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S Afr J Surg
December 2024
Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, China.
Tailgut cyst is an exceedingly rare congenital anomaly originating from embryonic remnants of the tailgut. Owing to its asymptomatic nature in the early stages, it is prone to clinical misdiagnosis. We present a case of a 55-year-old female with initial symptoms manifesting as sacrococcygeal pain.
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January 2025
Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
Background: Giant sacral and presacral schwannomas are very rare conditions and their prevalence is estimated to account for only 0.3 to 3.3% of overall schwannomas.
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December 2024
Department of Orthopedics, Umeå University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden.
Background: Hereditary Multiple Osteochondromas (HMO), previously known as Multiple Hereditary Exostoses (MHE), is a genetic disorder characterized by the formation of multiple, benign, exostoses (osteochondromas) growing from the metaphyseal region of long bones as well as from the axial skeleton. Lesions originating from the lumbar spine region are rare, and are most common growing from the posterior element of the vertebrae. HMO associated osteochondromas are difficult to treat due to continuous and incontrollable growth of these lesions and a lifetime risk for malignant transformation.
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December 2024
Prof. Dr. Asif Bashir, Department of Neurosurgery, Unit-I, Punjab Institute of Neurosciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
Aneurysmal bone cysts are locally invasive, benign lesions usually found in the spine or metaphysis of long bones. They can be primary (idiopathic) or secondary to other bone pathologies. Primary aneurysmal bone cyst usually occurs in the first two decades of life.
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February 2025
Department of Psychiatry, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Sawangi, Wardha, Maharashtra 442001, India.
Sacral chordoma is a rare osseous tumor of malignant origin. Remnants of the notochord in the region of sacrum and coccyx is said to be the origin of these tumors. Patients generally have delayed presentation, which is responsible for larger tumor size.
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