Primary Hydatid Disease of the Chest Wall Presenting as a Chest Wall Tumor

Primary hydatid disease of the chest wall.

The chest wall is an unusual location for primary echinococcus disease. We report on case of a primary chest wall hydatid cysts, resembling a mass lesion, in a 50-year-old woman who had no prior surgery for hydatid disease before. Chest wall hydatid disease should be considered in the atypical location and differential diagnosis of chest wall masses.

Hydatid disease of the thorax with chest wall involvement presenting as a dumbbell tumor.

Lymphomas presenting as chest wall tumors

Four cases of thoracic lymphoma mimicking chest wall tumors are presented. As resection is not the treatment of first choice in lymphomas, pretherapeutical evaluation of chest wall tumors should include a thoroughly staging and a biopsy for histopathological diagnosis. Chest wall destruction due to an anterior mediastinal mass, or a chest wall tumor associated with mediastinal lymph node enlarg...

Isolated Sternal Tuberculosis Presenting as a Chest Wall Abscess: A Case Report

In India, pulmonary tuberculosis accounts for 85% of cases and extrapulmonary tuberculosis accounts for 15% of cases with bone and joint involvement is seen in 1 to 3% of cases. Primary tuberculous osteomyelitis of the sternum is a rare form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. A 51-year-old male presented with 10 years history of swelling over the anterior chest wall and pain for past 6 months. Fin...

Chest Wall Pain as the Presenting Symptom of Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis

Leptomeningeal metastasis (LMM), also referred to as leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, results from diffuse infiltration of the leptomeninges by malignant cells originating from extra-meningeal primary tumors. It occurs in approximately 5%-10% of patients with solid tumor. Among solid tumors, the most common types leading to infiltration of the leptomeninges are breast cancer, lung cancer, and mel...

Primary skin actinomycosis of the chest wall.

ALTHOUGH actinomycosis is believed to be a rare disease, an increasing number of case reports suggest that this may not be so. Many cases may not be recognised, because of their abortion by the widespread use of antilbiotics. Another pitfall in the diagnosis is the failure to obtain anaerobic cultures in suspected cases (Shah 1971). A presentation with some unusual features is described and som...