May 24
Woman age=23,
HX: Seizure
DX: Incomplete lissencephaly
Findings:
There is agyria at parieto-occipital lobes and pachygyria at frontotemporal lobes. The sylvian fissures are shallow and maloriented causing a figure-eight appearance.
Communicating hydrocephalus
May 24
HX: Left hemiparesis, neck pain, vertigo and dysphagia following recent neck trauma 33 y
DX: Dissection of the left vertebral artery with ischemic lesion in left cerebellar hemisphere
Findings:
Multiple small bright T2 signal foci at inferomedial aspect of the left cerebellar hemisphere and left posterolateral aspect of medulla.
On MIP: Marked stenosis of distal extracranial and intracranial segments of the left vertebral artery .
On axial and coronal T1W fat sat: Hyperintensity within the distal extracranial segment (segment 3) of left vertebral artery related to intraluminal hemorrhage along with an eccentric narrowed signal void lumen.
May 14
HX:A 57 man year old with abdominal pain and nausea.
Findings: A large necrotic mass in jejunum with proximal
loope dilatation , omental fat involvement along with lymph
nodes .
Diagnosis: malignant spindle cell tumor .
Discussion: Malignant tumors of small bowel are rare
and accounts for the <2% of total GI malignancy.
Because of the heterogeneous and aggressive nature many
of them present with recurrence and visceral metastasis.
May 14
HX: A 52y man complaining of hematuria and flank pain .
Findings: Large solid mass in right kidney .
The mass is causing distortion of the renal parenchyma ,
collecting system and sinus fat.
Diagnosis: Renal cell carcinoma
Discussion : The most common primary malignant tumors
in adults, 80% of all malignant renal tumors , usually
between 40-60 years of age . Man to woman ratio are 2:1 ,
20-50% of hypernephroma are associated with von hipple –
lindau disease.
These tumors mostly spread by direct extension into the
renal pelvis and the blood stream , thus early spread to the
lungs is expected. Involvement of renal sinus soft tissue is
occurred. Secondary deposits to the bones , liver and
opposite kidney are commonly seen.
May 14
HX: A 30y woman with left submandibular gland
enlargement and pain.
Findings: Large dense stone in left submandibular region ,
enlarged submandibular gland with dilated duct.
Diagnosis : Stone in Wharton’s duct, sialadenitis.
Discussion:Sialolithiasis is most common disease of salivary
gland , twice as
common in males as females , 80-95% occur in
submandibular gland or duct , stones are most common
cause of acute and chronic infection of salivary gland .
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