Case Report: Congenital Thymic Cyst in an Iraqi Child

Transitional Cell Carcinoma in an Iraqi Child: A Case Report

In December 2006, a 7 year-old boy from Baghdad (Iraq) attended our Urology outpatient clinic, Baqiyatallah Hospital, Tehran, Iran, with gross hematuria of one month duration. Hematuria was painless and intermittent, and was accompanied by clots. The patient also had a history of dysuria, frequency and urinary retention for 1 month. Family history was unremarkable. Urine was sterile on culture....

Primary Brain Hydatid Cyst In A Child: A Case Report

Abstract- Introduction   Hydatid cyst is endemic in India, with different clinical presentations as per site of involvement in body. Occurrence primarily in brain without involvement of other visceras is rare.   Case report   We present a case of eight year old female child with gradually progressive right hemiparesis and slurring of speech, with a large cyst in left cerebral hemisphere ...

Mediastinal Thymic Cyst: A Rare Case Report

Cervical Thymic Cyst: A Rare Case Report

Cervical thymic cysts are among the rarest cysts found in the neck. Nests of thymic tissue may be found anywhere along the descent of the thymic primordia from the angle of the mandible to the mediastinum. Mediastinal extension is seen in 50% of cervical thymic cysts. The author report an uncommon case of a 27-year-old female , who noted a painless, growing mass on his neck of two -year duratio...

Congenital Thymic Cyst in the Retro Cava Position: A Case Report

INTRODUCTION Congenital thymic cyst (CTC) is a rare mediastinal mass and the retrocaval position of this cyst has not been reported in the medical literature so far. CASE PRESENTATION The present study reports on a 66-year-old female with coronary artery disease (CAD) who was scheduled for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) at our hospital. During mediastinal exploration and pericardiotom...