Publications by authors named "Rihab Aissaoui"

Intestinal malrotation in children is a rare aberration, due to a halt in the rotation and attachment of the primitive gut, it can be asymptomatic if the rotation terminates at 90 degrees, which manifests itself in unusual forms of appendicitis as in our observation, or dangerous in cases of inadequate common mesentery and worsened by small intestine volvulus. This 12-year-old boy experienced abdominal discomfort in the hypogastrium and left iliac fossa 4 days before admission. The pain had been developing in a feverish setting, and the clinical examination had revealed abdominal sensitivity.

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Low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma (LGFMS) is a rare tumor characterized by bland histological features and aggressive clinical course, it is a distinctive variant of fibrosarcoma with high metastasizing potential and sometimes a long interval between tumor presentation and metastasis, the most common anatomic locations of occurrence are the lower extremities, thorax, inguinal area, and upper limbs, Here, we present the case of a 29-year-old patient with a deceptively benign-appearing mass arising in the mediastinum that had been discovered on computed tomography, a biopsy under cervicotomy was performed and histopathological examination revealed low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma. In conclusion, LGFMS can arise in the mediastinum, and physicians should consider this entity as a differential diagnosis in the presence of such mass.

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