1.Spontaneous temporosphenoidal meningoencephalo cele as a rare cause of non-traumatic cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea
Bushra Johari ; Hazman Mohd Nor ; Gnana Kumar ; Prepageran Narayanan
Neurology Asia 2015;20(2):203-206
Cranial encephaloceles are rare conditions, which are more commonly seen in the anterior rather than in
the middle cranial fossa. Temporal lobe encephalocele can present with a variety of clinical symptoms,
amongst which include occult or symptomatic cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) fistula. We present a case of
a patient with a short history of rhinorrhea who was found to have a CSF pool in the sphenoid sinus
and right anteromedial temporosphenoidal encephalocele, which mimics sphenoid mucocoele, a much
more common entity. This case highlights the imaging findings of temporosphenoidal encephalocoele
and the diagnostic clues in differentiating this rare condition from the commoner mimics.
Cerebrospinal Fluid
2.Rare occurrence of bilateral breast and peritoneal metastases from osteogenic sarcoma.
Ruoh Shyuan CHAN ; Gnana KUMAR ; Anushya A P VIJAYANANTHAN
Singapore medical journal 2013;54(3):e68-71
Breast metastases are uncommon and typically spread from contralateral breast carcinomas. Breast metastases that spread from extramammary malignancies are even less common, and account for 0.5%-6.6% of all malignant breast disease. As extrapulmonary metastases from osteosarcoma are uncommon, breast metastasis from osteosarcoma is extremely rare. We report a case of breast and peritoneal metastases from a tibial osteosarcoma 18 months after diagnosis, and 9 months after surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy. Computed tomography findings of multiple calcified and noncalcified tumour deposits in the lungs, pleura, peritoneum, chest wall and both breasts are described.
Adolescent
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Bone Neoplasms
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diagnosis
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diagnostic imaging
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pathology
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Breast Neoplasms
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diagnostic imaging
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secondary
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Female
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Humans
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Neoplasm Metastasis
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Osteosarcoma
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diagnosis
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diagnostic imaging
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pathology
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Peritoneal Neoplasms
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diagnostic imaging
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secondary
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
3.Multicompartmental congenital intracranial immature teratoma
Dharmendra Ganesan ; Sheau Fung Sia ; Vairavan Narayanan ; Gnana Kumar ; Lucy Lum ; Lucy Chan ; KS Mun ; Vicknes Waran
Neurology Asia 2013;18(1):117-121
Congenital intracranial tumors are rare and account for 0.5 to 1.5% of all childhood tumours. We report
a case of a 3 week old baby presenting with multi compartmental congenital intracranial immature
teratoma, fi rst of its kind in the literature. The child had gross total excision in two stages with aid of
neuronavigation. The short term outcome was good. The four years of follow-up with serial imaging
showed no tumour recurrence with a stable hydrocephalus after shunting. However, there is global
developmental delay with full time dependence of care giver
4.Enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma: An extremely rare cause of chronic diarrhoea
Chee-Chiat Liong ; Sarala Ravindran ; Gnana Kumar Gnanasuntharam ; Edmund Fui-Min Chin ; Peng-Soon Koh ; Wah-Kheong Chan
The Medical Journal of Malaysia 2016;71(2):88-90
Chronic diarrhoea in tropical countries may be due to a
myriad of causes from infective to non-infective. This case
report illustrates the challenges faced in the investigation of
a middle-age Chinese gentleman who presented with
chronic diarrhoea and weight loss. The diagnosis of type II
enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma (EATL) was finally
made. The diagnosis of EATL was least suspected as the
condition is almost unheard of in this part of the world. The
epidemiology, presentation, diagnosis, management and
prognosis of this rare condition are discussed.