Pure Uterine Lipoma on 18FDG PET/CT: Rare But Easy to Diagnose

Pure Uterine Lipoma, a Very Rare Benign Tumor

Pure lipomas of the uterus are very rare tumors that may be misdiagnosed on radiological examination due to their rarity and fat content. We present here the case of a 57-year-old postmenopausal woman who presented to the hospital with lower abdominal pain. Abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy were performed under the prediagnoses of benign cystic ovarian teratoma or leiom...

Scimitar Syndrome A Rare but Important Condition to Diagnose

Scimitar syndrome is a rare but well defined disorder, involving anomalies of lung and pulmonary vein1. Children may present with tachypnea early in life or with repeated chest infection at any age. It is important to diagnose or at least to rule the syndrome as management depends upon the severity of different components. Treatment may be medical, surgical or combined in majority of cases. A c...

First Trimester Uterine Rupture, a Rare but Life-Threatening Event: A Case Report

Uterine rupture often occurs in the third trimester of pregnancy or during labor. Its occurrence in early pregnancy and in the absence of any predisposing factors is very rare. Untimely diagnosis and a low index of suspicion could be life-threatening. Here we report the case of a 29-year-old woman with a history of two previous cesarean sections. An ultrasound report revealed a dead fetus in th...

Uterine Leiomyomatosis with Pure Cartilage Metaplasia - A Rare Entity

Leiomyomas are benign and most common smooth muscle neoplasm that can occur in any organ most commonly in uterus, small bowel and esophagus. A spectrum of histological variants is noted and metaplasia in leiomyoma is very rare, while adipose metaplasia in leiomyoma is commonly noted. We present a case of pure cartilaginous metaplasia in leiomyoma which is a very rare phenomenon.

Giant Palmar Lipoma: A Rare Presentation