ABSTRACT
We report a rare case of intradural immature teratoma in 2-year-old girl, interesting conus medullaris to sacrum, worsening neurological deficits. The neoplasm discovered by magnetic resonance imaging was completely resected. We describe the clinical, radiological and pathological findings of this tumor with a review of the Literature and we insist in the difficulty of treatment
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Humans , Female , Teratoma/surgery , Spinal Cord Neoplasms/pathologyABSTRACT
Our retrospective study was performed on 10 cases of granulo-matous mastitis registered in Obstetric Gynaecology Department and Pathology Department of CHU F. Hached Sousse, during 8 years period. The mean age was 36.4 years [range 32-59]. Among these 10 cases, 8 were observed in reproductive-age women and 2 were noted in menopausal women. Clinical findings showed unilateral breast nodule associated with inflammatory signis in 4 cases, mammelonary retraction in 2 cases and serous or sero-purulent mamelonnary flow in 4 cases. Mammographic examination suggested a malignant tumor in 5 patients. In all cases, the diagnosis is made by histopathology. Surgical treatment consisted in wide excision with drainage or radical mastectomy, eventually with combination with antibiotic therapy and non steroid anti-inflammatory drugs. Prognostic features showed a good cicatrisation in 4 cases, local recurrence and cutanonus fistulization in one patient. Granulomatous mastitis aetiology is still unclear, auto-immune aetio-pathologenesis appears more interesting and should be clarified