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Accuracy of the kissing sign on lumbar spine MRI in cases of axillary disc herniation and the surgical correlation: an Indian multi-center study

ABSTRACT Objectives: Magnetic resonance imaging has proven to be a valuable tool in the assessment of disc abnormalities. Two types of disc extrusion can be described according to the direction of herniated disc material: shoulder type and axillary type. Axillary disc herniation is described when the ex...

A propósito de un caso de lipoma retroperitoneal

Prensa méd. argent; 104 (9), 2018
Los lipomas retroperitoneales son infrecuentes y suelen representar el 2.9% de los tumores primarios de origen en retroperitoneo1 . Pueden alcanzar gran tamaño y el diagnóstico diferencial debe hacer con el liposarcoma bien diferenciado, aunque es muy difícil de realizar en el preoperatorio2 . Se pres...

Arteritis de células gigantes en el sistema vertebrobasilar, isquemias cerebelo-occipitales y parálisis III par: caso clínico

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (11), 2018
Giant cell arteritis is the most common vasculitis in patients aged over 50 years. We report an 89-year-old woman with significant weight loss and persistent frontal-occipital headaches lasting two months. The neurological examination at admission identified a decrease in visual acuity of the left eye, p...

Síndrome da encefalopatia posterior reversível: uma patologia pouco descrita no idoso

A síndrome da encefalopatia posterior reversível, conhecida como PRES, é rara e pouco descrita em idosos e é caracterizada pelo início subagudo de um conjunto de sinais clínicos e radiológicos e uma variedade de sintomas neurológicos, como cefaleia, crises convulsivas e transtornos da cognição....

Laparoscopic management of paraganglioma in a pregnant woman: a case report

Int. braz. j. urol; 44 (5), 2018
ABSTRACT Introduction: Paraganglioma is an extremely rare catecholamine-producing tumor during pregnancy. Paraganglioma carries high risks of fetal and maternal mortality during pregnancy. We report a pregnant woman with paraganglioma in the second trimester. Case Description: A 24-year-old pregnant wo...

Histiocitosis de células de Langerhans con compromiso vertebral

Resumen: Introducción: La histiocitosis de células de Langerhans (HCL) es un trastorno histiocítico raro y su incidencia exacta se mantiene desconocida; se ha diagnosticado en todos los grupos de edad, pero es más común en los primeros 3 años de vida. Se caracteriza por lesiones únicas o múltipl...

Cryptococcoma mimicking a brain tumor in an immunocompetent patient: case report of an extremely rare presentation

Säo Paulo med. j; 136 (5), 2018
ABSTRACT CONTEXT: Central nervous system (CNS) infectious diseases have high prevalence in developing countries and their proper diagnosis and treatment are very important for public health planning. Cryptococcus neoformans is a fungus that may cause several CNS manifestations, especially in immunocompr...

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the prostate after transurethral resection of the prostate with negative expression of anaplastic lymphoma kinase: a case report

Säo Paulo med. j; 136 (5), 2018
ABSTRACT CONTEXT: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors are a rare type of soft-tissue tumor. Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors are characterized by rearrangements involving the anaplastic lymphoma kinase gene locus on 2p23. Case Report: We report the case of a 67-year-old Chinese male who presented wi...

Características clínicas y radiológicas de una cohorte de niños con trombosis venosa intracraneal

Rev. chil. pediatr; 89 (5), 2018
Resumen: Introducción: La trombosis venosa intracraneal (TVI) es una condición infrecuente y poco estudiada en población pediátrica. Objetivos: Describir y comparar características clínicas/radiológicas de ni ños no neonatos con TVI según edad y analizar la asociación de estas variables con d...

Primary cardiac angiosarcoma with rare presenting feature and successful surgical treatment

Abstract Primary angiosarcoma is a rare clinical entity, it's typically located within the right atrium and known to be rapidly fatal. A 37-year-old female was presented with a history of recurrent facial paralysis and left hemiparesis. A cranial mass was identified at cranial magnetic resonance imaging ...