J Pediatr Hematol Oncol
May 2008
Gastrointestinal tract duplication is an uncommon congenital anomaly that rarely involves the colon. We report an unusual case of multiple short-segment duplications of the colon not previously reported in the literature. The patient had a large diverticulum-type duplication of the descending and sigmoid colon and two other tubular duplications of the transverse and ascending colon, the latter two communicating with the colon at both ends of the duplications.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMycetoma is a chronic granulomatous disease prevalent in tropical countries, but it also occurs in Europe and the United States. Early diagnosis is important as it has therapeutic implications. Although biopsy and microbiological culture provide the definitive diagnosis, these are difficult to achieve in many instances.
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February 2008
The sellar and suprasellar locations contain a variety of structures with complex anatomic relationships. A diverse group of pathologic processes can occur here. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is the modality of choice for evaluating this region.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAcetabular labral ossification is an uncommon condition. We present a case of bilateral idiopathic acetabular labral ossification with no predisposing factor. The differential diagnosis of its plain radiographic appearance is discussed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry
March 2007
Pediatr Radiol
March 2007
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is rare in infancy, and we present a case of aggressive NHL of T-cell lineage in an infant with multifocal bone, cardiac, mediastinal nodal, paranasal sinus, calvarial, and soft-tissue deposits on presentation that were detected on whole-body MRI.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOsteomyelitis may pose as a diagnostic dilemma on various imaging modalities and may be confused with neoplasms and other pathology. Although a rare finding, extra-osseous fat fluid level, especially when associated with spongy bone destruction, can be considered a specific sign of osteomyelitis. Previously, only two cases of extra-osseous fat fluid level in osteomyelitis have been reported, one on computed tomography (CT) and the other on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCowper's syringocele is cystic dilatation of the excretory bulbourethral gland duct. It is an uncommon condition and is usually reported in children. There are only ten previous case reports of late presentation in adulthood to the best of our knowledge.
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November 2006
Leiomyosarcoma of the seminal vesicle is exceedingly rare. The ultrasound and CT findings in a recent case are described. These consist of a mass causing enlargement of the right seminal vesicle with involvement of the urinary bladder and prostate.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPancreatopleural fistula is an uncommon complication of pancreatitis. The presence of a fistulous tract, although not mandatory for diagnosis of pancreatopleural fistula, has been documented previously with contrast-enhanced radiography and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. We report the case of a pancreatopleural fistula with right pleural effusion demonstrated sonographically in a 13-year-old girl with a history of chronic pancreatitis and upper abdominal pain.
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