Background: The incidence of symptomatic focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) is 0.03%. FNH has female predominance that accounts for 90% of cases. It is a hypervascular benign liver tumor and is sometimes difficult to diagnose if there is a lack of typical findings on imaging. In the...
Background: Liposarcoma of the breast is a rare entity accounting for 0.3% of breast sarcomas which in turn are responsible for less than 1% of breast malignancies. We present this case for rarity and for its being a histological surprise. Case Summary: We are reporting a case o...
Fungal infection of gastrointestinal tract is frequent in immunocompromised patients and rare in an otherwise healthy individual. Gastric perforation commonly occurs as a complication of peptic ulcer disease. Other causes include prolonged intake of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammator...
Introduction and Importance: The ileo-sigmoid knot is a rare entity of intestinal occlusion by strangulation. It is a surgical emergency whose delay in management exposes to digestive necrosis and high mortality. Materials and Methods: Our work is a retrospective case report wit...
Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease is an extremely rare entity characterized by subacute necrotizing lymphadenitis and frequently associated with fever. It is known to have a worldwide distribution with higher prevalence among Japanese and other Asiatic young individuals. The clinical, his...
Aims: Sarcomatoid squamous cell carcinoma is the rarest variant of squamous cell carcinoma, which is more common at layrnx, hypopharynx, nasal cavity or oral cavity and only rarely encountered in the esophagus. Hence we present a case of sarcomatoid squamous cell carcinoma of mid...
Thoracic ectopia cordis is a rare congenital abnormality with a complete partial displacement of the heart outside the thoracic cavity. Prognosis is poor and depends on the severity of intracardiac defects. With its high mortality and <5% survival rate, management is challengi...
Background: Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is characterized by headache, altered mental functioning, seizures and loss of vision associated with posterior leukoencephalopathy on the imaging studies. The clinical symptom complex as well as the abnormalities in...
Background: Solitary neurofibromas of the maxillofacial region are extremely rare and there are no cases reported in literature so far, overlying the lateral canthus region of the face. This case report aimed to evaluate the clinical and radiological presentation of this lesion a...
We present a case of 2 neck cysts in the same patient which were clinically diagnosed as plunging ranula and an uncomplicated thyroglossal cyst. This was supported by radiological imaging as well. But it is sought to share that sometimes clinical evaluation and imaging may not be...
Background: Tuberculosis is a chronic granulomatous infection caused by the bacilli Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Decades after the discovery of effective treatment, the infection persists till date as a re-emerging communicable disease. It is preventable by childhood vaccination....
We present a case of delayed small bowel perforation occurring 3 months after a blunt abdominal trauma. A 36 year old male sustained a steering wheel injury 3 months back. Computed tomography of the abdomen done after the trauma revealed only a mild peritoneal collection with a s...
Background: Phyllodes tumour (PT) is very rare fibroepithelial tumor of the breast and divided based on the World Health Organization into benign, borderline, and malignant subtypes. The most common type of phyllodes tumor is benign, however malignant phyllodes tum...
Introduction: Obesity is a global disease, causing a vast array of metabolic diseases and creating a significant burden on the individuals well being and the health system in general. Endoscopic adjuncts such as the intragastric balloon (IGB) have been developed to assist in weig...
Persistence of the pupillary membrane (PPM) is a congenital pathology characterized by the persistence of Tunica vasculosa lentis anterior, which normally resolves during the third trimester by the apoptotic phenomena. We report the case of a girl referred for an esotropia, at th...