Cystic lymphangioma (CL) is a rare congenital deformity that almost exclusively affects children. Among the incidences, the majority occur in the head and neck area. Adults who develop these lesions likely develop them as a result of trauma.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Textiloma or Gossypiboma is a mass comprising of cotton matrix within the body left accidentally during a surgical procedure. It is estimated that retained surgical foreign bodies occur one in every 5,500-18,760 inpatient operations but the incidence may be as high as one out of every 1,000-1,500 abdominal cavity operations, and even more common during emergency surgeries. There have also been rare case reports of Transmural migration of retained surgical swab which is a rare phenomenon.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Adult Fibrosarcoma (FS) is very rare and it constitutes approximately 1% of adult sarcomas. It is a malignant or intermediate (rarely metastasizing) tumor, composed of fibroblasts with variable collagen production. Fibrosarcomas usually involve the deep tissues of the extremities, trunk, head and neck.
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