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Saturday, 23 March 2024

CASE 754: OVARIAN CANCER, Dr PHAN THANH HẢI, Dr TRẦN MỘC HIỆP, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC, VIETNAM.

 A 66 year-old woman with loss of weight and constipation for months.

Ultrasound detected a # 86x106 mm right pelvic cystic tumor which was in front of the sacrum-coccyx and elevated the rectum from behind. It may a GIST but could not ruled out of an ovarian tumor.


Both two kidneys were in hydronephrosis without stone, may due to be pressed in pelvic region.



Lab data were not interested.


MSCT represented an 9x10 cm ovarian tumor and vegetations in the pelvis which caused the hydronephrosis .



Surgery removed the ovarian tumor FIGO IIB, uterus, anexals, rectum and sigmoid colon, epiploon, and an arteficial anus was made.
Histopathologic result was Retroperitoneal malignant tumor [high grade adenocarcinoma], primary peritoneal cancer.

Remaining well post-op, the patient was going through a chemotherapy planning.



Friday, 8 March 2024

CASE 753: INCIDENTAL RCC, Dr PHAN THANH HẢI, Dr NGUYỄN THỊ THẢO HIỀN, Dr PHẠM LÊ DIỄM CHI, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC, VIETNAM.



A 51 year-old man without any symptom in an annual check-up.

Ultrasound revealed a right kidney tumor 37x40 mm, at the middle of anterior face, solid, hyperechoic pattern without rim sign that not ruling out a RCC, and a 13 mm small cyst of right lobe of the liver.




Lab data normal.

MSCT represented a 17x20mm right renal tumor maybe a RCC.




Robot surgery removed successfully a right kidney tumor. Histopathological result was a renal clear cell carcinoma of kidney.