Two adults, both non-smokers, with large peripheral lung cysts, which were of long standing (12 and nine years), were found to have well differentiated mucus secreting adenocarcinomas with a bronchioloalveolar growth pattern associated with the cysts. Lobectomy is likely to have been curative in one of the cases and earlier surgery might have been so in the other. The fact that many of the repo...

We report the multimodality imaging findings of peritoneal inclusion cysts in two adolescent females each with a prior history of abdominal surgery. The few reports of peritoneal inclusion cysts in the pediatric population have largely focused on the clinical and pathological features of this entity. We wish to emphasize the imaging findings of peritoneal inclusion cysts on multiple modalities,...

Background: Splenic cysts are known as rare clinical encounter. Classifying into primary (true) and secondary cysts (pseudocysts), true cysts contain cellular epithelial lining and subdivided into parasitic and non-parasitic cysts. This study aimed to determine the outcome of treatment in patients with splenic cyst. Methods: All patients with splenic cyst who had been treated in Department o...

OBJECTIVE To analyze surgical methods and evaluate treatment efficacy and safety for managing adrenal cystic lesions. MATERIALS AND METHODS All patients presenting with adrenal lesions of the West China Hospital were reviewed retrospectively from January 2003 to April 2013 and 47 were diagnosed as adrenal cysts. Basic information, clinical history, physical examination, laboratory investigati...

OBJECTIVES Congenital cysts of the mediastinum are an uncommon but important diagnostic group, representing 12 to 30% of all mediastinal masses. The purpose of this study was to review our institutional experience with congenital cysts of the mediastinum, emphasizing the clinical spectrum of the disease. DESIGN Retrospective study. OBJECTIVES University hospital unit of general thoracic sur...

Hydatid cyst (HC) is a rare pathology mostly found in less developed, livestock-raising countries. HC can be anywhere the body, however it finding heart, and its recurrence heart pericardium very rare. A 54-year-old woman who had undergone surgery for removal of another country 11 years before presented with shortness breath heaviness chest. The examinations computerized tomography (CT) scan re...

Paratubal cysts may mimic ovarian cysts, and most of them are diagnosed postoperatively. They originate from the mesosalpinx between ovary fallopian tube. Only a few large, paratubal less than 10 cm. We report huge cyst in 30-year-old woman, whose only preoperative complaint was abdominal distention over 4 months. Conservative surgery performed with removal while preserving ovaries tubes. A sho...

BACKGROUND Ovarian cysts are a common cause for gynecological surgery. However, some cysts are a direct result of endocrine disorders and do not require surgery. This report describes an unusual case in which persistent ovarian cysts are associated with primary hypothyroidism in a young woman. The data were collected by history-taking, physical examination, laboratory tests, ultrasound, magneti...