Items tagged “case3”
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Neoplastic pericardial disease
Neoplastic pericardial disease, neoplastic pericardial involvement or neoplastic pericarditis refers to a pericardial infiltration by tumor cells usually associated with a variably sized pericardial effusion and is a form of non-infectious pericarditis. It needs to be differentiated from other c...
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D sign (right ventricle)
A D-shaped left ventricle or flattening of the interventricular septum with a D-shaped configuration is a feature described with significant right ventricular (RV) overload / right heart strain such as that occurring with complications of a sizable pulmonary embolic event. It was initially descr...
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Plate and screw fixation
Plate and screw fixation is a method of internal fixation used in orthopedic surgery. It is most commonly used in open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) surgeries as well as fixation of bone post osteotomy (e.g. high tibial osteotomy or rotational osteotomy).
When applied to the convex side o...
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Mucinous adenocarcinoma of the prostate
Mucinous adenocarcinomas of the prostate or colloid adenocarcinomas of the prostate are a variant of acinar adenocarcinoma and characterized by mucinous features.
Epidemiology
Mucinous adenocarcinomas of the prostate are rare and account for less than 0.5% of prostate cancers 1-4.
Diagnosis
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Braid-like sign (spinal sarcoidosis)
The braid-like sign is an imaging pattern of sarcoidosis spinal cord involvement. It is characterized by a ventral subpial enhancement in the spinal cord.
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Taenia sagittalis
The taenia sagittalis or sagittal bundle is a prominent pectinate muscle and a band-like structure in the right atrium and constitutes a mimic for right atrial thrombi or masses.
Gross anatomy
The taenia sagittalis originates from the crista terminalis and extends upwards and anteriorly dividi...
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McCleery syndrome
McCleery syndrome is a subtype of venous thoracic outlet syndrome with symptoms resulting from compression of the subclavian vein without thrombosis (in contrast to Paget-Schroetter syndrome).
Clinical presentation
Patients with McCleery syndrome present with intermittent obstruction of the s...
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Tourette syndrome
Tourette syndrome, also (and perhaps more properly) known as Gilles de la Tourette syndrome, is a common neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by tics.
Epidemiology
Tourette syndrome, by definition, commences in childhood, with a mean onset of approximately 6 years 1. It is more common in ...
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Florid reactive periostitis
Florid reactive periostitis is a rare benign lesion, included in a group of reactive bone and soft tissue lesions that create a frequent diagnostic problem.
Epidemiology
Florid reactive periostitis occurring often in the 2nd and 3rd decade of life with a male to female ratio of 1 to 1.5, eve...
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Anusitis
Anusitis is inflammation of the anal canal lining.
Terminology
Anusitis should not be confused with proctitis, which is distinguished as inflammation of rectal mucosa.
Epidemiology
Anusitis is associated with diet, in particular excess intake of coffee, cola, beer, citrus, spices, and/or hot...
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Adalimumab-induced interstitial lung disease
Adalimumab-induced interstitial lung disease is a form of anti-TNF-induced diffuse interstitial lung disease from the broader category of drug-induced lung disease. The disease occurs as a response to the disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD), adalimumab.
Pathology
The exact mechanism ...
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Gallbladder cancer (staging - AJCC 8th edition)
The AJCC (American Joint Committee on Cancer) 8th edition gallbladder cancer staging system was introduced in 2018.
TNM system
T: primary tumor
Tis: carcinoma in situ - tumor only within the epithelium (the inner layer of the gallbladder)
T1: tumor invades the lamina propria or muscularis
T...
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Solid variant of aneurysmal bone cyst
The solid variant of the aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC) is a rare non-neoplastic and reactive bone lesion. It differs from the classical type of ABC in certain aspects.
Epidemiology
The solid variant of ABC has an incidence of ~5% (range 3.4-7.5%) and is found to have slight female predilection (1...
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Anterior meniscofemoral ligament (of Humphrey)
The anterior meniscofemoral ligament (aMFL) or ligament of Humphrey) is one of two variably present bands of the meniscofemoral ligament.
Gross anatomy
The anterior meniscofemoral ligament inserts to the lateral aspect of the medial femoral condyle and runs between the anterior cruciate ligam...
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Osteoporotic vs pathological vertebral fractures
Discriminating between acute osteoporotic and pathological vertebral fractures is sometimes challenging. This may be especially true in the elderly population, in which both osteoporosis and malignant disease often co-occur, and vertebral fractures of both kinds are common and indeed may coexist...
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Acute gouty arthritis
Acute gouty arthritis, also known as a gout flare, is the acute symptomatic phase of gout due to the deposition of monosodium urate crystals in a synovial joint.
Clinical presentation
Acute gouty arthritis presents as a tender, erythematous, swollen joint. Involvement is typically monoarticula...
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Thumb pathology
Thumb pathology is wide and includes all lesions involving the tendons, ligaments, muscles, bone, and articulations of the thumb.
congenital
triphalangeal thumb
absent thumb
tendon tear/rupture
Stener lesion
yo-yo on a string sign
fractures of the thumb
Bennett fracture-dislocation
Rola...
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Humeral length (obstetric ultrasound)
The humeral length (HL) is sometimes measured as an additional fetal biometric parameter in a second-trimester ultrasound scan. Its measurement can often complement the femoral length, especially in situations where there are short limb syndromes. Short humeral lengths have been associated with ...
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Tobacco use
Tobacco use, most commonly by smoking cigarettes, is a drug habit of many throughout the world. It is a significant risk factor for many malignancies, and respiratory and cardiovascular diseases and is a major cause of premature mortality throughout the world.
Epidemiology
The World Health Org...
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Axial spondyloarthritis
Axial spondyloarthrititis (SpA) is a clinical subset of the seronegative spondyloarthritides that present primarily with back pain and morning stiffness. There is a long delay, on average 14 years, between symptoms onset and diagnosis 1.
Epidemiology
The prevalence of axial SpA is ~1% 1. Age o...
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