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http://dx.doi.org/10.1227/ONS.0000000000000107 | DOI Listing |
Cureus
August 2025
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, GRC.
A 34-year-old nulligravida with schizophrenia presented after four months of progressive abdominal distension, culminating in severe respiratory compromise. An urgent transabdominal ultrasound was initially interpreted as massive ascites; however, its diagnostic accuracy was limited by the extreme abdominal distension and the patient's inability to change position due to respiratory distress. Further evaluation with CT of the thorax and abdomen revealed a 35 × 42 × 48.
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September 2025
University of Sfax-Habib Bourguiba University Hospital, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sfax, Tunisia.
Introduction And Importance: Chest wall tumors are common and predominantly benign. Exceptionally, long-standing evolution over decades can lead to the development of giant tumors, posing substantial technical and strategic challenges in determining the optimal surgical approach.
Presentation Of Case: We report a rare case of a giant pedunculated chest wall lipoma that had been growing for over 40 years in a 73-year-old man.
Dig Dis Sci
September 2025
Zhongshan Hospital, Endoscopy Center and Endoscopy Research Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Background And Aims: Endoscopic resection for submucosal tumors (SMTs) in the esophagus and cardia is challenging with hazards of adverse events and the exploration of its achieving textbook outcome (TO) was unknown. We aim to investigate the predictors of TO for giant SMTs with a long diameter ≥ 7 cm or a transverse diameter ≥ 3.5 cm.
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August 2025
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Hospital Organization Obihiro Hospital, Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan.
Introduction: There are many reports of late open conversion after endovascular aortic repair (EVAR). Herein, we report the case of an octogenarian patient with a giant ovarian tumor who underwent ovarian tumor resection and open conversion with graft replacement simultaneously via laparotomy.
Case Presentation: An 86-year-old woman underwent EVAR 7 years ago.
Med Int (Lond)
August 2025
Department of Scientific Affairs, Smart Health Tower, Sulaymaniyah 46001, Iraq.
Giant teratomas with bilateral mediastinal extension are rare. The present case report highlights the challenging resection of a giant anterior mediastinal cystic teratoma extending bilaterally using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), rendering it one of the largest mediastinal teratomas managed with VATS in the current literature. A 47-year-old woman presented with a 1-year history of central chest pain.
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