Aims: Nodular fasciitis (NF) is a benign, reactive proliferation of fibroblasts in the subcutaneous tissues and commonly associated with the deep fascia. It is caused the lesion to be misdiagnosed as sarcoma due to this fibroblastic proliferation. Early surgical excision can be p...
Aims: To revisit the once common condition- the sebaceous horn- long forgotten with the development of the medical field. Presentation of Case: A 65 year old woman presented to the outpatient department with a lesion on the left upper arm which resembled an animal horn on inspect...
Solitary fibrous tumors (SFTs) are rare mesenchymal tumors, usually described at the pleura level, but since they can develop in different extra pleural locations. Retroperitoneal location is rarely described. The anatomopathological study remains the key to the diagnosis of SFT,...
Aims: Morgagni hernia is a rare congenital diaphragmatic hernia in an adult. The issue of Morgagni Hernia, which was difficult for surgical selection, was tried to be explained with articles. It was presented because it is scarce in adults. Presentation: A 76-year-old woman, admi...
Burhanuddin Salim, Santhi Kalimuthu, Sashi Gopalan, Vishnu Varathan Moganadass, Noorjehan Omar & Sha’ariyah Mokhtar·Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery·2019
Aims: Angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma, a tumour of uncertain differentiation and intermediate behaviour, is rarely seen in the head and neck region. We report its dramatic presentation in the neck as a progressive, large mass mimicking malignancy clinically as well as cytologica...
Aims: Schwannoma is a neurogenic tumour, originating from the nerve sheaths may either be malign or benign. In this case, was presented a giant mass and its an abnormal vascular structure. Presentation: In this case, the location of the big mass was also the posterior sulcus. The...
Aims: To report the biliopancreatic limb obstruction due to non-recurrence in pancreatic cancer patient. Afferent limb obstruction has been under reported in the literature and should be recognized early and treated aggressively to prevent disasters. We present one such case.
Aim: Foreign body aspiration in an otherwise healthy adult is a rare condition. We wanted to present our patient who could survive after aspirating multiple foreign bodies. Presentation: A 50 years old man aspirated multiple stones and with the urgency operation removed the grave...
Aims: A persistent vitellointestinal duct is a rare finding, typically occurring in the pediatric population. Most commonly presenting as Meckel’s diverticulum, it is extremely rare for it to present as intestinal obstruction in the adult population. Presentation: The present cas...
Aims: Parapharyngeal Space (PPS) tumours are rare and may present as painless masses only becoming evident because of their mass effect. The diagnosis is more difficult when they do not present with any obvious clinical features. This case report seeks to highlight this type of t...
Stanley Baba Amutta, Mohammed Abdullahi, Daniel Aliyu, Kufre Robert Iseh, Sufiyanu Umar Yabo, Joshua Chukwuemeka Okoro, Kabiru Abdullahi & Umar Mohammed·Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery·2019
Aims: To highlight the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in the management of the patient. Background: Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma is a rare, benign, and vascular tumour that occurs almost exclusively in male teenagers. The tumour usually originate in the posterior n...
Aims: To describe the scrotal hernia in 6 and 9 months old rams and their management case. Presentation: A 6 and 9months old oudah rams were presented to the large animal unit of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH), Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, with the complaint of tes...
Aim: To report a rare case of neonatal urinary outflow obstruction warranting early circumcision. Presentation of Case: We are reporting a case of 36 hour old term male neonate who had early circumcision done on account of acute urinary retention secondary to urinary outflow obst...
Abdominal wall endometriosis is a very rare disease that usually develops in previous scar from caesarean section normally confined in subcutaneous fatty tissue. Intramuscular abdominal wall endometriosis involves rectus sheath or muscle. In this case abdominal wall endometriosis...
Necrotizing fasciitis of the breast is a rare entity in surgical practice. Since the first report by Shah et al in 2001, only a few cases have been reported worldwide. The rarity of this condition is attested by the fact that there is no definite approach to diagnosis and treatme...