Incidentally discovered pancreatic lesions that are asymptomatic have become much more common in recent years. It is important to characterize these lesions and to determine which patients can be safely observed and which should undergo an operation, as a substantial proportion of them might be malignant or premalignant. This review focus on the diagnostic approach and management of the differe...

background: thyroid carcinoma is the most common malignancy of the endocrine system. papillary thyroid carcinoma (ptc) is the most common type of thyroid cancer, accounting for 70–90% of well-differentiated thyroid malignancies. thyroid papillary microcarcinoma is a subtype of papillary carcinoma that included tumors with less than 10mm diameter. as a result of diagnostic methods improvement, p...

Background: Primary intra cardiac tumors are rare. In this article, we present papillary fibroelastoma of mitral valve chordae. Case Presentation: A 35-year old man presented with atypical chest pain and palpitation. Physical examination and electrocardiogram were normal. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) revealed a mass of 1015 mm attached to chordae of anteromedial papillary muscle of ...

Appendiceal mucocele is a rare clinical condition that results from distension of the appendix lumen with mucus. It is only found in 0.1-0.3% of all appendectomy specimens. Twenty-five per cent of these cases are asymptomatic and are incidentally discovered either during surgery or upon radiological examination. The treatment of appendiceal mucocele is surgical, and while appendectomy is usuall...

Ovarian cancer is the seventh most common cancer in women and the most frequent cause of gynaecological malignancy-related mortality in women. Currently, no standardized reliable screening test exists. MicroRNA profiling has allowed the identification of signatures associated with diagnosis, prognosis and response to treatment of human tumours. The aim of this study was to determine if a microR...

BACKGROUND Mucoceles resulting from cystadenomas of the appendix are uncommon. Although rare, rupture of the mucoceles can occur with or without causing any abdominal complaint. There are several reports associating colonic malignancy with cystadenomas of the appendix. Herein, we report an unusual and interesting case of right inguinal hernia associated with left colon cancer. CASE PRESENTATI...

Biliary cystadenomas are rare tumors of the bile ducts most commonly presenting as large right liver lobe lesions. These are usually slow-growing and mostly benign. They commonly present with abdominal pain. On physical exam an abdominal mass can be identified occasionally. Walls of biliary cystadenomas appear thicker than simple cysts, with soft tissue nodules and enhancing septations on CT or...

OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to evaluate the expression of proapoptotic proteins p53 and p21 in cystadenomas, borderline tumors and ovarian cancers. The correlation between proapoptotic proteins and selected parameters of ovarian tumors was also assessed. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study group consisted of 66 patients operated on because of epithelial ovarian tumor The study group was fur...

OBJECTIVES To describe the wide variation in presentation of cystadenomas of the liver and to delineate useful tests for diagnosis and effective surgical treatment. DESIGN A case series. SETTING A university-affiliated hospital. PATIENTS Four patients (3 women, 1 man) having cystadenoma of the liver, 2 of whom had associated mesenchymal stroma. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Serum and cyst fluid...

Received December 2007 Accepted March 2008 INTRODUCTION Giant cystadenomas of prostate are rare entities.(1) The ideal management of these lesions is unclear as only few isolated reports exist in the literature.(2-4) We report a case of prostate cystadenoma that had recurrent growth due to incomplete tumor resection. It appears that anything short of complete resection can cause recurrence as e...