BACKGROUND:: Spinal cord cavernous malformations (CM) are associated with two types of angiographically occult "cryptic venous anomalies," which differ in location with respect to the spinal cord. The anatomical distinction between superficial and intramedullary is important, as the latter heighten the risks of CM resection. OBJECTIVE:: To report the observations ...

We present two cases of central venous catheterization (CVC) in which an ultrasound-guided in-plane approach was used. Case 1 was a 60-year-old man with acute myelogenous leukemia in whom a right supraclavicular CVC was performed. He had pancytopenia (leukocytes 2,000/μL; erythrocytes 350 × 10(4)/μL; platelets 5.6 × 10(4)/μL), and abnormal coagulability (prothrombin time-international normalized ...

STRUCTURED ABSTRACT: Study Design. Case ReportObjective. We report on the device failure of a polyether ether ketone (PEEK) expandable cage device with posterior migration of one of its components.Summary of Background Data. Posterior migration of TLIF cages devices has been reported with static devices and ours is the first reported ...

We describe a useful technique for the removal of an irretrievable/stuck long-term intravenous catheter. The alternative would have meant removing it surgically or snaring it in a case of extremely difficult venous access. The process we used was effective in this particular case.

BACKGROUND: Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a widely accepted alternative to high ligation with proximal stripping of the great saphenous vein (GSV) in the treatment of lower extremity venous insufficiency. This study compared short-term outcomes of two generations of (VNUS Closure) RFA catheters, ClosurePlus (CP) and ClosureFast (CF). METHODS: From February ...

Continuous interscalene block is popular for shoulder surgery, but there are several challenges when performing this continuous block. The interscalene catheter is susceptible to incidental dislodgement and migration due to movement of the head and neck. Another important consideration is phrenic nerve involvement; the phrenic nerve is susceptible to being ...

Knots are an unusual complication of catheterization procedures but have been reported in a variety of circumstances. Refractory constipation and colonic dysmotility disorders can be treated with a surgically created appendicostomy that is typically catheterized nightly to administer an antegrade colonic enema. We report a case of a catheter that ...

Venous malformations are the most common cerebral vascular malformation, frequently associated with cavernous malformation, and rarely accompanied by a varix. We report the case of a 67-year-old woman with tinnitus, whose cranial magnetic resonance images and selective catheter angiograms showed extensive cerebellar venous malformation with cavernous malformations and varix. Injury ...

Case Report: A 45-year-old man came to our hospital with a chief complaint of occipital pain followed by gait disturbance and developing hypohidrosis on the right side 6 days after the onset. Brain MRI revealed an acute infarction in the dorsolateral part of right medulla. Bladder catheter was inserted because ...

Objective. Unilateral sensory and motor blockade is known to occur with epidural anesthesia but is rarely reported in children. The differential diagnosis should include the presence of a midline epidural septum. Case Report. We describe a case of a 16-year-old adolescent who developed repeated complete unilateral extensive epidural sensory and ...

Central venous catheter placement is indicated in patients requiring long-term therapy. With repeated venous catheterisations, conventional venous access sites can be exhausted. This case illustrates the expanding role of radiology in managing difficult venous access. We present a case of translumbar, transhepatic, and transcollateral placement of central catheter in a ...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the combined influence of several lifestyle, health and housing factors in the occurrence of home injuries (HIs) among the elderly. The subjects were recruited from 10 hospitals in Rome, Italy. This study is a paired case-control study. Cases included subjects, aged 65-85 ...

Reversible posterior leucoencephalopathy syndrome (RPLS) has been reported following the use of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) agents such as bevacizumab, sorafinib and sunitinib. In this report we present a case of RPLS that occurred in an elderly male on sunitinib therapy. Other case reports of sunitinib-induced RPLS were reviewed ...

Bochdaleck hernias occur from a congenital defect of the diaphragm allowing the passage of abdominal structures into the thoracic cavity limiting lung expansion and ventilatory function. They are commonly found in neonates but rarely occur in adults with only 4 cases documented in the elderly population. We present a case ...

We reviewed cases of soft-tissue sarcoma of the foot to gain insight into the presentation, treatments and outcomes for this rare disease and to determine whether limb-salvage surgery yields reasonable functional and oncological outcomes. We reviewed the cases of 16 patients treated by 2 of us (R.T. and M.I.) for ...

Epithelioid sarcoma (ES) is a distinct sarcoma-type with a specific morphology and immunophenotype. Whereas focal myxoid change does occur, to our knowledge only two cases of ES with diffuse myxoid stroma have been reported previously. To characterize more clearly the myxoid variant of ES, we describe six additional cases and ...

Soft tissue sarcomas are unusual malignancies comprising 1% of cancer diagnoses in the United States. Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma accounts for approximately 5% of sarcomas occurring in adults. The most common site of metastasis is the lung, with other sites being bone, the brain, and the liver. Metastasis to the gastrointestinal ...

Ewing's sarcoma is a malignant neoplasm usually occurring in the long and flat bones of children and adolescents. Extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma is extremely rare, and we believe this has not been described previously in the trachea. We report a case of primary tracheal Extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma that presented with acute ...

Adult-type fibrosarcoma (FS) was once considered the most common adult sarcoma, but is now considered a diagnosis of exclusion. No recent series has critically reevaluated putative FSs to estimate their true incidence. One hundred ninety-five cases diagnosed as adult FS in somatic soft tissue were retrieved from our institutional archives ...

Acroangiodermatitis (synonym pseudo-Kaposi sarcoma) is an unusual, benign condition which clinically presents as purple-colored patches, plaques or nodules, mostly on the extensor surfaces of lower extremities in patients with chronic venous insufficiency and arteriovenous malformations. It resembles aggressive conditions like Kaposi's sarcoma and requires histopathological examination for its diagnosis. We ...

Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma (FDCS) is unusual, and those with an extranodal origin in the head and neck region are extremely rare. To date, no cases of tumors featuring the characteristics of follicular dendritic cells were reported in Korea. We report a new case of FDCS of the tonsils in ...

Ewing sarcoma-primitive neuroectodermal tumors (ES/PNET) constitute a family of neoplasms characterized by a continuum of neuroectodermal differentiation. ES/PNET of the uterus is rare. There are 43 cases published in the English literature as far as we know. We describe an additional case. A 56-year-old woman presented with a 2-month history ...

BACKGROUND: Head and neck sarcoma are very rare malignant tumors which can occur on any different ENT localization. AIM: The authors report tree different variety of ENT sarcoma diagnosed and treated at the oto-rhino-laryngological department of military hospital of Tunis. We intend to remind of clinical and histological particularities, therapeutic ...

OBJECTIVES: To determine the clinicopathological features of osteogenic sarcomas of the mandible and maxilla. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective study was carried out on all osteosarcoma from the jaw diagnosed in the Stomatology Unit, Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur from 1967 to 2008. All data regarding the age at ...

Sclerosing epithelioid fibrosarcoma (SEF) is a rare soft tissue sarcoma. Recently, a link has been suggested between SEF and low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma (LGFMS) on the basis of the finding of the characteristic translocation t(7;16) (FUS-CREB3L2) of LGFMS in a small number of studied cases of SEF. The frequency of this ...

Most endometrial stromal sarcomas (ESS) develop recurrent disease at pelvis and lung. Recurrent ESS in the cecum causing intussusception is a rare but emergent phenomenon. After initial surgical treatment in 1997, a 41-year-old female developed recurrent ESS in the cecum causing ileo-colic intussusception in 2008, which were operated with right ...

We report a case of a 40-year-old woman with synovial sarcoma who presented with neural symptoms in the medial aspect of the right foot and ankle. The radiographic appearance of the foot and ankle was unremarkable, but magnetic resonance imaging showed a relatively well-defined enhancing lesion in the plantar soft ...

We report two cases of epidural haematoma that probably developed after removal of the epidural catheter in patients receiving multiple anticoagulant and antiplatelet therapy. The first case is a 77-year-old male patient who underwent femoropopliteal artery bypass grafting surgery. The second case is a 77-year-old woman who underwent a semi-total ...

Alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS) is a rare subtype of soft tissue sarcoma that occurs predominantly in young patients. Despite its relatively indolent course, it generally has a poor prognosis with widespread metastases. The common metastatic sites from an ASPS include the lung, brain and bone. However, metastasis of an ...

Ewing's sarcoma is the second most common primary tumour of bone in childhood. Less frequently it occurs in soft tissues. Ewing's sarcoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumour (ES/PNET) is an extra ordinarily rare primary tumour in the kidney. Only very few cases of primary renal Ewing's sarcoma have been reported in the literature ...

Synovial sarcomas are rare tumors and account for only 3% of cardiac malignancies. In this report, we present a case of a primary synovial sarcoma of the left ventricle.

Paraneoplastic coagulation disorders associated with benign and malignant gynecological tumors have been reported. However, reports on cutaneous purpural manifestation of paraneoplastic coagulopathy in cases of gynecological tumors are extremely limited. A 40-year-old woman was referred due to generalized ecchymosis 7 years after laparoscopic-assisted myomectomy. Coagulogram was markedly deranged with severe ...

Granulocytic sarcoma is an extramedullary tumour of primitive granulocytic cells. It can develop at any anatomic site and is often a forerunner to the development of acute myelogenous leukaemia. Granulocytic sarcoma of the small intestine presents with abdominal pain and obstruction. We report a case of a 17-years-old boy who ...

In this present study we have attempted to grade soft tissue sarcomas on fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) material and then subsequently correlated our findings on histology section.A total of 44 cases of primary soft tissue sarcomas (STS) were graded and correlated with the subsequent histopathology sections.FNAC successfully diagnosed 40 cases ...

Sarcomas of the esophagus, including carcinosarcoma, are rare neoplasm cases and comprise 0.1-1.5% of all esophageal tumors. Leiomyosarcoma is the most common of the pure mesenchymal tumors of the esophagus, but sarcomas with combined histological types such as carcinosarcoma occur more frequently than pure sarcomas. We report a rare case ...

Malignant tumors of pediatric hand are very rare. This case report describes an epithelioid sarcoma at the finger of an 11 year old girl and discusses general treatment options in this rare patient population.

Cutaneous horn is characterized by the accumulation of abnormal keratinized material and may occur in association with a variety of benign, premalignant, and malignant cutaneous lesions. Cutaneous horn occurs very rarely in association with soft-tissue neoplasias. A cutaneous horn located on the toe was completely removed by excision in a ...

Synovial sarcoma is a soft tissue neoplasm with a characteristic biphasic pattern. Incidence in soft tissues is 5-10%. Intra articularly synovial sarcoma is extremely rare. Fewer than 5% of all synovial sarcomas arise within the joint space. We report a case of intra articular synovial sarcoma in a young male ...

Extraosseous osteosarcoma (EOO) is a malignant mesenchymal neoplasm that is located in the soft tissues without direct attachment to the skeletal system and that produces osteoid, bone, or chondroid material. EOO is an extremely rare disease, accounting for only 1% of soft tissue sarcomas, and typically presents in either an ...

CONTEXT: Synovial sarcomas, which represent 5% to 10% of all adult soft-tissue sarcomas, usually metastasize to the lungs. Metastasis to the spine is rare. Spinal cord compression due to spinal metastasis occurs in approximately 3% of patients with extraspinal soft-tissue sarcomas. METHOD: Case report. FINDINGS: A 26-year-old woman presented with ...

Spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) associated with malignant disease is relatively infrequent but has important diagnostic and therapeutic implications. We describe a case of SP that occurred during chemotherapy with ifosfamide and doxorubicin in a patient with an advanced pleomorphic sarcoma. The pneumothorax developed secondary to the rapid regression of peripheral pulmonary ...

Granulocytic sarcoma is an uncommon tumor composed of myeloid blasts and/or immature myeloid cells in an extramedullary site which is usually associated with acute or chronic myeloid leukemia. The tumor may also be the initial manifestation of leukemia. The histomorphological diagnosis of granulocytic sarcoma can be challenging to pathologists, especially ...

To evaluate the characteristics of highly malignant soft tissue sarcoma of the extremity with a delayed diagnosis. The clinical and radiological characteristics of 18 cases of highly malignant soft tissue sarcomas of the extremity with a delayed diagnosis were determined. Ten men and eight women of mean age 44.8 years ...

Malignant change in a leiomyoma or uterine fibroid is termed leiomyosarcoma. It arises from smooth muscle of the uterus and is a rare tumor that accounts for 2% to 5% of all uterine malignancies. Very few cases are reported in the literature. Our patient did not have any history of ...

Alveolar soft-part sarcomas are rare, slow-growing tumors that metastasize commonly via vascular routes to the lungs, bones, lymph nodes and brain, causing morbidity and mortality. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case describing metastasis to the liver reported from Nigeria. A 57-year-old man of the Urhobo ...

Primary myofibroblastic sarcoma of the bone is a rare spindle cell tumour with, to the best of our knowledge, only eight cases reported in the available English language literature. The disease's rarity and its low-grade features make an accurate diagnosis difficult in most cases. The differential diagnoses of this unusual ...

Alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS) is a distinctive mesenchymal tumor of uncertain histogenesis, which is exceedingly rare in the uterine cervix. We herein report the smallest (1.6 mm) ever published case of ASPS of the endocervix with the characteristic histomorphology and immunohistochemical findings. One-year follow-up was uneventful. Because of its ...

We present the first known case of the monoblastic type of myeloid sarcoma (also known as extramedullary myeloid tumor, chloroma, and granulocytic sarcoma) with diffuse involvement of the gastrointestinal tract. The patient originally presented with diarrhea and crampy abdominal discomfort. Endoscopically, the disease showed a diffuse inflammatory process mimicking a ...

Dedifferentiated liposarcoma (DDL), occurring in up to 10% of well differentiated liposarcoma cases, has similar histologic features to that of undifferentiated high-grade pleomorphic sarcoma (UHGPS); the former develops in a background of atypical lipomatous tumors/well differentiated liposarcoma, whereas the latter shows no specific line of differentiation. The retroperitoneum and thigh ...

Alveolar soft part sarcoma is a rare type of sarcoma that usually affects young adult women. It occurs mostly in the lower extremities, and nearly one quarter of the cases are found in the head and neck region. The most common site of origin in the head and neck region ...