Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumour of the Small Bowel Presenting with Intussusception and Perforation: a Double Jeopardy?

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours (MPNST) are rare soft tissue sarcomas which largely occur in the extremities and the head and neck region. The tumours are aggressive with a high rate of recurrence. Radical surgical resection remains the treatment of choice with adjuvant radiation therapy and chemotherapy still failing to demonstrate a clear benefit.

Growth Retardation Of Chick Embryo Exposed To A Low Dose Of Electromagnetic Waves.

Background: The objectives of this study were to explore the effects of low dose of the nonionizing (REW) emitted by a mobile phone on the development of chick embryo.

Methods: one hundred and twenty chick fertilized eggs were equally divided into a control and an exposed group. Sixty fertilized eggs were placed in an egg incubator with a mobile phone (SAR US: 1.

Metachronous bilateral mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the parotid gland.

We report a very rare case of bilateral muco-epidermoid carcinoma of the parotid gland that underwent bilateral parotidectomy with neck dissections and radiotherapy. This case has done well for three years and suggests that metachronous bilateral mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the parotid gland, if treated as per the merits of each side, has a reasonable survival.

Management of adult choledochal cysts--a 15-year experience.

Background: Choledochal cyst, a common surgical problem of childhood, can have a delayed presentation in adults. The clinical course in adults differs from that in children because of a higher incidence of associated hepatobiliary pathology.

Methods: The clinical data of 57 adults with choledochal cyst managed in a general surgical unit between January 1988 and March 2003 were analysed.

Persistent chyle leak following radical neck dissection: a solution that can be the solution.

A case report of a chyle leak following radical neck dissection for residual lymph nodal disease performed after chemoradiation for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. This is the first case report of the use of cyanoacrylate for a persistent chyle leak following radical neck dissection.

Mycobacterium fortuitum: an iatrogenic cause of soft tissue infection in surgery.

Background: Mycobacterium fortuitum is an uncommon cause of soft tissue infections. Treatment is often inadequate with persistence of infection unless the aetiological agent and its antibiotic sensitivity are accurately established.

Methods: Medical records of 23 patients with chronic soft tissue infection caused by M.