Low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm (LAMN) is a malignant lesion of the appendix with an unknown etiology. It rare occurrence and incidental finding only few cases documented in literature. We present case 55-year-old male 5-day history diffuse abdominal pain, which then localized to right lower quadrant (RLQ). Abdominal imaging revealed soft tissue mass around appendix, eventually leading ...

objective: we intended to determine causes and histological pattern of hysterectomies in an iranian population. materials and methods: archived reports of pathology department of a university hospital dated march 2005 to march 2009 were retrospectively reviewed. age, chief complaint, type of operation including abdominal, vaginal and subtotal hysterectomy, the indication of the operation and th...

Abstract A four‐year‐old nulliparous Labrador Retriever bitch and a seven‐year‐old crossbreed were referred for weakness vomiting. Ultrasonographic examination revealed in both cases large abdominal mass‐lesion with corpuscular fluid content; computed tomography the uterine origin of lesions, findings consistent torsion. Surgery confirmed torsion upon ovarian pedicle cases, at histological pres...

We report two cases of hepatobiliary cystadenoma. Case 1. A 58-year-old male presented with dull abdominal pain and recurrent jaundice. Abdominal echo revealed biliary tracts dilatation; ERCP revealed amorphous filling defect inside the dilated CBD, a cystic tumor in the left lobe communicated with bile duct was disclosed by MRI/MRCP. He received left lobectomy and microscopic findings proved h...

BACKGROUND Pulse wave velocity, conventionally determined between the carotid and femoral arteries, is a useful measure to estimate stiffness of the aorta. We investigated local pulse wave velocity (LPWV) in different segments in the aorta with relatively early-stage atherosclerosis in relation to the extent and severity of atherosclerotic lesions. METHODS Pressure waves were recorded in eigh...

We describe an inflammatory tumor in the Spiegel lobe of the liver of an 81-year-old woman. The patient was referred to our hospital for evaluation of a fever of over 39 degrees C and upper abdominal pain. Both conditions had persisted for five days in spite of antibiotic treatment. Initial laboratory tests revealed a serum C-reactive protein concentration of 20.9 mg/dL and white blood cell cou...

Primary small intestinal melanoma is a rare malignant neoplasm, for which scarce literature offers limited evidence optimal management. We present case of 60-year-old female with primary ileum. She presented left sided abdominal pain, decreased appetite, and history diarrhoea 15 days. developed absolute constipation during her preoperative investigations, in CT scan revealed ileoileal intussusc...

A 36-year-old multiparous lady presented with complaints of menorrhagia and fatigue for three months. There was no history of bleeding from any other site, fever, lower abdominal pain, or abdominal distension. She was diagnosed with primary hypothyroidism five years back, and since then she had regularly been on a stable thyroxine dose (125 μg per day); there was no history of any other drug in...