1.Thymic carcinoma presenting with an unusual and delayed metastasis to the neural foramen, mimicking thoracic spinal radiculopathy
Hsien Min Low ; Chin Fong Wong ; Martin Weng Chin H'ng
The Medical Journal of Malaysia 2016;71(6):368-369
We report a case of metastatic thymic carcinoma which
presented as an enhancing mass located in the neural
foramen of the thoracic spine. More common tumours which
arise in the neural foramen would include a neurogenic
tumour or developmental anomalies such as a foregut
duplication cyst. This case is singular firstly because the
lesion present as radiculopathy which mimics a neurogenic
tumour. Secondly, the presentation was unusually delayed
as the patient presented to our centre more than a decade
after the resection of the primary tumour in another
institution.
2.TTSH and NCID Radiology Services in COVID-19.
Hsien Min LOW ; Eugene LOW ; Chau Hung LEE
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore 2020;49(11):913-914
Academic Medical Centers
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COVID-19/prevention & control*
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Cross Infection/prevention & control*
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Disinfection
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Hospitals, Isolation
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Humans
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Infection Control/methods*
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Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional/prevention & control*
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Radiology
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Radiology Department, Hospital/organization & administration*
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SARS-CoV-2
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Singapore
3.Clinics in diagnostic imaging (172). Colocolic intussusception with a lipoma as the lead point.
Hsien Min LOW ; Dinesh CHINCHURE
Singapore medical journal 2016;57(12):664-668
A 50-year-old Chinese man presented with abdominal pain associated with bloody mucoid stools, loss of appetite and weight loss. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis revealed a colocolic intussusception secondary to a lipoma. The patient subsequently underwent a left hemicolectomy. Clinical and imaging findings of intussusception in adults are discussed in this article.
Colectomy
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Colonic Diseases
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complications
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diagnostic imaging
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pathology
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surgery
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Colonic Neoplasms
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diagnostic imaging
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Humans
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Intussusception
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complications
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diagnostic imaging
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pathology
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surgery
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Lipoma
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complications
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diagnostic imaging
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Singapore
4.Clinics in diagnostic imaging (198). Small bowel obstruction secondary to a bezoar.
Yong Quan Alvin SOON ; Hsien Min LOW ; Cheong Wei Terence HUEY ; Gervais Khin-Lin WANSAICHEONG
Singapore medical journal 2019;60(8):397-402
A 60-year-old man presented with abdominal pain. He was later diagnosed on imaging to have high-grade small bowel obstruction. The patient underwent surgery, and a hard, rounded bezoar resembling the endosperm of Nypa fruticans, colloquially known as attap chee, was found at the point of obstruction. Small bowel obstruction is a common acute surgical condition with multiple causes, including bezoars. We discuss the typical imaging features of bezoars causing small bowel obstruction as well as potential pitfalls that can mimic the appearance of a bezoar.
5.A case of xanthogranulomatous appendicitis in the female pelvis
Wai Heng Yung ; Ching Hsia Caroline Siew ; Hwei Yee Lee ; Hsien Min Low
The Medical Journal of Malaysia 2021;76(1):114-117
Xanthogranulomatous inflammation is an uncommon form
of chronic inflammatory process. Only a few isolated case
reports of xanthogranulomatous appendicitis (XA) have
been published. XA has nonspecific imaging findings and
cannot be reliably differentiated on imaging from locally
advanced malignancy. XA however follows a benign course
and can potentially be treated with surgical resection.