Unusual cause of chronic abdominal pain in a 17-year-old female: a case report of an epithelial adrenal cyst.

Adrenal cysts are rare lesions that make up 4% of all adrenal masses. They are often found incidentally during imaging or surgery and can vary in symptoms depending on their size and location; with cysts < 10 cm often being asymptomatic. These cysts are more common in adults in their 30s or 60s and can be divided into four histological subtypes, with epithelial cysts being less common.

A giant chylolymphatic cyst of the retroperitoneum: a case report.

Chylolymphatic cysts are an extremely rare variant of mesenteric cysts and account for 7.3% of all abdominal cysts. They can develop anywhere along the mesentery of the gastrointestinal tract and present in a wide range of symptoms.

Primary cutaneous Leiomyosarcoma on the left iliac region: A rare case report from Syria.

Introduction: and importance: Leiomyosarcoma is a rare aggressive soft-tissue malignancy typically originating from embryonic mesoderm or mesenchymal cell lines in smooth muscles.Leiomyosarcoma of the skin is termed as "Dermal Leiomyosarcoma", and is categorized into two subdivisions; superficial cutaneous and deep subcutaneous.Both types begin either as primary lesions or metastatic lesions from distant sites.

A rare case of benign multicystic peritoneal mesothelioma misdiagnosed as hydatid cyst found in the liver parenchyma and abdomen cavity of a male with asbestos exposure.

Background: Benign Multicystic Peritoneal Mesothelioma (BMPM) is one of the rarest diseases in medicine with only more than 200 cases worldwide. This paper aims to report a case of Benign Multicystic Peritoneal Mesothelioma that strangely arose from the liver and was long treated as Hydatid cyst. The case also had many risk factors including asbestos exposure that had not yet been linked with Benign Multicystic Peritoneal Mesothelioma.

Unicentric Castleman disease in the mesentery with ambiguous symptoms: a rare case report.

Castleman disease (CD) is a rare clinical entity characterized by enlarged lymph nodes. It may affect a single lymph node (unicentric) or multiple lymph nodes in the body (multicentric). However, it is exceptionally uncommon for unicentric Castleman disease (UCD) to present in the mesentery.

A case report of multiple bilateral breast metastases after colorectal cancer.

Introduction And Importance: Although primary breast cancer is the most common tumor in women, breast metastases are rare findings. We report the first case in English literature with CRC metastases to the breast and adrenal gland concurrently.

Case Presentation: A 42-year-old Caucasian female complained of abdominal pain over the last 3 days.

Mitral regurgitation due to a mediastinal desmoid tumor: A case report and review of the literature.

Mediastinal tumors may cause a wide range of symptoms; therefore, it should be considered in the differential diagnosis, after excluding common causes, when dealing with pulmonary and cardiac symptoms such as dyspnea or even mitral regurgitation. The most common site of the desmoid tumors is the abdomen, but in very rare cases, it can be located in the mediastinum.

Bilateral anophthalmia and intrahepatic biliary atresia, two unusual components of Fraser syndrome: a case report.

Background: Fraser syndrome or "cryptophthalmos syndrome" is a rare autosomal recessive disease. It is characterized by a group of congenital malformations such as: crytophthalmos, syndactyly, abnormal genitalia, and malformations of the nose, ears, and larynx. Although cryptophthalmos is considered as a main feature of Fraser syndrome, its absence does not exclude the diagnosis.

Gender differences in specialty preference among medical Students at Aleppo University: a cross-sectional study.

Background: This study aims to identify gender differences in specialty preference and career choice among Syrian medical students.

Method: A cross-sectional study comprising currently enrolled second, fourth and sixth year medical students at Aleppo University was conducted. Demographics, specialty preferences and factors influencing this decision were collected and analyzed.