Introduction: A textiloma or gossypiboma is a retained surgical material in the body after an operation. It may be asymptomatic or revealed by complications such as occlusion, perforation, and fistulization.
Case Report: We report a case of intraabdominal textiloma mimicking a mesenteric tumor.
Cystic lymphangioma is a rare disease that is mainly diagnosed in childhood. When diagnosed, the lesion presents an indication for surgery due to the risk of serious complications. Herein, we report the case of a 32-year-old patient who presented to the emergency room for abdominal pain that developed 2 days before with worsening symptoms and abdominal pain in the last 24 hr.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Breast angiosarcoma is a rare, aggressive tumour affecting adult women. It can occur in two forms, primary form and secondary forms or radiation-induced breast angiosarcoma affecting patients with history of breast or chest radiotherapy.
Case Presentation: The authors report a new case of breast angiosarcoma in 52-year-old women, with history of invasive ductal carcinoma, and reporting a discoloration of her breast skin.
Unlabelled: Hydatid disease (HD) is a parasitic pathology that remains endemic in Morocco and poses a public health problem. Its location in the psoas muscle is a rare entity. We report this case highlighting the diagnostic challenges, therapeutic modalities as well as prognosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTrichilemmal carcinoma (TC) is a rare skin malignant tumor with pillar differentiation. TC presents along with other malignant hair follicle tumors and accounts for only 1% of all adnexal carcinomas. TC usually occurs on sun-exposed skin in elderly people, nevertheless, it can occur at any age.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) constitute a group of rare conditions with a potential for malignant degeneration. The appearance of symptoms should suggest degeneration. This case demonstrates an unusual case of a patient presenting an intestinal type IPMN that was revealed by a large abdominal mass.
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