Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) is a rare stromal neoplasm and usually occurs in the thoracic cavity. We here report a case of retroperitoneal SFT with prominent calcification. A 64-year-old man presented with an incidentally detected retroperitoneal mass in the right upper abdomen.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 33-year-old man suffered sudden abdominal distension without traumatic episodes. He had undergone total splenectomy for hereditary spherocytosis 13 years ago. He was in shock, and his hemoglobin level was 10.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSimple liver cysts occasionally cause pressure symptoms of the abdomen. We herein report an extremely rare case of spontaneous rupture of simple liver cysts. A 65-year-old woman suffered abdominal fullness and dyspnea.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report an unusual case of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)-producing gastric carcinoma with enteroblastic differentiation. A 75-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with occasional upper abdominal discomfort. We performed gastroscopy and observed a type 2 tumor, primarily in the pyloric region.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe discuss an extremely rare case of ganglioneuroblastoma arising within a retroperitoneal mature cystic teratoma. Radiological examinations showed a cystic tumor sandwiched between the pancreas and left kidney. Surgery was scheduled because the tumor seemed to have originated from the pancreas.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe present an extremely rare case of early-stage acinar cell carcinoma of the pancreas. A 49-year-old woman, who had undergone radical surgery for breast cancer 3 years earlier, was suspected to have a rib metastasis during follow-up. She also had a family history of cancer.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report an unusual case of goblet cell carcinoid (GCC) of the rectum. A 75-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with anal bleeding, and a hard tumor was felt on the anterior wall of the lower rectum during rectal examination. We performed colonoscopy, and found a 30-mm type 2 tumor in the lower rectum and anal canal.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report a case of torsion of ovarian carcinoma pedicle during chemotherapy with bevacizumab and FOLFIRI. A 47-year-old-female who had undergone laparoscopic-assisted sigmoidectomy for sigmoid cancer with multiple metastatic liver tumors, was treated with 3 courses of FOLFOX4 and 9 courses of FOLFIRI. Bevacizumab (BV) was started to administer with FOLFIRI since a CT scan had revealed that metastatic liver tumors had enlarged .
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEffective treatment has not yet been established for intestinal pseudo-obstruction, a rare complication of malignant pheochromocytoma. We report the case of a 41-year-old man who presented with malignant pheochromocytoma associated with pseudo-obstruction of the colon. His serum catecholamine level was markedly elevated, and his large intestine was distended with gas and lodged stool.
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