The Sister Mary Joseph's nodule is a rare umbilical metastatic lesion, occurring in 1%-3% of abdominopelvic adenocarcinomas. It represents the visible tip of the iceberg, and its presence is associated with a poor prognosis. We report the c…
Struma ovarii is a type of mature ovarian teratoma which accounts for roughly 0.5%-1% (1) of all ovarian tumours and approximately 3% of all ovarian teratomas (2). To be classified as struma ovarii, more than 50% of the tumour must be compr…
Tuberculosis (TB) is chronic granulomatous infection caused by bacteria, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which primarily involves the lungs. Abdominal TB is an extrapulmonary disease which can mimic malignancy, especially in women with ascites,…
Sister Mary Joseph's nodule (SMJN) refers to umbilical metastatic lesions and indicates widespread intra-abdominal malignancy. The most common primary sites are gastrointestinal and genital tract. Benign umbilical nodules are called pseudo-…
Endometriosis is commonly associated with chronic pelvic pain and its presentation varies between individuals. The only way to confirm the presence of endometriosis is via keyhole or open surgery. In the presence of hematuria, deep endometr…
IntroductionBreast cancer is the most common malignancy among women all over the world, which accounts to 25% of all cancers. In known cases of breast cancer, the risk of developing another denovo malignancy is more when compared to low ris…
Peritoneal lymphomatosis is relatively uncommon cause of diffuse malignant peritoneal disease, and differentiating it from other causes of diffuse peritoneal disease such as peritoneal carcinomatosis is often difficult on imaging. Common fi…
We present a case of endometrioid carcinoma metastasis in the bladder mimicking as the second primary of urinary bladder on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT). The presentations of bladd…
We present a case of a 79-year-old immunocompromised female admitted for abdominal pain and sepsis, who had an abdominal computed tomography (CT) showing distal gallbladder fundus wall thickening, pericholecystic edema, and a right posteroi…
A 70-year-old female patient presented to her primary care doctor with persistent elevated alkaline phosphatase of suspected metastatic etiology. Computed tomography demonstrated epicardial and peritoneal nodules. Biopsy of one of the perit…