Pericardial cysts classically are found in the right or left cardiophrenic angle and rarely are located outside of this location. An 82-year-old man presented with an asymptomatic cystic mass on chest CT-scan located in the upper right mediastinum and measuring 7 x 6 x 4 cm. A follow-up chest CT-scan 12 months later showed that the cyst had increased in size to where it now measured 10 x 9 x 8 ...

A 14-year-old boy was referred to our hospital with pain in his left posterior chest wall, cough, exertional dyspnea, weight loss, shoulder pain and inability to move his left hand. He had a history of chest trauma two weeks ago. During the past two weeks, he had two episodes of nausea and vomiting. During his admission to emergency department, his vital signs including blood pressure, heart ra...

We have identified a-isosaccharino-1 ,4.-Iactone and (.isosaccharino-1 ,4-Iactone in the ethyl acetate extract of an ultrafiltrate of blood and of normal human urine, using high-resolution gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The ultrafiltrate of blood was obtained from three patients on hemodialysis, one with psoriasis vulgaris, one with uremia, and one with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The...

We would like to report a case of unilateral oleothorax, which generated great diagnostic difficulties and was initially interpreted as a lung mass, probably of neoplastic origin. An 84-year-old woman presented with a dry cough that had persisted for four months. A chest X-ray showed a mass in the right hemithorax (Figure 1A). Due to the suspicion of lung cancer, the patient underwent CT, and t...

A 59-year-old woman was admitted in our hospital due to persistent cough and dyspnea. Transthoracic 2-dimensional echocardiography demonstrated a cardiac mass (29 x 34 mm) that extended from the right upper pulmonary vein into the left atrium causing the partial obstruction of the right lower vein as indicated by the increased Doppler velocities. Contrast echocardiography confirmed the presence...

We describe a 42 year old man who presented to us with a left lateral chest wall mass of 2 years duration. It has been increasing in size since it was noticed, initially painless but became painful 2 months prior to presentation. No history of trauma to the chest and no cough or haemoptysis. He is a known hypertensive regular on his medications. Examination revealed a left lateral chest wall ma...

A 67-year-old male visited his physician because of a 2-month history of cough and sputum. An abnormal shadow at the left upper mediastinum on chest x-ray film was detected, and the patient was referred to our department for further examination. Chest x-ray film revealed a round shadow at the left upper posterior mediastinum. Computed tomography(CT)revealed a uniform iso density mass about 4 cm...

Background: Ovarian fibroma is the most common benign solid tumor of the ovary. The most common symptoms are abdominal discomfort and pain. Ovarian fibroids are associated with Meigs syndrome in 1% to 10% of cases. The aim of study is report of a case of Meigs syndrome Case presentation: A 65-year-old menopausal woman who complained of abdominal pain was referred to our academic hospital of Ma...

The authors reported a newborn female baby, 36 weeks gestational age, 2680 gms who developed respiratory distress at 2 hours after birth. Her chest roentgenograms showed a normal-sized heart, sparse lung markings and bilateral masses involving the posterior 6th to 8th ribs. Thoracotomy with partial removal of the left chest mass was performed when she was 12 hours age. Postoperatively, the baby...