A 70-year-old female visited to tertiary care hospital with complains of abdominal pain on and off for 2 years. Pain gradually increased was associated vomiting. Patient is a known case hypertension diabetes mellitus. The patient`s complete blood count normal coagulation profile. Provisional clinical diagnosis fibronodular variant hepatocellular carcinoma. Computed tomography scan suggestive hy...

A patient who was given metoclopramide for vomiting and diarrhoea developed circulatory collapse with his blood pressure dropping to 50/20 mm Hg. A gastrinoma was diagnosed histologically. The extent of the tumour was defined by octreotide scanning and magnetic resonance imaging. Metoclopramide was again given for colicky abdominal pain and the patient developed circulatory collapse a second ti...

We report a case of a 13-year-old boy who complained of progressive abdominal distension and symptoms of anaemia. Radiological investigations revealed that the child had a hypervascular tumour of the inferior vena cava (IVC). Unfortunately, the child presented with acute lower gastrointestinal bleed soon after the investigation. He underwent an urgent pre-operative embolisation, aimed to reduce...

Described herein is a 51-year-old woman with abdominal discomfort who was found to have a pericardial effusion and a large mass in her right heart by computed tomography scan and who then underwent tumour resection surgery. The tumour was so extensive that it involved the right atrium, the right ventricle and the tricuspid valve, and encompassed the right coronary artery. The patient had no sig...

Macroscopic, description.?The specimen consisted of an irregular reddish-yellow firm tumour and a living round worm. The tumour measured '?0 X 6.5 X 3.0 cm. and was situated in the great omentum below the greater curvature oi Mie stomach. It was apparently covered with smooth dull-looking peritoneum and at one place was overlaid by a few dark-red blood ('lots. On serial section it was found to ...

Extensive full thickness anterior abdominal wall defects pose a difficult challenge to the reconstructive surgeon. The objectives of reconstruction are the support of the intra-abdominal structures in order to preserve the functional integrity and achieve an aesthetically-acceptable appearance. Autologous tissues are versatile and provide the best reconstructive option in this type of defects. ...

We are reporting a male, 46 years old came to emergency unit with a chief complaint of abdominal tenderness since 1 day prior to admission. No history of abdominal trauma. He often felt abdominal discomfort for the last 5 years. Physical examination revealed decreased consciousness, shock, pale conjungtiva, distended abdomen, with tenderness of the whole abdomen on palpation, and no bowel movem...

Colonic adenocarcinomas composed predominantly or exclusively of cells with clear cytoplasm are extremely rare. 1 2 Considerable diagnostic diYculties can arise in distinguishing primary colonic clear cell adenocarci-noma and metastatic carcinoma from sites such as ovary or kidney. Here, we describe a case of primary colonic clear cell adenocarci-noma that probably arose in endometriosis. The p...

Liposarcoma arising from the mesentery of the bowel is a rare lesion. Some of the most common presenting symptoms of primary mesenteric liposarcoma is increasing abdominal girth, weight loss, abdominal pain, abdominal discomfort with meals and the presence of a freely movable abdominal mass or masses. Our patient presented with a large intra-abdominal mass. Diagnostic laparoscopy revealed tumor...

Extramedullary plasmacytoma of the liver is a rare tumour, only two cases of which have been reported so far. A third case arising in a 22 year old woman, who presented with abdominal pain and enlargement of the liver, is described. Ultrasound and a computed tomography scan showed a solitary hepatic mass, 12 cm diameter, involving both lobes of the liver. Serum immunoelectrophoresis revealed an...