Abrikossoff's tumor mimicking endometrial tumor--literature review and case report of the first described granular cell tumor in scar tissue after caesarean section.

Abrikossoff's tumor (AT) is a rare, predominantly benign, asymptomatic, solitary, less than three cm-in-size tumor with usually favorable prognosis after surgical excision. Most of the tumors are found in the head and neck location in the third to fifth decade of life. Local wide excision, which is a treatment of choice, is curative in most of the cases.The case of 34-year-old female patient the authors report herein is the first described AT located in scar tissue after caesarean section. Physical and ultrasound examinations revealed a well-circumscribed, two-cm-in-size mass located in the fascia level. With a preoperative suspicion of endometrial tumor, the patient underwent surgery. Tumor was excised with wide tissue margin. Postoperative pathologic analysis revealed the presence of granular cell myoblastoma and was essential giving definitive diagnosis.

Interstitial cells of Cajal - systematic review.

This paper reviews the distribution of interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) in the human gastro-intestinal (GI) tract, based on ultrastructural and immunohistochemical evidence. The distribution and morphology of ICC at each level of the normal GI tracts is addressed from the perspective of their functional significance. Alterations of ICC reported in as well as in GI stromal tumours are reviewed, with emphasis on the place of ICC in the pathophysiology of disease.

Bifocal esophageal and rectal cancer palliatively treated with argon plasma coagulation.

Primary multiple neoplasms make a serious diagnostic and therapeutic problem. They occur infrequently; however, they must be considered in the diagnosis as the detection of simultaneous neoplastic foci requires change of therapeutic approach. We present a case of a patient with synchronous esophageal and rectal cancer treated at the Department of Surgery. Because of the advanced neoplastic process and concomitant diseases, the patient was qualified for minimally invasive procedures with recanalization using argon plasma coagulation to avoid injuring palliative procedures and to improve quality of life. The patient died of the primary disease without symptoms of gastrointestinal tract obstruction.

[Diagnosis and treatment of nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding]. / Diagnostyka i leczenie krwawien z górnego odcinka przewodu pokarmowego.

This review of nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding is based on papers published during the last years. Endoscopy has an important role in the evaluation of the patient with upper GI bleeding. Endoscopic management does reduce rates of rebleeding, surgery, and mortality. Several endoscopic techniques and results have been showed in this article.

[Chronic inflammation of the colon: a diagnostic problem]. / Przewlekle odczyny zapalne jelita grubego--problem diagnostyczny.

Chronic inflammation of the colon and rectum with associated diarrhea has become more difficult to diagnose recently. Many etiological factors and different therapeutic outlines need to be carefully discussed and summarized. Based on most recent literature, authors present current data on etiology and specific (case-depended) diagnostic procedures in colitis and proctocolitis.

[Single sigmoidoscopy for screening of colorectal cancer]. / Jednorazowa sigmoideoskopia w badaniach przesiewowych raka jelita grubego.

Once-only sigmoideoscopy of person aged 57 is successful and safe method of screening of colorectal cancer. However acceptance of invitation to screening was about 25%. Because of that we postulated once-only sigmoideoscopy screening for patients aged 57 hospitalized from other than digestive tract neoplasms causes.