We describe 3 ovarian and 5 renal anastomosing hemangiomas. One manifested with polycythemia, others were incidental; none recurred. The mean patient age was 58 years. Three hemangiomas developed in end-stage renal disease. Tumors were well-demarcated, mahogany brown, spongy lesions measuring 0.1 to 5 cm. Tortuous large vessels fed and drained tightly packed anastomosing sinusoidal capillary ch...

Copyright © 2012. Korean Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology Due to its bizarre and atypical behavior, accurate diagnosis of a pelvic mass prior to exploration of the pelvic cavity by laparotomy or laparoscopy is a challenge to the gynecologist. Pelvic mass is one of the most common clinical presentations, representing a number of benign and malignant conditions. Beforehand knowledge of whethe...

131I-labeled goat immunoglobulin G (IgG) prepared against carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) was administered at an average dose of 1.0 mCi (180 to 250 microgram IgG protein) to patients with ovarian tumors in order to evaluate this method of tumor detection and localization, termed the radioimmunodetection of cancer. All primary cancers in 13 patients could be localized, whereas the metastases in...

Osteoblastoma is an unusual neoplasm, usually found in the vertebral column and long bones of extremities. Maxillary involvement extremely rare. We present a case report benign osteoblastoma maxilla affecting 17 year old young male patient. The clinical presentation, radiological histopathological features as well treatment modalities this neoplasm are briefly discussed. Lastly attempt made to ...

background: ovarian functional cyst is one of the most common pelvic mass in reproductive age which mostly resolves spontaneously. sonography is a valuable tool for diagnosis of benign cyst with high accuracy. the objective of this cross sectional study was to evaluate the accuracy of transvaginal sonography in detecting type of ovarian cyst and compare the results wieh cytological results. mat...

Dear Editor-in-Chief   Pilomatrixoma is a benign tumor of hair follicle first described as calcifying epithelium (1). It accounts for 1% of all the benign skin tumors (2). It is a slow-growing, firm, dermal or subcutaneous neoplasm, usually measuring fewer than 3 cm in diameter. Pilomatricomas are considered benign; rarely recur after surgical excisi...

The diagnosis of extra-renal Wilms' tumor is often missed at initial clinical presentation leading to a delay in initiating appropriate therapy. A 5-year-old girl presented with a 3-week history of a painless lump in the pelvis. Radiological investigations suggested an ovarian neoplasm. Tumor markers for ovarian malignancy were in normal range. Trucut biopsy also suggested the possibility of an...