Spinal subdural hematoma after lumbar discectomy without dural injury - Is it possible? A case report and literature review.

Background: Spinal subdural hematoma (SSDH) is a rare complication of lumbar discectomy. Here, the authors reviewed 10 articles concerning the etiology, clinical, diagnostic, and surgical management of SSDH.

Case Description: A postoperative SSDH occurred following a lumbar microdiscectomy in an 80-year-old patient in the absence of a dural injury.

Postoperative cerebral myiasis: A rare cause of wound dehiscence in developing countries.

Background: Cerebral myiasis is a rare parasitic disease, especially in postoperative neurological surgery.

Case Description: We report a case of postoperative myiasis in a patient who underwent a craniotomy for resection of metastatic melanoma, evolving with wound dehiscence due to myiasis in the operative wound.

Conclusion: Myiasis infestation should be a differential diagnosis of surgical wound dehiscence, particularly when the classic signs of inflammation are not present and computed tomography of the brain shows signs suggestive of this disease entity.

McCune-Albright syndrome with craniofacial dysplasia: Clinical review and surgical management.

Background: Fibrous dysplasia (FD) is a benign fibro-osseous lesion related to an abnormal bone development and replacement by fibrous tissue. FD has three clinical patterns namely monostotic, polyostotic, and the McCune-Albright syndrome (MAS). MAS is a rare genetic disorder (about 3% of all FD's) that comprises a triad of polyostotic FD, café-au-lait skin macules, and precocious puberty.

Giant cells glioblastoma: case report and pathological analysis from this uncommon subtype of glioma.

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common glial tumor of the brain system; nevertheless, the giant cell (GC) subtype is uncommon. Recent reviews report for an incidence of 1% in adults and 3% in children. The GCs usually have a better prognosis than GBM and also an increasing long-term survival rate.