Issue 2 Articles

A previously healthy 51-year-old female presented with gradually worsening, 10/10 non-radiating epigastric abdominal pain associated with nausea, bilious vomiting, and weight loss. Computed tomography of the abdomen with intravenous contrast showed a large 10.7cm x 9.5cm exophytic mass in the antrum/body of the stomach (Figure 1A). An upper endoscopic evaluation revealed a large fungating, infiltrative, […]

A 42-year-old man with systemic lupus erythematosus in clinical remission presented with a onemonth history of left hip and lower back pain. He had received prednisolone, chloroquine and mycophenolate under clinical remission for 2 years. Physical examination revealed deep tenderness over lateral aspect of the left hip. Laboratory tests showed normal renal and hepatic function

Intra-abdominal fibromatosis, the most common primary tumor of the mesentery, is a benign and rare tumor that can affect any age group of patients. It is characterized by local aggressiveness, and usually develops in the retroperitoneum or mesentry [1]. Although it could be primary, where it is a rare varient of benign stromal neoplasms of