Clinical case reports

Endometrioid ovarian adenocarcinoma is a common subtype of epithelial ovarian cancer that can arise on a background of endometriosis. Maximal cytoreductive effort with an aim to remove all macroscopic disease (achieve R0) is the single inde…

Endometriosis may contribute to Mullerian adenosarcoma development but makes diagnosis challenging given similar symptoms. Survival benefit has not been definitively shown for chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, or radiotherapy, consolidating s…

We present a rare case of a female pelvic solitary fibrous tumor unsuccessfully resected using single-port laparoscopy, requiring conversion to laparotomy. Although the resection was successful, the surgical approach could have been improve…

KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE: This was the first report of a pseudoaneurysm in a vaginal artery after hysterectomy, unlike other published studies that were of pseudoaneurysms in uterine or vaginal arteries after delivery. ABSTRACT: A 51-year-old …

KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE: OHVIRA syndrome can be misdiagnosed due to its rarity, resulting in the need for more invasive interventions than vaginoscopy. Also, delayed diagnosis of OHVIRA syndrome can affect patient's quality of life by leading …

Pathogenic germline variants in the CHEK2 gene have been shown to cause a moderate increased risk of breast cancer. Here, we present a striking CHEK2 family with a biallelic carrier of two frameshift pathogenic variants, to draw attention a…

There are less than ten cases of deep endometriosis degeneration in the literature. The duration of endometriosis, the ovarian stimulation, the perimenopause and the obesity exposes the woman to an increased risk of endometriosis degenerati…

Key clinical messageChoriocarcinoma of the fallopian tube is extremely rare and highly susceptible to early metastasis. Clinical manifestations of ectopic pregnancy and choriocarcinoma are the same, and all patients with ectopic pregnancy s…

Colitis cystica profunda (CCP) is a rare benign disease characterized by mucus-filled cysts in the submucosa. Endoscopic, radiological and histological examinations are not highly specific, which can lead to misdiagnosis, resulting in unnec…

A 40-year-old man was admitted with a diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia. Although most of multiple ground-glass opacities and consolidations on computed tomography improved, a round ground-glass opacity with consolidation remained unchanged a…

Endometrial Carcinoma Arising from Adenomyosis (EC-AIA) is an unusual condition, primarily occurring in postmenopausal women. We present a rare case of a 34-year-old woman with EC-AIA, highlighting the diagnostic challenges in distinguishin…

On October 23, 2020, a 69-year-old Chinese female patient was admitted to Yuncheng Hospital due to a history of postmenopausal bleeding and lower abdominal pain for 5 months. The HPV test and pathology results indicated the presence of inde…

Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) remains difficult to diagnose and has a reserved prognosis. Pseudomyxoma peritonei is a rare entity, of appendicular origin in the majority of cases. Its clinical symptomatology is not specific, and the diagnosi…

We report a young woman with ileocecal endometriosis who presented with repeated abdominal pain. Under hormonal effects, the endometrium may proliferate and cause bleeding in the bowel wall, leading to cyclical abdominal pain. When recurrin…

Alstrom syndrome is a rare genetic disorder with an autosomal recessive mutation in the ALMS1 gene. The disease's manifestations include ophthalmic problems, hearing loss, obesity, and cardiovascular disorders. In addition, medical cases in…

KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE: The coexistence of hepatic mucinous cystic neoplasm and ovarian serous cystadenoma is rare and can only be confirmed by histological examination of the surgical specimen. Complete surgical resection is the optimal trea…

The use of dynamic elastomeric fabric orthoses is examined in a young woman with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) referred for physiotherapy with hip dysplasia, prior to a right periacetabular osteotomy. Dynamic elastomeric fabric …

Villar's nodule is a rare presentation of endometriosis. Only a few cases report coexistence with uterine fibroids and infertility. We report an incidental discovery of a bleeding umbilical lesion confirmed as Villar's nodule in a 37-year-o…

We present a case of giant chorioangioma at 18 weeks of gestation leading to fetal hypertrophic cardiomyopathy without other evidences of fetal volume overload and late-onset isolated proteinuria. Oligohydramnios developed at term and place…

Given the wide range of differential diagnoses for adnexal masses, the key issue is the correct assessment of the initial location to rule out malignant or emergency cases. Here, we report a case of perforated sigmoid colon cancer initially…

Cerebral venous thrombosis can be caused by different conditions such as infectious, structural, hypercoagulable states, hematological, hormonal, collagen, vascular diseases, and oral contraceptive pills among other causes. Adenomyosis has …

Rete ovarii giving rise to cysts, and benign and malignant tumors is a rare entity. Radiological and histopathological examinations can be used to make the diagnosis of rete cyst and differentiate it from cystic tumor of ovarian origin, wit…

Severe adhesions between the bladder and uterus necessitated an atypical incision in the cesarean section of a woman with endometriosis. This could not be predicted with pre-surgery MRI. No methods in the literature are able to predict adhe…

Giant ovarian tumors are rare in the present day due to the early diagnosis and treatment. However, owing to the large size, it can often compress the inferior vena cava and sudden decompression of it during the removal can lead to hemodyna…

Hysterosalpingography is widely performed in assisted reproductive technology. We present a rare case of contrast medium retention which was incidentally found and mimicked a retained surgical instrument. A medical history of treatment for …