Paravertebral lipomatous ganglioneuroma with intraspinal extension. Case report and literature review.

Lipomatous ganglioneuromas are a rare variant of ganglioneuromas characterized by a mature adipocytic component admixed with a conventional ganglioneuroma component. We present the case of a 34 year old patient with a paravertebral right lesion L1-L4 with intraspinal extension and secondary neurological deficit, who underwent surgery in our hospital. The pathological anatomy showed a yellowish encapsulated neoplasm, which under microscopic evaluation showed areas of ganglioneuroma admixed with areas of mature fat.

[Congenital obstruction of the foramen of Monro causing unilateral hydrocephalus. A propos of a case].

Isolated hydrocephalus of the lateral ventricle may result from unilateral occlusion of the foramen of Monro. The most common causes are tumours of the lateral ventricles or in the area of the third ventricle. Non-tumoural stenosis of the foramen is rare and can be due to inflammatory, vascular or congenital conditions.

Lumbar synovial cysts: presentation of a series of 10 cases and literature review.

Introduction: Although they are freqqently described in the literature, lumbar synovial cysts are a relative uncommon cause of low back and radicular leg pain.

Objective: To evaluate the treatment and surgical outcomes of the lumbar synovial cysts operated on in our hospital during a 5 year period.

Material And Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on patients surgically treated in our department from August 2009 to September 2014, using a visual analogue scale for the clinical follow-up in the first year after surgery.

Brown tumor of the orbital roof as an initial and isolated manifestation of secondary hyperparathyroidism.

Brown tumors appear in advanced stages of hyperparathyroidism. Only 17 cases have been documented in the orbit. We report a case of a young woman with a brown tumor in the orbital roof.

[Spinal hematomas: the spinal apoplexy].

Introduction: Spinal haematomas (SH) are a rare pathology. They can produce a rapid and irreversible neurological deterioration.

Method: In this retrospective study, we review 8 cases of SH treated in our centre over the last five years.