A 23 day old infant patient underwent 99mTc-denatured RBC scanning for locating possible ectopic spleen in our department.  The scan showed no tracer activity in normal splenic bed in the left upper quadrant and an ectopic spleen was shown on the right side of abdomen inferior to the liver. 99mTc-denatured RBC scan is an easy and available method for splenic localization i...

A 17-year-old boy with hyperparathyroidism exhibited a large cyst in the left hemi-thorax on his chest X-ray. The cyst was identified as a hydatid cyst. He was referred for biphasic methoxy isobutyl isonitrile (MIBI) parathyroid scan. A discrete ectopic parathyroid was detected in the left upper mediastinum in addition to accumulation of the MIBI tracer in the cyst wall. Using radio-guided occu...

A 2.5-year-old boy with a history of the previous incidental finding of an ectopic kidney in ultrasonography was referred to our nuclear medicine center for 99mTc-DMSA renal scintigraphy. The scan showed an unusual type of ectopic fused kidneys on the right side of the lower abdomen. In this anomaly, kidneys were fused completely across the medial portion of both upper and lower pole...

congenital undescending testis is a common anomaly of testis, but we had a rare case of ectopic testis. a 15-month-old infant was operated emergently because of left incarcerate inguinal hernia. intraoperative exploration of hernial sac revealed two ectopic testes with one spermatic cord proximally but in the middle divided to two spermatic cords in a 8 shape. there was an important point about...

ectopic eruption of teeth occurs in a variety of locations. commonly seen in palate and maxillary sinus, they have also been reported in nasal cavity, orbit, mandibular condyle, coronoid process, and facial skin. here, we report a rare case of recurrent sinusitis caused by ectopic tooth in right ethmoid sinus and successful endoscopic removal of it. the symptoms of the patient disappeared after...

Gestational trophoblastic tumor (GTT) most commonly follows a molar pregnancy. In fact, it can occur following gestational events such as induced or spontaneous abortion, ectopic pregnancy, and term pregnancy. In this study, we present the case of a patient with ectopic pregnancy who was treated with a single dose of methotrexate (MTX). The maximum titer of beta subunit of human chorionic gonad...

AMA Zhang L, Yao X, Zhu Fu Y, Li S. Ectopic breast tissue of the vulva. Polish Journal Pathology. 2023. doi:10.5114/pjp.2023.128787. APA Zhang, L., Yao, X., Zhu, Fu, Y., & Li, (2023). https://doi.org/10.5114/pjp.2023.128787 Chicago Lanzhi, Xiao Ling Xiujuan Ying and Shaojun Li. "Ectopic vulva". Harvard MLA Lanzhi et al. vulva." Pathology, Vancouver

Heterotopic pregnancy (HP) means simultaneous presence of intrauterine and extra uterine gestations. It’s a very rare condition having bilateral tubal Ectopic pregnancy. We had case young female 27 yrs. age with spontaneous conception severe andominal pain. Ultrasound suggestive unilateral Tubal ectopic ovarian cyst. performed laparoscopy found salpingectomy cystectomy. Early Diagnosis timely t...

background: apelin is a mitogenic peptide; it has functions in vessel formation and cell proliferation. in this study we aimed to evaluate the serum and tissue levels and local expression pattern of apelin in eutopic and ectopic endometrium from patients with and without endometriosis and to compare the proliferative and secretory phase differences. methods: thirty women with endometriosis and ...