round ligament leiomyoma of uterus is rare. it can be presented as inguinal swelling mimicking the inguinal hernia or lymph node. surgical excision is its curative treatment. definitive diagnosis is made by histopathological examination. a 32 year old pregnant patient having round ligament leiomyoma as diagnosed histopathologically in recep tayyip erdogan university hospital in 2014 was present...

BACKGROUND This paper reports a case of an 87-year-old female patient who was admitted for an emergency operation due to massive hemorrhage of an ulceration localized on a huge neck tumor. Post-interventional diagnosis indicated hidradenocarcinoma. Hidradenocarcinoma is a rare skin neoplasm. It can coincide with adenoma, may develop through its malignant transformation or develop as a malignant...

BACKGROUND Conventional single-incision laparoscopic surgery has been successfully employed for treatment of ovarian endometriomas. However, this technique presents surgeons with formidable ergonomic challenges, that make its widespread adoption unlikely. Robotic assistance in single-incision laparoscopic surgery provides adequate instrument triangulation through a single fulcrum, while elimina...

To identify the diagnostic accuracy of imaging, fine need aspiration biopsy (FNAB) and core needle biopsy (CNB) in identifying papillary lesions in the setting of a population based mammographic screening program. A retrospective analysis of mammographic screening detected lesions diagnosed as papillary lesions on surgical excision at Breast Screen Sydney West between 1993 2010 was performed. I...

BACKGROUND Most common lesions seen in children are mucoceles. Different techniques have been described for their treatment; however, most of them are invasive. OBJECTIVE Aim of the study was to compare the practicability of micro-marsupialization with surgical excision in treatment of mucoceles. MATERIALS AND METHODS A pilot study was done on 15 patients to evaluate and compare variables l...

Introduction: Branchial arch anomalies represent defects in embryological developments whereby parts of the branchial arch persist in the head and neck regions as sinuses, fistulas, or cysts. These anomalies usually present as a unilateral lesion in the head and neck of young adults and children, which are excised upon the emergence of complications.   Case Report: Herei...

a hydatid cyst is a zoonotic infection caused by the larval forms of mostly the echinococcus granulosus. in humans, the most common site of cyst development is the liver (60%), followed by the lungs (20%), and much less commonly in other organs such as kidney, spleen, brain, and other soft tissues. the localization of cysts in muscles and subcutaneous is very rare. we report a case of 38-year-o...