Very late recurrence of an apparently benign pheochromocytoma

Metastases but not cardiovascular mortality reduces life expectancy following surgical resection of apparently benign pheochromocytoma.

The treatment of choice for non-metastatic pheochromocytoma is surgical resection. Its goals are to abolish catecholamine hypersecretion, normalize blood pressure, and prevent further tumor growth or progression to metastatic disease. Data on long-term mortality and morbidity after pheochromocytoma surgery are limited. We here report a retrospective study on the long-term outcome after surgery ...

Late bone metastasis from an apparently benign oncocytic follicular thyroid tumor

UNLABELLED A man underwent total thyroidectomy for goiter when he was 62 years old. The pathology report informed on a 5.5 cm oncocytic follicular adenoma and a 3.5 mm papillary microcarcinoma. Due to the papillary tumor, he was treated with ablative radioiodine therapy and suppressive doses of levothyroxine. After uneventful follow-up for 9 years, increased levels of serum thyroglobulin were d...

Very late recurrence of gastric cancer with bone mar-row anemia as a stem cell disease: a lesson for future

Late Recurrence of Benign Multicystic Peritoneal Mesothelioma Complicated with an Incisional Hernia

Benign multicystic peritoneal mesothelioma (BMPM) is a rare disease arising from the peritoneal mesothelium. Here, we report a 57-year-old woman admitted to our unit with an incisional hernia fifteen years later following her first operation due to BMPM. Computerized tomography demonstrated a cystic appearing mass with intraabdominal extension in hernia sac. The patient underwent en bloc resect...

Recurrence of "benign" intrathoracic fibromas.

Intrathoracic fibromas are uncommon but distinctive tumours. They are usually considered to be benign. The origin of these growths, which appear to be primary pleural tumours, has given rise to a diversity of opinion. The literature is confusing, for essentially similar tumours are reported by a variety of names, of which the most common are intrathoracic fibroma, pleural fibroma, and benign lo...