Synovialosarcoma is a mesenchymal tumor with soft tissue predilection, metastasizing to various organs, including the lung. Primary pulmonary involvement is rare and requires histological examination for confirmation. In early stages, the treatment is surgical followed by radiotherapy to avoid recurrence, while there's no consensus in chemotherapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe main metastatic sites of renal cancer are the lungs, bone, liver, and brain. Dissemination of clear cell renal carcinoma to the rectum is very rare, with only a few sporadic cases published in the literature. The clinical presentation is usually dominated by lower gastrointestinal haemorrhage.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSpontaneous urinoma is a rare urological complication that can occur following acute urinary obstruction. It involves a collection of urine that typically forms around the kidney as a result of rupture of the fornix. There are several causes of acute urinary stasis, including lithiasis, tumors, prostatic hypertrophy, and others.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAdenoid cystic carcinoma is a rare tumor that typically originates from secretory glands, most commonly found in the salivary glands. However, it can also develop as a primary cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma, which appears identical under the microscope to adenoid cystic carcinoma originating in other tissues. Distinguishing between primary cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma and extracutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma with cutaneous metastases is crucial for determining the prognosis and appropriate management of the condition.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNeuroendocrine breast carcinoma (NEBC) is an uncommon and malignant breast lesion. The absence of proper testing for this type of breast cancer carcinoma exacerbates this paucity. Additionally, only scant evidence of these tumors is present because of the repeated revisions in their diagnostic criteria throughout time.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDropped gallstones are a common complication during a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The formation of an abdominal abscess related to the dropped gallstones is rare because the majority of these calculi do not cause complications. Ultrasound is a usually used first-line imaging modality to detect gallstones in the abscess.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSplenic metastasis is extremely rare, and neuroendocrine tumor of the stomach represents one of the rarest primary sources. The present study aimed to describe a rare case of an endocrine tumor of the stomach revealed by a splenic metastasis. We report a rare case of a 40 -year-old who presented a pain in her left hypochondriac, associated to sensation of heaviness.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLymphocele formation following pelvic lymphadenectomy is a well-known complication. In this article, we report a 56 years old female patient with a pelvic infected lymphocele fistulised in the sigmoid discovered in imaging 2 months after pelvic surgery. Lymphocele complications are rare and their diagnosis is based on imaging.
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