Publications by authors named "N Kchir"
Inguinal swelling unveiling biphasic synovial sarcoma: A case report.
Int J Surg Case Rep
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- * A 35-year-old man was diagnosed with biphasic synovial sarcoma after imaging and biopsy confirmed a mass in his right inguinal area; he underwent successful surgery and received radiation therapy post-operation.
- * The case emphasizes the importance of using various diagnostic tools, like MRI and CT scans, for staging the tumor and that a tailored treatment approach is crucial for managing this rare condition.
Hypophysitis is an extremely rare inflammatory disease that can mimic the clinical and radiological features of a pituitary adenoma. In this case report, we describe a 45-year-old woman with secondary xanthogranulomatous hypophysitis (XGH) who presented with signs of a pituitary macroadenoma. The patient complained of headaches, visual impairment, and amenorrhea-galactorrhea syndrome.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFExtrahepatic cancers of the biliary system are typically asymptomatic until after metastasis, which contributes to their poor prognosis. Here we examined intrahepatic cholangiocarcinomas (n = 8), carcinomas of perihilar bile ducts (n = 7), carcinomas of the gallbladder (n = 11) and hepatic metastasis from carcinomas of the gallbladder (n = 4) for the expression of the extracellular matrix glycoproteins tenascin-C and tenascin-W. Anti-tenascin-C and anti-tenascin-W immunoreactivity was found in all biliary tract tumors examined.
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