Aneurysmal bone cyst of the occipital bone

A 13 years boy presented with a painless hard and fixed swelling in occipital region for the last three months. Plain X-ray, CT scan and MRI showed an expansile multi loculated cystic lesion in occipital bone. Histopathological examination revealed it to be an aneurysmal bone cyst. Treatment of choice is surgery. However, radiotherapy may be helpful in incompletely excised lesions

Disseminated peritoneal leiomyomatosis: a case report and review of the literature

Disseminated peritoneal leiomyomatosis [DPL] is a very rare condition. It occurs in females of reproductive age, initiated or promoted by hormonal factors. During operation, it may appear as metastases. This entity should be kept in mind whenever multiple peritoneal nodules are encountered especially in young pregnant females. Here, we present a case report of a 30 year old woman with DPL found incidentally during caesarean section

Omental caking: a rare manifestation of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour [MPNST] is a very rare tumour with an incidence of one per 100,000 and constitutes between 3 to 10% of all soft tissue sarcomas. Most of the sarcoma involve the extremities and retroperitoneal regions. However, this case presented with mass in left inguinal region and then spread rapidly to omentum, assuming the appearance of an omental cake. Mass responded well to chemotherapy comprising of Ifosfamide and Doxorubicin