Schwannomas are neuroectodermal tumors that rarely occur in the retroperitoneal space. We report two cases of patients who presented with abdominal pain. Radiological findings revealed a retroperitoneal mass in both cases. Both patients underwent complete surgical excision with an uneventful postoperative course. The histopathological study confirmed the nature of schwannoma. Complete surgical excision remains the gold standard for the management of these tumors. The preoperative diagnosis is usually difficult; however, the definitive diagnosis is made upon histopathological examination.
Struma ovarii is an extremely rare type of ovarian teratoma distinguished by the unusual presence of thyroid tissue. It is usually a benign condition; however, malignant transformation is sometimes detected. The diagnosis relies on histopathological examination and is infrequently made on routine investigations. We report two cases of struma ovarii: one benign and the other malignant. The first case involved a 27-year-old woman who underwent a right ovarian cystectomy for an incidental ultrasonographic finding of a solid right adnexal mass. The diagnosis of a benign struma was made after histopathological study. The second case involved a 68-year-old woman who underwent a right salpingo-oophorectomy for a right ovarian bulky mass and the histopathological diagnosis was consistent with that of a malignant struma. We examine the challenges involved in the diagnosis and management of this rare entity.
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Latuberculose mammaire est une affection rare. Elle pose un problème de diagnostic différentiel avec le cancer du sein du fait que la clinique et l'imagerie ne sont pas spécifiques. La tuberculose mammaire doit être évoquée surtout dans les pays endémiques ou chez le sujet immunodéprimé. Nous rapportons un cas de tuberculose mammaire chez une femme ménopausée pour soulever le problème de diagnostic qu'elle suscite.
Gallbladder tuberculosis (GT) is an extremely rare disease entity, even in our country Morocco known for being an endemic area. The lack of pathognomonic clinical presentation and radiological features of GT makes preoperative diagnosis unlikely and poses a diagnostic dilemma regarding gallbladder carcinoma (GC). The diagnosis is usually made by histological examination after cholecystectomy, highlighting the importance of sending every gallbladder specimen to pathology. We report an exceedingly rare case of GT mimicking GC and refer to a recent review of the literature to discuss the clinical and radiological features of GT.
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