Ileal Vanek's tumor mimicking cecal carcinoma.

Ileal Intussusception Caused by Vanek's Tumor: A Case Report

Inflammatory fibroid polyps (Vanek's tumor) are rare benign localized lesions originating in the submucosa of the gastrointestinal tract. Intussusceptions due to inflammatory fibroid polyps are uncommon; moreover, ileo-ileal intussusception with small bowel necrosis and perforation has rarely been reported. We report a 56-year-old woman who was admitted two days after complaints of nausea and v...

Cecal Web a Rare Cause of Neonatal Intestinal Obstruction

Cecal web is a rare entity. We find few cases of cecal web presenting in adult patient as a mass lesion (Gayner et al., 1977) or radiologically space occupying lesion (Raymond et al., 1983; Guttman et al., 1975) but an extensive search of published reports failed to find a case of the cecal web or similar abnormality in neonatal group presenting as an acute intestinal obstruction. Cecal web cas...

Cecal Giant Lipoma Mimicking Malignancy

Vanek's tumour mimicking an acute appendicitis.

INTRODUCTION Vanek's tumour or Inflammatory Fibroid Polyp (IFP) are rare, benign localised lesions originating from the sub-mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract (GI) tract.(1) They have been widely reported as occurring within the stomach, Duodenum, Jejunum and Ileum, more rarely (<1%) in the caecum or appendix. PRESENTATION OF CASE We present a case of a 28-year-old lady who presented with a...

Renal Capillary Hemangioma Mimicking Urothelial Carcinoma, A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Renal hemangioma is a rare tumor which can be capillary or cavernous. There have been less than 30 renal capillary hemangioma cases reported in the English literature. Herein we will report a case of renal hemangioma which was detected in a 74-year-old man operated with the impression of urothelial carcinoma of hilum.