1.Choroid plexus carcinoma in an infant.
Muhaizan WM ; Zurin AA ; Aishah MA
The Medical Journal of Malaysia 2003;58(5):763-765
Choroid plexus carcinoma is a rare intracranial neoplasm, affecting mainly very young children. The commonest site is within the lateral ventricles and the prognosis is very poor. We report a seven month old baby boy who presented with raised intracranial pressure and seizures. Brain CT scan showed large intraventricular mass with calcification and hydrocephalus. Total macroscopic resection of the tumour was performed and diagnosis of choroid plexus carcinoma was made. However, the patient died 11 days after the tumour excision. The histopathology of this rare childhood neoplasm is discussed.
Carcinoma/*surgery
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Choroid Plexus Neoplasms/*surgery
2.Synovial Sarcoma- An unusual cause of Heel Pain
MY Norhamdan ; Y Shahril ; O Masbah ; Siti Aishah MA
Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal 2008;2(2):31-33
We report a case of 29-year-old female who presented with
right heel pain that worsened over a period of two years. The onset of pain was followed by swelling at the medial aspect of right ankle. She was initially treated for plantar fasciitis with multiple steroid injections over the heel. Subsequent MRI revealed a well-defined heterogeneous lesion in continuity with the medial plantar nerve. Excision biopsy was performed and histopathological evaluation revealed monophasic synovial sarcoma. The patient subsequently underwent wide resection and free tissue transfer followed by radiotherapy and chemotherapy. This case highlights an unusual site and presentation of synovial sarcoma which led to delayed diagnosis and treatment.
3.Pleomorphic Adenoma Originating from Submandibular Salivary Gland in an 8-year-old Girl: A Case Report
Gani AN ; Megat Shiraz MAR ; Siti Aishah MA ; Norazizah M ; Mazita A ; Sharifah NA
Medicine and Health 2007;2(2):164-168
Pleomorphic adenoma (PA) typically presents as a benign slow growing, painless
neoplasm of the parotid gland. PA arising from the submandibular gland in the paediatric
age group is rare. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice. A case of PA in an 8-yearold
Malay girl is presented. Clinically she presented with a painless right submandibular
mass measuring 2x2cm. A diagnosis of Pleomorphic adenoma was made on Fine Needle
Aspiration Cytology (FNAC). She underwent submandibulectomy uneventfully.
Postoperatively after two years follow up, she is asymptomatic.