Spontaneously metachronous ruptures of adrenocortical carcinoma and its contralateral adrenal metastasis.

Adrenocortical carcinomas (ACCs) are rare neoplasms. In spite of its rarity, ACCs are the second most lethal endocrine cancer after anaplastic thyroid carcinomas. Currently, the only chance for a cure is an early diagnosis and a radical surgical resection.

[Intestinal occlusion caused by persistent omphalomesenteric duct and Meckel's diverticulum: report of 2 cases].

Two rare cases of mechanical intestinal obstruction due to an omphalomesenteric duct remnant and/or to a Meckel's diverticulum, respectively, are reported. The first case was a 20-year-old man and the second an 87-year-old woman. In contrast with various reports in the literature, our experience demonstrates that this kind of obstruction may also affect elderly female patients in western countries.