[Extrathoracic solitary shwannoma of the intercostal nerve: a rare localization]

Le shwannome thoracique solitaire est une tumeur nerveuse bénigne. La localisation est le plus souvent intra-thoracique au niveau du médiastin postérieur. Nous rapportons l'observation d'un schwannome solitaire du nerf intercostal de développement extra-thoracique imitant une tumeur sous-cutanée du thorax. La biopsie-exérèse nous a permis d’établir le diagnostic histologique. Après un recul de 14 mois aucune récidive n'a été notée. Le diagnostic de schwannome doit être suspecté devant toute tumeur sous cutanée du thorax. La certitude diagnostique est histologique. L'exérèse totale est le seul garant d'une guérison sans récidive.

Simultaneous acute appendicitis and ectopic pregnancy

The acute abdomen in pregnancy is a surgical emergency. Ectopic pregnancy and appendicitis are two causes of acute abdomen in pregnancy. Difficulties in correctly identifying the cause of the pain can be hazardous to the patient and care needs to be taken in obtaining a prompt and accurate diagnosis enabling the most appropriate management. The case presented here underlies the pathogenesis of the simultaneous existence of these two conditions in a patient.

Pancreatic transection due to blunt trauma

Blunt fractures of the pancreas are rare and serious lesions. An isolated injury to the pancreas is uncommon. Physical signs and laboratory parameters are often inaccurate, and missing the diagnosis can cause serious clinical problems. We report a case of a 28-year-old woman with blunt pancreatic trauma in whom computed tomography revealed a fracture through the tail of the pancreas. It was complicated by pseudocyst formation. She was treated surgically with good outcome. This case is a reminder that pancreatic injuries should be considered in the differential diagnosis in cases of blunt abdominal trauma. Also, the clinician should be aware that when pancreatic injuries are managed conservatively, the clinical, radiological, and laboratory parameters need to be monitored till resolution.

[Enterocutaneous fistula caused by strangulated groin hernia: five cases in Morocco]

The purpose of this report is to describe 5 cases of strangulated hernia discovered in patients presenting with enterocutaneous fistula. Most patients were women with small femoral hernias.

Isolated liver tuberculosis abscess in a patient without immunodeficiency: A case report

Although hepatic tuberculosis is not a rare disease entity, tubercular liver abscess (TLA) is extremely rare. It is usually associated with foci of infection either in the lung and/or gastrointestinal tract or with an immunocompromised state. An isolated or primary TLA with no evidence of tuberculosis elsewhere is even rarer. We report on a 28 year old man who developed an isolated tuberculous liver abscess not associated with lung involvement. Ultrasonography and computed tomography of the abdomen showed the abscess lesions in the liver but the diagnosis of tuberculosis was confirmed by histological examination of the wall of the abscess after surgical drainage. Although tuberculous liver abscess is very rare, it should be included in the differential diagnosis of abscess and unknown hepatic mass lesions.

[Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor with gastric primary location: about a new case]

Abstract

Les tumeurs neuro-ectodermiques primitives ou sarcome d’Ewing sont classiquement des néoplasmes se développant aux dépends des tissus mous et des os. Les tumeurs neuro-ectodermiques primitives gastriques (pPNETs) sont extrêmement rares. Nous nous proposons, à travers le cas d’un patient, opéré pour une tumeur gastrique, d’étudier les aspects cliniques, radiologiques, anatomopathologiques et thérapeutiques des tumeurs neuro-ectodermiques primitives périphériques. A notre connaissance ce patient illustre le troisième cas de tumeur gastrique d’origine neuroectodermique décrite chez l’adulte.

[Pheochromocytoma and pregnancy - Perioperative and obstetrical management: report of one case and review of literature ]

Résumé

Colonic adenocarcinoma revealing Crohn's disease: a case report

INTRODUCTION

There is growing evidence from epidemiological studies and clinicopathological data obtained from case reports that Crohn's disease is associated with an increased risk of carcinoma of the large bowel.

CASE PRESENTATION

A 70-year-old Arabic African man with undiagnosed Crohn's disease presented with acute abdominal obstruction due to an occlusive carcinoma of the sigmoid. At laparotomy, the colonic tumor was excised with continuity restored by end-to-end anastomosis.

CONCLUSION

The risk of colonic carcinoma in Crohn's disease is increasing. Several case reports actually support the possibility that a genuine association between these two conditions exists.

Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma revealed by an ilio-colic intussusception in a Moroccan patient: a case report

Intussusceptions are rare but well-known causes of the small bowel obstruction in adults and an underlying cause is present in the majority of cases. Lymphoma's involvement of the ileum is one of the rare causes of intussusception. CT is a sensitive examination that diagnoses intussusceptions and provides an excellent pre-operative evaluation including possible extension and dissemination especially in intestinal lymphomas. The treatment is almost always surgical and the pathological study is needed for diagnostic confirmation. Authors present an unusual case of intestinal intussusception due to lymphoma of the terminal part of the ileum in a 49-year-old man. Computed tomography confirmed the diagnosis of intussusception and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of B-cell was diagnosed by histological examination after surgical treatment. Primary intestinal lymphomas differ from gastric lymphomas in clinical features, treatment, and prognosis. They are not well characterized and the standardized concepts for their clinical diagnosis and management are absent. The aim of this rare observation is to shed light on NHL of the small bowel, its clinical and radiological diagnosis and its treatment especially in forms revealed by intussusceptions in adults.

Pelvic bone and hip joint hydatid disease revealing a retroperitoneal location

Echinococcosis is a parasitic disease produced by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus. Hydatid disease of bone is rarely seen in humans and it has been reported in only 1-2% of cases of echinococcosis. We present a patient who developed hydatid disease of the left pelvic and femoral bones with cartilage destruction of the ipsilateral hip joint revealing a retroperitoneal location of hydatid cyst. Hydatid bone must be present in the differential diagnosis of chronic monoarthritis. Skeletal involvement is usually secondary to visceral hydatidosis that we must research. Early diagnosis allows eradication and salvage of the bone and the hip joint. Delayed diagnosis is always fraught with the risk of recurrence and sepsis.