Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) is a mesenchymal cell origin that usually occur in the pleura, but the presence of these tumors are currently reported in a variety of extrapleural sites, including retroperitoneum (1-6). Because of the rarity of SFTs, information on the imaging features is sparse, and the radiologic features of SFT occurred in the ischiorectal fossa have been rarely reported. In th...

A modified transthoracic approach to the thoracic vertebral column is described. In this method, the parietal pleura is detached from the chest wall and retracted with the visceral pleura and its contents. A direct approach to the vertebral bodies is thus achieved without transgression of the intrapleural space. The technique can be extended to include exposure of the thoracolumbar spinal colum...

Bronchial injury due to blunt chest trauma is rare, and its rarity and the fact that it has two distinct modes of presentation may considerably delay diagnosis. Two recent cases illustrate the two main types of injury and presentation. In the first the rupture is intrapleural and air escapes into the pleural space; insertion of a chest drain leads to a continuous air leak. In the second type th...

Solitary fibrous tumors of the bladder are extremely rare especially in the females. This is the third case of SFT in a female urinary bladder. We are presenting a case of 36-years-old female who underwent a procedure for what thought to be cervical myoma. Cystectomy and bilateral ureteral re-implantation were performed. Mass showed to be solitary fibrous tumor of the urinary bladder. These tum...

The sandwich sign is used to describe mesenteric lymphoma in which mesenteric vessels and fat are enveloped by enlarged mesenteric lymph nodes. We present two cases of primary pleural lymphoma demonstrating the "pleural sandwich sign". Contrast-enhanced computed tomography showed conglomerated parietal pleural and extrapleural masses encasing the intercostal arteries. Histopathological examinat...

Introduction Extracranial vertebral artery aneurysm (EVAA) and extrapleural haematoma (EH) are rare clinical findings most often associated with blunt or penetrating trauma. However, EVAA rupture can be complicated by development of a large EH. Report A 50 year old man underwent an emergency thrombectomy followed by graft reconstruction of an aorto-bi-femoral bypass. The post-operative course...

489 healing, smooth muscle loss, and fibrosis [1,2]. An article reported that the most common vasculopathy in NF-I patients is isolated renal artery disease, followed by mesenteric artery stenosis/aneurysm and aortic dissection. AVM does not occur as frequently, but most cases arise in the cervical vertebral artery and lumbar vertebral artery, and an occurrence in the trunk, extremities, and fa...