We report the extremely uncommon case of a 77-year-old woman in whom a tumor found to be a melanotic schwannoma, arising from the right rectus abdominis muscle, was detected during investigation for a rheumatic disorder, finally identified as polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). Tumors of this type most commonly occur in spinal nerve roots, and their clinical behavior is very difficult to predict. As far as we are aware, this is the first reported case affecting the aforementioned site.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFContrast examination of the gastrointestinal tract is rarely complicated by perforation. The colon and rectum are most commonly affected, with many perforations limited to the retroperitoneum. Generalised peritonitis is therefore rare, but is life-threatening and difficult to treat.
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