Resection of a mature cystic teratoma of the liver harboring a carcinoid tumor.

Cystic teratomas are rare pluripotent embryonic tumors which most commonly originate in gonadal organs. Extra-gonadal cystic teratomas are exceedingly uncommon, accounting for only 1% of all cystic teratomas, and have been reported in unusual locations including the kidney, mediastinum and liver. These extra-ovarian cystic teratomas have also been known to harbor other neoplasms including carcinoid tumors.

Large Sized Left Inferior Phrenic Artery and Parahiatal Type of Diaphragmatic Hernia Generating Confusion During Robotic Surgical Repair.

Introduction: As an advanced minimally invasive surgical procedure, the repair of the diaphragmatic hernia may sometimes be very challenging especially when the anatomy is unclear.

Materials And Methods: We are presenting a rare case of a parahiatal hernia defect repair where the understanding of the anatomy was complicated by the presence of an unusual large sized left inferior phrenic artery. The Da Vinci surgical platform was used to perform the entire procedure.

The First Case Report of Robotic Multivisceral Resection for Synchronous Liver Metastasis from Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Introduction: Surgery for liver metastases in pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (PNET) improves overall survival rate. We present the first case report for robotic multivisceral resection of distal pancreas, spleen, and left liver for metastatic PNET.

Materials And Methods: We present a case of 52-year-old female diagnosed with PNET in the pancreatic neck metastatic to the liver, responding to somatostatin and bland embolization, who underwent surgical debulking using da Vinci robotic platform.

IDENTIFICATION AND PHYSIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF A NOVEL CAROTENOID-ENRICHED, METAL-RESISTANT MICROALGA ISOLATED FROM AN ACIDIC RIVER IN HUELVA (SPAIN)(1).

A heavy-metal-resistant, carotenoid-enriched novel unicellular microalga was isolated from an acidic river in Huelva, Spain. The isolated ribosomal 18S subunit rDNA sequence showed homology with known sequences from green microalgae, the closest sequence (98% homology) belonging to the genus Coccomyxa. The isolated microalga therefore was an up to now uncultured microalga.