[Parasitic dermoid cyst of the omentum. Case presentation]. / Quiste dermoide parasítico en el epiplón. Reporte de un caso.

BACKGROUND: Benign parasitic cystic teratomas or extragonadal tumors are relatively rare representing 0.4% of all tumors. Its most common site is the omentum. CASE REPORT: A 32-year-old women. Obstetric historial: 3 pregnancies, 2 deliveries, and 1 abortion. She was admitted with a 7 x 6 cm pelvic cystic mass meassured by ultrasound, laparoscopy was performed removing a pelvic cystic mass localized in omentum. The patient was discharged uneventful. Histological finding was a benign parasitic dermoid cyst of omentum. A literature review indicates that only 29 cases are reported.

Cytologic diagnosis of blastocystis hominis in peritoneal fluid: a case report.

BACKGROUND: Blastocystis hominis is the most common parasite identified in s worldwide. Although it is commonly identified in stool preparations, unusual to encounter B hominis in abdominal fluid. CASE: A 46-year-old woman presented with the clinical impression of acute peritonitis. The initial radiologic evaluation showed free air in the abdominal cavity and an abdominal mass. Abdominal fluid submitted for cytologic examination was diagnostic of acute inflammation with mixed bacteria and abundant cystlike forms of B hominis. The patient underwent an exploratory laparotomy that revealed a poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma involving her bowel and peritoneum. CONCLUSION: The present case highlights the unusual identification ofextraintestinal forms of B hominis in a peritoneal fluid sample from a patient with invasive, poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma and associated bowel perforation.