Thursday, 9 May 2024

CASE 764: SCHWANNOMA of FACIAL NERVE SHEATH in PAROTID GLAND, Dr PHAN THANH HẢI, Dr NGUYỄN XUÂN HOÀNG, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, VIETNAM.

 

A 37 year-old  with swelling of his left face.


Parotid gland on left side existed a cluster of lymph node-like, solid, echo poor, # 5-4-4mm in parotid gland and in subcutaneous layer.



MRI confirmed a Kikuchi - Fujimoto disease,  necrotizing histiocytic lymphadenitis.






But biopsy result was a Schwannoma of the left facial nerve sheath.



CASE 763: PHYLLODES TUMOR in a Young Girl, Dr PHAN THANH HẢI, Dr TRƯƠNG THỊ MỸ HOÀNG, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC, VIETNAM.

 

A 14 year-old with a palpable cystic tumor in the right breast.




Two months later the cystic tumor rapidly grew up, may be a hemorrhagic cyst, but it was hardly differentizied from a phyllodes tumor.


Histopathological result was a phyllodes tumor, and chemohistoimmunologic staining result was a BI-RADS 4 B malignant phyllodes tumor in a young girl.




Wednesday, 1 May 2024

CASE 762: UNCONTROLLED ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION due to RENAL ARTERY STENOSIS, Dr PHAN THANH HẢI, Dr TRẦN THANH NGA, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC, VIETNAM

 A 48 year-old female diabetic with uncontrollable arterial hypertension for years. TA max 200mmHg.

Ultrasound detected  stenosis of the left renal artery over 70% and, on the right one 30%.






AngioMSCT confirmed the left renal artery stenosis than the right one.



The  left renal artery  successfully stenting for the  stenosis then the arterial hypertension was solved.

Before stenting of the left renal artery


After stenting.