INTRODUCTION Chylolymphatic mesenteric cysts are rare entities with variable presentations and this has surgical implications in the pediatric age group. CASE PRESENTATION We carried out a retrospective analysis of the clinical and histopathological records of pediatric patients diagnosed and treated for chylolymphatic mesenteric cysts at our institute from 1998 to 2008. Eight patients met th...

Mesenteric cysts are rare intra-abdominal lesions. The lack of characteristic clinical features and radiological signs may present great diagnostic difficulties. Lymphangiomas can originate in any organ with less than 5% occurring the abdominal cavity. They occur anywhere small bowel or colonic mesentery. Here we a 58-years-old female discomfort, mild pain fullness for four months. Radiological...

BACKGROUND A malignant fibrous histiocytoma is a soft tissue tumor that most commonly occurs in the extremities, but rarely involves the liver. The clinical characteristics and therapeutic experiences of primary hepatic malignant fibrous histiocytoma are still limited. METHODS Two cases of primary hepatic malignant fibrous histiocytoma were analyzed retrospectively, and all the literature con...

BACKGROUND Mesenteric cyst is a rare clinical entity especially in pregnancy; therefore, few cases have been reported in the literature. The standard method of their treatment is surgical excision either with laparotomy or laparoscopy. In addition, mesenteric vein thrombosis is a rare and life-threatening condition in pregnancy and needs immediate treatment because it can lead to intestinal nec...

PURPOSE Abdominal cysts of gastrointestinal origin are rare. Their rarity and varied clinical presentations make their pre-operative diagnosis difficult. METHODS Fourteen patients with histological diagnosis of cysts of gastrointestinal origin admitted between 2009 and 2015 were retrospectively analyzed with respect to age, sex, clinical presentation, diagnostic modality, site and type of cys...

There are many causes of disturbed bowel habits. In this rare case of mucocele of appendix, patient presented with disturbed bowel habits of increased frequency, urgency and semisolid stool. Ultrasound of abdomen revealed fusiform cyst just below umbilicus. Differential diagnoses included mesenteric cyst, duplication cyst and mucocele of appendix. Coronal and saggital reformats of CT abdomen co...

INTRODUCTION Cystic lesion of the omentum and mesentery are rare. The incidence of both cyst types has been variously reported to vary from 1/27,000-100,000 hospital admission. Omental cysts occur three to ten times less frequently than mesenteric cyst. Preoperative diagnosis is infrequently made because of lack of characteristic symptoms and signs. CASE PRESENTATION We present our diagnostic...

Angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma (AFH) is a rare, lowgrade malignant soft-tissue tumor most commonly occurring in the extremities of children and young adults and has a low potential of local recurrence and metastasis. Here, we present a case of recurrent subcutaneous perianal AFH. After an initial diagnosis as a sebaceous cyst, we were able to use immunohistochemical findings to correctly iden...