Acute disseminated intravascular coagulation following surgical resection of a myeloid sarcoma in a 57-year-old male

Undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma of the liver mimicking acute appendicitis. Case report and review of the literature

BACKGROUND Undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma (UES) of liver is a rare malignant neoplasm, which affects mostly the pediatric population accounting for 13% of pediatric hepatic malignancies, a few cases has been reported in adults. CASE PRESENTATION We report a case of undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma of the liver in a 20-year-old Caucasian male. The patient was referred to us for further i...

A Rare Case of Myeloid Sarcoma Presenting as Nasal Cavity Mass

Myeloid Sarcoma (MS) is a tumor mass consisting of myeloblast with or without maturation occurring at an anatomical site other than the bone marrow. Incidence of MS ranges from 1-9% and is most commonly misdiagnosed as Non Hodgkins Lymphoma or poorly differentiated carcinoma. MS can occur in various sites but nasal cavity involvement is rare. Here we report acaseof MS presenting as nasal polyp ...

Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation in a Case of Brucellosis Misdiagnosed as Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia Purpura

A Case of Septic Shock and Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation Complicated by Acute Myocardial Infarction Following Amniocentesis

Maternal septic shock and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) following amniocentesis is a relatively rare condition, and its incidence is only 0.03 approximately 0.19%. Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) associated with DIC is also rare. We report here on a 40-year-old female patient who had septic shock and DIC that was complicated by AMI following amniocentesis. The possible mechanis...

Acute HELLP postpartum with renal failure.

A 33-year-old gravida-IL parn-I developed an acutc HELLP syndrome with disseminated intravascular coagulation and acute renal failure after a vaginal delivery following an uncomplicated pregnancy.