Introduction: Ovarian cancer is a gynecological cancer with a very poor prognosis despite the improvement of therapeutic means, of which metastases at the colic level are exceptional. We report an exceptional case which makes it possible to enrich the poor literature published on the subject.
Case Presentation: Through this article, we present a very rare case of colonic metastases from ovarian cancer.
Ganglioneuroma is a nerve tumor arising from the sympathetic neural crest. It is a rare benign tumor. Retroperitoneum is its second location after the posterior mediastinum.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (ACS) is a pathological condition that results from an increase in pressure within the abdomen associated with organ failure. It can be acute or chronic, primary or secondary. ACS poses a serious diagnostic challenge for physicians as the clinical presentation is varied and can mimic other medical pathologies.
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September 2020
Introduction: Gallbladder Carcinosarcoma is a rare and fatal cancer characterized by the presence of a combination of a cancerous epithelial and mesenchymal components.
Presentation Of Case: We present the case of a 66 years old patient with a carcinoma gallbladder carcinoma who received a surgical treatment. The histological assessment revealed two histological components consisting of an adenocarcinoma and a spindle cell sarcoma compatible with the carcinosarcoma.
Introduction: Acute hemoperitoneum with a spontaneously ruptured hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a rare type of internal bleeding that requires a multidisciplinary management approach.
Presentation Of Case: In this case report, we describe a fortuitously ruptured peripheral and discovered HCC in an 81-years-old woman treated effectively using hepatectomy.
Discussion: The use of the computed tomography (CT) angiography to diagnose the stability of the patient's condition allows both arterial embolization in case of active bleeding and the evaluation of the underlying hepatopathy.