Lesions of the groin include hernia, hydrocele, spermatic cord cyst, undescended testes, lymphadenopathy, and abscess. Hydatid cysts are endemic in certain regions of the world. They are usually located in the liver, lung, spleen, brain, and kidney. Although many uncommon locations have been reported, hydatid disease has been reported 3 times in the spermatic cord. This is the first report of a...

A 25-year-old male patient was admitted to the cardiology outpatient clinic with atypical chest pain. Physical examination and electrocardiograms were normal. Chest radiography revealed irregular border of the cardiac silhouette, which was further evaluated by transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). Parasternal long axis view revealed mild local hypertrophy of the interventricular basal anterior ...

hydatid disease is caused by echinococcus granulosus and is endemic in many parts of the world, including iran. this parasitic tapeworm can produce cysts in almost every organ of the body, with the liver and lung being the most frequently targeted organs. however, the cyst tends to appear in different and sometimes unusual body sites in various geographical areas of the world. this review provi...

MR was performed on 23 formalin-fixed brain specimens of patients 60 years old or older at the time of death. In two of these subjects MR had also been performed in vivo prior to death. Fifteen hyperintense white-matter foci were found on long TR MR images in seven brains. These lesions were correlated with gross and microscopic pathology. Six lesions were infarctions, two were small foci of gl...

MR was performed on 23 formalin-fixed brain specimens of patients 60 years old or older at the time of death. In two of these subjects MR had also been performed in vivo prior to death. Fifteen hyperintense white-matter foci were found on long TR MR images in seven brains. These lesions were correlated with gross and microscopic pathology. Six lesions were infarctions, two were small foci of gl...

Arachnoid cysts can occur at different intracranial sites, including the cerebellopontine angle (CPA). They often occur in childhood, in the posterior fossa. They may present with symptoms such as dizziness, tinnitus and hearing loss, or they may be asymptomatic. Presentation with sudden deafness is very rare. We report the unusual presentation of a 67-year-old male with CPA arachnoid cyst and ...