Publications by authors named "Lina Pankratjevaite"

Introduction: Breast granular cell tumour (GCT) is a rare but usually benign lesion.

Presentation Of Case: We report a case of a woman with breast GCT.

Conclusion: Clinically and radiologically, GCT may mimic breast carcinoma.

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Introduction: Breast adenomyoepithelioma is a very uncommon tumor, which is generally considered to be benign, however malignant transformation has been reported.

Presentation Of Case: We report two cases of two women with breast adenomyoepithelioma.

Conclusion: Diagnosis of adenomyoepithelioma is challenging because tumor may mimic other breast diseases.

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Intramuscular myxoma (IM) is a rare benign tumour. It may occur at any age but most commonly occurs among older women. The preoperative diagnosis of IM is complicated.

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Schwannoma arising from vagal nerve is a rare tumour. It is a slow-growing, benign mass, but rarely it might undergo malignant transformation. We report a case of a 55-year-old woman with asymptomatic Xth cranial nerve schwannoma in the left side of the neck.

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Introduction: Ewing sarcoma is a highly malignant and rare tumour of bones and soft tissue. It may occur at any age, but it is more common in children and teenagers.

Case Report: We report a case of a 56-year-old woman with EES involving the right iliac fossa.

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Visceral myopathy is a rare bowel disease affecting peristalsis and causing pseudo-obstruction. There is no specific treatment for chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction caused by visceral myopathy. We report a case of a 30-year-old woman with visceral myopathy who, due to unsuccessful conservative treatment, underwent surgery.

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Small-cell breast cancer is a very rare and aggressive type of neuroendocrine carcinoma. Histologically, it is indistinguishable from small-cell neuroendocrine lung cancer. Due to that, patients with small-cell neuroendocrine breast cancer should undergo examination of other areas of the body.

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Introduction: Phyllodes tumours are rare breast neoplasms. It is especially rare in pregnancy.

Presentation Of Case: We report a case of a 37-year-old woman with left breast benign phyllodes tumour, which started to grow very fast during pregnancy.

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Introduction: The presence of endometrial tissue in airways, pleura and lung parenchyma is called thoracic endometriosis syndrome (TES). It is a rare pathology, and typically consists of catamenial pneumothorax, haemothorax, haemoptysis, and pulmonary nodules. We report a case of a 36-year-old woman with thoracic endometriosis causing catamenial haemothorax.

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Background: Intussusception of the appendix is a very rare condition. It may clinically mimic acute or chronic abdominal diseases or can be asymptomatic.

Case Report: This paper describes our experience with intussusception of the appendix.

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