IntroductionCystic lymphangiomas of abdomen has mostly involved mesentery and retro peritoneum that should be considered as a differential diagnosis of abdominal masses. Pancreatic lymphangiomas were extremely rare that should be differentiated from neoplastic pancreatic cysts. Patients have commonly presented with epigastric pain and a relevant palpable epigastric mass.Case PresentationA 65-year-old lady who has presented with epigastric pain, then during investigations, a cystic tumor which located in the tail of pancreas, has found. Whereas definite diagnosis of tumor with routine procedures was impossible, the tumor has completely resected by distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy. Pathology and IHC was suggestive of benign lymphangioma.ConclusionsAccording to this presentation diagnosis of cystic lymphangioma of the tail of pancreas should be considered as a differential diagnosis of pancreatic cystic lesions and complete excision has been the treatment of choice.
In this paper, we discuss a unique manifestation of malignant pheochromocytoma, which presented with ocular pain. The histopathological study pointed to a possible pheochromocytoma origin. Subsequently, the patient underwent thorough imaging and paraclinical evaluations, which confirmed the diagnosis of pheochromocytoma.
Introduction: Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer in women. Several studies showed that TNM stage, grade cancer, lymph node involvement, and the status of hormone receptors are the most important factor of breast cancer prognosis. Objectives: To evaluate the clinical characteristics, prognostic factors, and survival rate in patients with breast cancer who underwent surgery in Ahvaz, Southwest of Iran. Patients and Methods: This historical cohort study was conducted on 561 patients who underwent surgery for breast cancer between May 1997 and June 2016. Clinical characteristics, pathological profile, stage, and treatments of the patients were recorded. The prognostic factor, two and five-year overall survival (OS) rates, disease-free survival (DFS) were evaluated by the Cox proportional hazards model and the Kaplan-Meier test, respectively. Results: The two and five-year OS rates were 92.1% and 81.7%, respectively. The most important prognostic factors in breast cancer survival were age, the size of the tumor, regional lymph node involvement, metastasis, stage, relapse, estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and hormone therapy. There was no significant relationship between tumor type, tumor site, metastasis, surgery kind, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and the status of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) and the five-year survival rate. Conclusion: This study showed that the most important factors affecting the high survival rate of patients with breast cancer are hormonal receptors, non-involvement of the lymph nodes, early-stage cancer, no recurrence, and no metastasis.
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