A Rare Case of a Gigantic Retroperitoneal Schwannoma.

: Schwannomas (Schs) are benign tumor masses that rarely occur intra-abdominally and rarely reach larger diameters. When present, they occur as rare solitary nerve sheath tumors of peri-neural Schwann cells. Schwannoma mostly affects the nerves of the extremities, trunk, or the head and neck region.

Is postoperative cognitive decline after cardiac surgery associated with plasma beta amyloid 1-42 levels?

Background: Postoperative cognitive decline following cardiac surgery is one of the frequently reported complications affecting postoperative outcome, characterized by impairment of memory or concentration. The aetiology is considered multifactorial and the research conducted so far has presented contradictory results. The proposed mechanisms to explain the cognitive decline associated with cardiac surgery include the neurotoxic accumulation of β-amyloid (Aβ) proteins similar to Alzheimer's disease.

Urgent Off-Pump Coronary Bypass Grafting in Moyamoya Disease: A Case Report.

Moyamoya disease is a rare progressive cerebrovascular occlusive disease that predominantly occurs in countries in Northeast Asia. We report a 54-year-old male patient with moyamoya and coronary artery disease, on whom urgent off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting was performed after cardiopulmonary reanimation due to ventricular fibrillation. This patient had left main trunk disease, a Pudenz peritoneal catheter (Medtronic, Inc.

Pulmonary contusions after blunt chest trauma: clinical significance and evaluation of patient management.

Introduction: A pulmonary contusion is an entity defined as alveolar haemorrhage and pulmonary parenchymal destruction after blunt chest trauma. According to the literature, most pulmonary contusions can only be seen on a chest CT. The aim of this study was to evaluate the patients with pulmonary contusions, as well as their management, considering diagnostic and therapeutic options related to their outcomes, since we assumed, based on everyday clinical practice, that an 'overdiagnosing' and 'overtreatment' attitude towards this injury could be present.

Giant primary pleomorphic adenoma of the lung presenting as a post-traumatic pulmonary hematoma: a case report.

Background: Pleomorphic adenomas, also known as benign mixed tumors, are the most common tumors of glandular origin in the head and neck and although they are generally benign they can undergo malignant transformation. Primary pleomorphic adenomas of the lung are extremely rare tumors with less than 40 cases reported in the literature by now. This is the first case in the literature describing overlapping with a traumatic event and also one of the rare cases describing primary adenoma of the lung reaching this impressive size.