pg/ml, urinary free cortisol excretion=3.

[Primary lymphoma of the thyroid gland].

Malignant primary lymphoma of the thyroid gland is a rare disease generally occurring women in the 6(th) or 7(th) decade of life. The principal clinical sign is giant goiter rapidly leading to sings of compression, raising the question of differential diagnosis with anaplastic cancer. The radiological findings in our patient were suggestive of malignancy due to the locoregional invasion.

[Renal angiomyolipoma imaging: report of 9 cases].

Purpose: To report the radiological polymorphism of angiomyolipoma (AML).

Material And Methods: [corrected] A retrospective series of eight cases of AML explored by US and CT scan. The diagnosis was radiological in seven cases and histopathological in one case.

[Malignant stromal tumors of the small intestine: report of 9 cases].

Purpose: Analysis of imaging features of malignant stromal tumors of the small bowel and review of literature.

Material And Methods: 9 cases of malignant stromal tumor of the small bowel with histological proof were imaged at US (8 cases), small bowel series (9 cases) and CT scan (3 cases).

Results: There were 6 cases of leiomyosarcoma and 3 cases of malignant schwannoma.

[Late perforation of pre-sternal coloplasty: echocardiography diagnosis].

The authors report a previously non described case of late rupture of a presternal colon esophagoplasty in a patient with history of caustic ingestion. The role of sonography was the diagnosis of the rupture due to presternal position of the coloplasty.

[Upper esophageal duplication. Apropos of a case disclosed by respiratory distress].

The authors report a new case of cystic oesophageal duplication, discovered in a 10-month-old infant. This case is unusual because of its site: thoraco-cervical, and its acute clinical manifestations: respiratory depression. A surgical resection was performed after Barium swallow, chest X-ray and ultrasonography.

[Contribution of ultrasonography in thyroid diseases. Apropos of 100 cases].

Thyroid disease is a very common disease, essentially affecting women, and raises diagnostic and therapeutic problems. The objective of this study was to specify the value of ultrasonography in the diagnosis and aetiological orientation of these lesions, based on a retrospective study of 100 patients. The results of ultrasonography were compared to the histological results.