Purpose: The O-RADS malignancy risk stratification of typical ovarian dermoid cysts by using a 10 cm threshold is based on expert consensus rather than analysis of objective clinical data. This comprehensive scoping review consolidated all currently available studies evaluating typical benign ovarian dermoid cyst size and risk for malignant transformation.
Methods: A systematic review of MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus and the Cochrane library was performed from inception to January 14, 2024, using PRISMA-ScR guidelines.
Intractable Rare Dis Res
November 2024
Inferior vena cava (IVC) leiomyosarcomas are rare smooth muscle neoplasms that account for 0.5% of adult soft tissue sarcomas. They present with nonspecific symptoms and have poor prognosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The current ACR and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists guidelines recommend a ≤4-mm endometrial thickness threshold for excluding endometrial cancer in symptomatic postmenopausal patients. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to re-evaluate the optimal endometrial thickness threshold on imaging for excluding cancer in symptomatic postmenopausal patients.
Materials And Methods: A systematic search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and Scopus from inception to October 2023 was performed in addition to a gray literature search.
To review the findings of a multiparametric MRI (the "liver triple screen") solution for the non-invasive assessment of liver fat, iron, and fibrosis in patients with chronic liver disease (CLD). A retrospective evaluation of all consecutive triple screen MRI cases was performed at our institution over the last 32 months. Relevant clinical, laboratory, and radiologic data were analyzed using descriptive statistics.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOvarian vein syndrome is a rare condition involving the compression of the ureter by the ovarian vein. Since it was first described, very few cases have been reported in literature. We present a case of a 37-year-old female with typical symptoms and common right-side involvement.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Am Psychoanal Assoc
February 2024
In-person meeting offers psychologically usable material-signifiers that serve as day's residue-that cannot be duplicated or substituted for in remote ways of working. Questions of materiality, the history and specificity of location, and bodily proximity all are key aspects of the psychoanalytic frame, as Bleger's classic formulations attest. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the choreography of engagement between analyst and patient: the ghostly dust in the frame enters the room.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFVascular compression syndromes are a diverse group of pathologies that can manifest asymptomatically and incidentally in otherwise healthy individuals or symptomatically with a spectrum of presentations. Due to their relative rarity, these syndromes are often poorly understood and overlooked. Early identification of these syndromes can have a significant impact on subsequent clinical management.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Accurate staging of ovarian cancer is critical to guide optimal management pathways. North American guidelines recommend contrast-enhanced CT as the primary work-up for staging ovarian cancer. This meta-analysis aims to compare the diagnostic accuracy of contrast-enhanced CT alone to PET/CT for detecting abdominal metastases in patients with a new or suspected diagnosis of ovarian cancer.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis
December 2023
Background: Hyperglycemia in the acute phase of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) has been associated with poor functional outcomes, however all interventions to lower glucose have yielded neutral or negative results. We attempt an explanation of the causal role of hyperglycemia in ΙCH outcome using generalized structural equation modeling.
Materials And Methods: Consecutive primary ICH patients admitted to an academic hospital between 2007 and 2018 were identified.
In this case report, we describe an uncommon presentation of Cushing's syndrome in a patient in their 60s who presented to the emergency department with left-sided chest pain. The initial workup for the patient was unremarkable except for an elevated blood pressure and elevated fasting plasma glucose. A CT scan of the chest, abdomen and pelvis was performed, demonstrating a splenic artery thrombus with multiple splenic infarcts, in addition to a combination of macronodular adrenal hyperplasia, bilateral gynecomastia, centripetal fat distribution and suspected mild bone demineralisation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Am Psychoanal Assoc
October 2023
Lacan's seminars are a treasure trove of innovative psychoanalytic explorations. In Seminar X, , he takes up this Freudian theme and explores a number of interrelated ideas: castration, the difference between the sexes, two different forms of acting out, and what he terms his only original theoretical contribution: the object and its "various incidences." The object is described here in detail, especially in relation to Lacan's argument that analysts who are women have a freer relationship to their desire and the countertransferences it spawns than do men.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Hepatic steatosis is a very common problem worldwide.
Aim: To assess the performance of two- and six-point Dixon magnetic resonance (MR) techniques in the detection, quantification and grading of hepatic steatosis.
Methods: A single-center retrospective study was performed in 62 patients with suspected parenchymal liver disease.
Background: Cerebellar intracerebral hemorrhage (cICH) is often attributed to hypertension or cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA). However, deciphering the exact etiology can be challenging. A recent study reported a topographical etiologic relationship with superficial cICH secondary to CAA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLiposarcoma is the most common primary retroperitoneal sarcoma in adults. We report the case of an 86-year-old male who presented to the emergency department with frequent falls and unexplained weight loss that was found to have a cystic retroperitoneal dedifferentiated liposarcoma. Initial computed tomography revealed a large heterogeneous complex cystic hypoenhancing lesion in the left retroperitoneum.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Preferred size-threshold recommendations for management of incidental adrenal lesions remain controversial.
Purpose: This meta-analysis aimed to compare the diagnostic accuracy of different size thresholds for detecting malignancy in patients with incidental adrenal lesions on imaging.
Materials And Methods: A systematic review of MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, the Cochrane Library, and the gray literature, covering the period from inception to September 2021, was performed.
Congenital renal anomalies are common imaging findings and can often be detected antenatally. In some cases, these anomalies may go undetected and present in adulthood. We report a very rare case of unilateral renal agenesis in a 22-year-old male associated with an ipsilateral dilated blind-ended ureter that ectopically inserted into the seminal vesicle.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of CT and MRI for differentiating atypical lipomatous tumors and malignant liposarcomas from benign lipomatous lesions.
Methods: MEDLINE, EMBASE, Scopus, the Cochrane Library, and the gray literature from inception to January 2022 were systematically evaluated. Original studies with > 5 patients evaluating the accuracy of CT and/or MRI for detecting liposarcomas with a histopathological reference standard were included.