Rosai-Dorfman disease: A rare presentation as an isolated axillary lymphadenopathy, a case report and literature review.

Introduction: Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD) is a rare histiocytic neoplasm. It most commonly presents with bilateral cervical lymphadenopathy. We report the fourth case in the literature of RDD presenting as isolated axillary lymphadenopathy.

The perception of burnout and related influencing factors in Tunisian oncology nurses.

Background: Oncology nurses constantly provide emotional support to patients and are confronted with their suffering, which represents chronic stress leading to the development of burnout syndrome.

Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of burnout and identify associated factors in a sample of oncology nurses.

Methods: We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study with 70 oncology nurses at the Salah Azaiez Institute of Oncology in Tunisia.

Pathologically confirmed women's breast cancer: A descriptive study of Tunisian and Algerian series.

Background: Breast cancer (BC) is the most frequent malignancy among women in Tunisia and Algeria. Clinical and pathological characteristics of this cancer among these populations are not widely reported. The aim of the study was to report clinical and pathological characteristics of women's BC in a Tunisian and Algerian series.

A huge prolapsed cervical leiomyoma: A case report.

Introduction And Importance: Uterine leiomyoma is the most common pelvic tumor in women. Its cervical location is rare and may extend into the vagina in 2.5 % of cases.

RADICAL VERSUS CONSERVATIVE METHODS IN ONE-STAGE PILONIDAL ABSCESS SURGERY: THE EXPERIENCE OF A TUNISIAN CENTER.

Background: Surgical treatment for pilonidal abscess is the gold standard, but not yet well codified. Different techniques proposed can be conservative or radical.

Aims: The aim of our study was to compare postoperative outcomes of both methods in one-stage treatment strategy.

Primary ectopic breast carcinoma: a case report.

Background: Ectopic breast tissue is present in 2-6% of women. Ectopic mammary tissue can experience physiological changes and the same pathological processes as the eutopic breast. Ectopic breast cancer represents an uncommon condition accounting for 0.

Chemoradiotherapy or chemotherapy as adjuvant treatment for resected gastric cancer: should we use selection criteria?

Background: The management of gastric adenocarcinoma is essentially based on surgery followed by adjuvant treatment. Adjuvant chemotherapy (CT) as well as chemoradiotherapy (CTRT) have proven their effectiveness in survival outcomes compared to surgery alone. However, there is little data comparing the two adjuvant approaches.

Monocentric study of 28 cases of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy: first Tunisian study.

Background: Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) is a rare affection of the peripheral nervous system. Its diagnostic criteria have evolved since 1975. The aim of our work is to study the epidemiological, clinical, and paraclinical aspects of CIDP.

Primitive isolated hydatid cyst of the spleen: total splenectomy versus spleen saving surgical modalities.

Background: This study aims to describe the clinical features of the isolated primitive splenic hydatid cyst, discuss and compare the different surgical approaches of this uncommon disease.

Methods: This is a descriptive retrospective study carried out over a period of 7 years extending from January 2013 to December 2019 reporting eight cases of isolated primitive splenic hydatid cysts. Data were collected from the register of the general surgery department of the Jendouba regional hospital.

Acute-onset chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy with cranial nerves and respiratory tract involvement: A case report.

Sixteen percent of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) patients may present acutely like acute idiopathic demyelinating polyneuropathy (AIDP) the demyelinating form of GBS, developing in <8 weeks 2. This entity is classified as acute-onset CIDP (A-CIDP) which presents overlapping clinical and electrophysiological findings with GBS during early stages of disease, but followed with a chronic course beyond 2 months. Also, those who have three or more treatment-related fluctuations (TRF) are included under this term.

Gossypiboma: the failure of a successful intervention.

If successful surgery is the primary quest of any surgeon, unintentionally leaving behind surgical items in the operative field remains his most feared obsession. This rare but dramatic accident can lead to potentially fatal complications and turn both lives of the surgeon and the patient upside down. We present the case of a 29-year-old female patient who presented to the ER with three days history of severe diffuse abdominal pain associated with fever, biological inflammatory syndrome and well-tolerated iron deficiency anaemia.

Stroke disclosing primary aldosteronism: Report on three cases and review of the literature.

Objectives: There is a growing evidence of increased risk of cerebrovascular events in primary aldosteronism (PA). Nevertheless, acute neurologic ailment as presenting feature of PA is uncommon. Our aim is to highlight the diagnosis challenges in stroke unmasking PA and to discuss the underlying physiopathology and management dilemmas.