Abstract Introduction: Ectopic ACTH syndrome is rare but frequently a severe condition because of the intensity hypercortisolism. Patient management complex and demands both strategies: diagnosis treatment Cushing syndrome, specific neuroendocrine tumors. Therefore, should be performed ideally by experienced endocrinology teams in collaboration with surgeons, oncologists, nuclear medicine, spec...

Hydatid disease is caused by Echinococcus granulosus parasite. It is an endemic disease; particularly in many Mediterranean countries. The liver and the lungs are most frequently involved. Bone involvement is reported in 1% 2% of the cases and about 50% of those are seen in the spine. Herein we report a case of primary spinal extradural hydatid cyst that caused paraplegia due to compression of ...

Giant cell tumor of soft tissue is a rare tumor first described by Salm and Sissons in 1972 as being a distinct entity.(1) Histologically, it is composed of multinucleated giant cells dispersed among mononuclear cells, and is indistinguishable from its bone equivalent.(2) The majority of these tumors have been reported to occur in the lower extremity.(2,3) We describe a case of giant cell tumor...

Bilateral mediastinal vagus neurogenic tumors are very rare. We herein report the case of Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) patient with bilateral neurofibromas originating from the mediastinal vagus just distal site of the recurrent nerve, who underwent two-staged extirpations that successfully preserved both recurrent nerves. A 31-year-old female with a history of NF-1 was admitted to our hospi...