Unusual causes of papilledema: Two illustrative cases

Unusual presentation of gestational trophoblastic neoplasm: Report of two cases

  Abstract: Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasm (GTN) is among rare human tumors which can be observed with widespread metastasis. Two young patients with emergent neurologic symptoms with no gynecological problems are presented in this report. GTN was later diagnosed in both cases with brain metastasis. The first case: A 22 years old patient, admitted to the infectious disease ward, with probab...

Pathological Amenorrhœa from Other Than Constitutional Causes, with Illustrative Cases

Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy: two unusual causes.

Two patients with hypertrophic osteoarthropathy of unusual aetiology are described. The first patient developed the condition in association with oesophageal carcinoma and the second as a complication of active pulmonary tuberculosis. In the second case, substantial resorption of new bone was seen following treatment.

Fournier's gangrene: two unusual cases.

Case 1. A 60year old man was admitted with symptoms and signs of a perforated duodenal ulcer. At operation a perforated duodenal ulcer with widespread peritoneal contamination was found. The ulcer was oversewn and covered with an omental patch. A tube drain was placed in the subhepatic space and exteriorized in the right hypochondrium. On the fifth postoperative day he developed cellulitis arou...

Maffucci's syndrome complicated by intracranial chondrosarcoma: two new illustrative cases.

Maffucci's syndrome is a rare congenital condition, sometimes misdiagnosed as Ollier's disease, characterized by multiple enchondromas combined with hemangiomas and phlebectasia. Coexisting primary malignancies have been described sporadically. We report two cases of Maffucci's syndrome associated with cranial base chondrosarcoma, emphasizing pathophysiological features and the challenging mana...