Case Report: Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma in the Wall of a Thymic Cyst.

Thymic cysts are rare lesions (1-5% of all mediastinal masses) and, most of the times, are incidental findings. The coexistence of a lymphoma and a thymic cyst is rare. In the case reported herein, microscopic foci of a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma were identified in the wall of a resected thymic cyst.

Ectopic hepatocellular carcinomas developed in the chest wall and skull.

A 68-year-old man presented with a suppurating mass on his skull and a palpable mass on his right upper thoracic wall. Computed tomography revealed a round mass, 70 mm in diameter, invading the right pleural cavity, and a second tumor infiltrating the skull through the left parietal bone. Both masses were resected simultaneously.

Papillary fibroelastoma of the aortic valve in a β-thalassemia patient.

Papillary fibroelastomas are uncommon benign tumors with frond-like growths usually arising from the heart valves. The identification of their presence is of major clinical importance owing to the fact that although rarely symptomatic they can cause coronary occlusion, stroke, and even sudden cardiac death. We present an asymptomatic 38-year-old woman with homozygous β-thalassemia in whom transthoracic echocardiography incidentally discovered an aortic mass.

Cor triatriatum presenting as heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: a case report.

Cor triatriatum is a rare congenital cardiac malformation and it usually refers to the left atrium. We report an unusual case of cor triatriatum in a 33 - year old woman presented with congestive heart failure caused by left ventricular systolic dysfunction.

Creating arteriovenous fistula using an automatic anastomotic device.

We describe the use of the Cardica C-Port xA Distal Anastomosis System for performing an automated, arteriovenous fistula in patients on hemodialysis with end stage renal failure.