Metastatic Invasive Lobular Breast Cancer Presenting Clinically with Esophageal Dysphagia.

. Intra-abdominal metastases of invasive lobular breast cancer (ILBC) may be insidious. We report a case of metastatic ILBC that presented with dysphagia within weeks of a negative mammogram and before the development of intra-abdominal symptoms.

An unusual case of autoimmune pancreatitis presenting as pancreatic mass and obstructive jaundice: a case report and review of the literature.

Background: Autoimmune pancreatitis is a rare chronic inflammatory pancreatic disease that is increasingly being diagnosed worldwide. As a result of overlap in clinical and radiological features, it is often misdiagnosed as pancreatic cancer. We report the case of a patient with autoimmune pancreatitis that was initially misdiagnosed as pancreatic cancer.

6-year-old girl with hydrocephalus.

With rare exceptions, pediatric tectal gliomas have been generally reported as low-grade tumors with relatively good prognosis. The patients are usually treated conservatively to manage the signs and symptoms of obstructive hydrocephalus. We report a case of a tectal glioma in a 6-years-old girl with histological features of anaplastic mixed oligoastrocytoma that continues to progress despite chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

Does antegrade cerebral perfusion protect the brain during deep hypothermic circulatory arrest?

Purpose: This study compares cerebral protection using no cerebroplegia and using antegrade cerebroplegia with variable flow rates during deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA).

Methods: Twenty healthy neonatal piglets (2.5-3.