Spindle epithelial tumour with thymus-like differentiation (SETTLE) is a rare tumour of the thyroid. It is even rarer when it occurs in pregnancy. In this case report, we present a case of a 30 year old pregnant patient diagnosed with SETTLE tumour. She initially presented a l...
Introduction: Giant cell tumour is a locally aggressive tumour. Most common age group affected is 20 to 55 years. It is more common among females. Most common sites are the distal end of radius and the proximal tibia. 5% of primary bone tumours represents giant cell tumour. Case...
Multiple primary tumors (MPT) defined as the development of 2 or more tumors with different histology characteristic which arise from difference organ and metastasis must be excluded. MPT can divide to synchronous or metachronous. Prostate cancer with synchronous rectal cancer ar...
Introduction: Acute appendicitis is a very common emergency encountered in surgical practice. The common cause of acute appendicitis is obstruction to the lumen of the appendix due to fecolith, lymphoid hyperplasia or worms. Very rarely an uncommon cause of appendicitis is encoun...
Mucocele of the appendix is a rare condition. It is characterized by an abnormal dilatation of gland due to accumulation of large quantity of mucus. It may be caused by epithelial proliferation of appendix which a be either benign or malignant. It is often incidentally found on r...
Aims: Here we present a case of Gastric Outlet Obstruction (GOO) with suspected Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) diagnosed as Gastric Schwannoma (GS) with post-operative histopathology. Presentation of the case: 31-year-old female presented with complaints of epigastric lump...
Background: Duodenal atresia is one of the causes of intestinal obstruction in a new-born. It can be associated with other congenital anomalies such as intestinal malrotation and congenital heart diseases. Association of duodenal atresia with situs inversus abdominalis is extreme...
Foreign body tick in the ear can cause facial nerve palsy due to toxins released by ticks affecting the facial nerve. Patients can come with symptoms of acute otalgia and the removal is difficult because it grips tightly to the ear canal or tympanic membrane. Other associated sym...
Introduction: Bladder rupture is most frequently seen after some form of trauma. However, Spontaneous bladder rupture (SBR) may also occur in rare cases and often presents with non-specific clinical features and this results delaying the diagnosis and management. Case Presentatio...
Introduction: Pleural fibroma or solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura (SFTP), a pleural tumor with malignancy risk presenting as pneumothorax is rare. In addition, spontaneous pneumothorax occurring in pregnancy is an uncommonly encountered scenario. We report a rare co-occurren...