Mucinous Adenocarcinoma Arising in Chronic Perianal Fistula: Good Results with Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy Followed by Surgery by Marisa D. Santos, Carlos Nogueira, Carlos Lopes

“…Staging was performed by pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and thoracoabdominal CT scan. The patient underwent a laparoscopic colostomy followed by neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and then laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection followed by adjuvant therapy. …”
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The giant within: A rare case of bilateral renal angiomyolipoma surpassing 30 cm by Hadj Hsain ihssan, Marrakchi salma, Laasri lina, Lahlou chaima, Boutaleb joud, Fenni Jamal, Ennouali Hassan

“…A comprehensive biological workup was performed, including blood tests and tumor markers, followed by an abdominal CT scan. The imaging revealed 1 large retroperitoneal masses. …”
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Two Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for One Gunshot by Louis Pot, Alizée Porto, Audrey Le Saux, Amandine Bichon, Emi Cauchois, Marc Gainnier, Julien Carvelli, Jeremy Bourenne

“…The body computed tomography (body CT scan) documented right pulmonary contusions and a homolateral hemothorax. …”
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Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor (G-CSF) Induced Splenic Infarction in Breast Cancer Patient Treated with Dose-Dense Chemotherapy Regimen by Majed A. Alshamrani, Meteb Al-Foheidi, Ahmed H. Abdulrahim

“…This finding was confirmed by computed tomography (CT) scan and splenic biopsy. Management was conservative without the need of surgical intervention. …”
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Gel-Based Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation in a Patient with Noncontained Osteochondral Knee Defect at 9-Year Follow-Up by Ujjval Deliwala, Sumit Jain Sethia

“…Here, we discuss the case of an 18-year-old patient with horizontal and noncontained OCD. The MRI and CT scan evaluations of condylar notch view showed a defect (23 mm×19 mm×8 mm) with ICRS grade IV lateral femoral condyle OCD that was successfully managed by gel-based ACI. …”
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Extramedullary Solitary Plasmacytoma with Anaplastic Features of the Nasopharynx by Parikshit Padhi, Radwa El-Behery

“…He was, then, referred to ENT after a CT scan revealed a mass in the left nasopharynx for a biopsy. …”
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Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome. Case report and literature review by Dianarelys Villafuerte Delgado, Ernesto Pérez Martínez, Félix González Pérez

“…This is the case of a 26-year-old woman with a personal history of apparent health, who after an eutocic delivery suffered hypovolemic shock, product of postpartum hemorrhage due to uterine atony resulting in subtotal obstetric hysterectomy, mechanical ventilation with triple vasoactive support; after a favorable progress, she began with severe headache and visual disorders, high blood pressure and presented two episodes of generalized tonic-clonic seizures. A skull/brain CT scan of was performed and brain magnetic resonance study was also requested. …”
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Eagle Syndrome: Pathophysiology, Differential Diagnosis and Treatment Options by Daniel Swanson, Cole H. Evensky, Shadman Yusuf, Hannah Long, Jamal Hasoon, Mustafa Mohamed, Bruce M. Dixon, Tomasina Parker-Actlis, Michael A. Alvarado, Jaehong Song, Adam M. Kaye, Giustino Varrassi, Alan D. Kaye, Latha Ganti

“…The most important symptoms are dysphagia in the setting of cervical neck pain, but there is a wide variety of symptomatology that make Eagle Syndrome a challenge to recognize and diagnose clinically. CT scan continues to be the standard of care for diagnosing Eagle Syndrome and CT Angiography has an important role in aiding diagnosis as well. …”
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A Case of Tick-Borne Paralysis in a Traveling Patient by Kevin Ha, Kathryn Lewis, Vandan Patel, Jennifer Grinceri

“…Investigations included comprehensive metabolic panel, complete blood count, and noncontrast CT scan; none of them found any evidence of acute pathology. …”
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Biomarkers of traumatic brain injury. Literature review by A. Šmigelskytė, M. Remenčiūtė, V. Ragaišis

“…However, head CT scans are being overused in TBI patients. New biomarkers of TBI are being tested to avoid unnecessary head CT scans, diagnose TBI in a fast and efficient way, and determine its severity and prognosis. …”
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Radiographically Occult Carcinomatous Spread of Breast Cancer to the Liver: A Challenging Case by Trish Millard, Akriti Gupta, Christiana Brenin, Paul Marshall, Patrick Dillon

“…We report a case of a 69-year-old woman with metastatic ductal carcinoma of the breast who presented with rising serum tumor markers and mildly cirrhotic contour of the liver on a CT scan. An early diagnosis of occult spread to the liver was made by means of a percutaneous liver biopsy showing desmoplastic response to invasive breast cancer cells found diffusely in the liver. …”
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An Uncommon Cause of Dysphagia: Postpneumonectomy Syndrome by Erica Rego, Ahmed Abdelmeguid, Yuqi (Kevin) Wang, Karuna Dewan

“…Esophagram demonstrated severely deviated esophagus to the left of midline, attributed to prior left-sided pneumonectomy, without clear evidence of any external compression. Chest CT scan showed associated leftward mediastinal shift. …”
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CT Imaging of Craniofacial Fibrous Dysplasia by Zerrin Unal Erzurumlu, Peruze Celenk, Emel Bulut, Yakup Sancar Barıs

“…Panoramic radiography revealed ground-glass ill-defined lesions in the three different regions of the maxilla and mandible. Axial CT scan (bone window) showed multiple lesions involving skull base and facial bones. …”
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Asymptomatic Delayed Coil Migration from an Intracranial Aneurysm: A Case Report by Anirban Deep Banerjee, Leopoldo Guimaraens, Hugo Cuellar

“…A 24-year-old man with a ruptured anterior communicating artery saccular aneurysm underwent coil embolization with one helical ultrasoft coil. Results. A followup CT scan head and a cerebral angiogram one month following the procedure revealed distal migration of an intra-aneurysmal coil loop into the left pericallosal artery. …”
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Challenges in the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Fibrosing Interstitial Lung Disease by Leslie B. Tolle

“…Making a differential diagnosis of ILD requires a thorough medical history, clinical examination, serologies, high-resolution computed tomography (CT) scan, and, in some cases, bronchoalveolar lavage or surgical lung biopsy. …”
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Diffuse Neurofibroma in a Patient with Unknown History of NF1 by Mahmoud A. K. Ebrahim, Mishal M. AlMutairi, Khaled M. Hindi, Jassem M. Bastaki

“…Initial investigations of the patient, which consisted of laboratory investigations, ultrasound imaging of the swelling, fine-needle aspiration (FNA), computed tomography (CT) scan, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the neck and swelling, were compatible with a benign pleomorphic adenoma of the parotid gland. …”
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Large Left Ventricular Thrombus in a Patient with Systemic and Venous Thromboembolism Secondary to Protein C and S Deficiency by Mohit Pahuja, Bujji Ainapurapu, Aiden Abidov

“…58-year-old Hispanic female presented with an altered mental status. A CT scan of the head demonstrated multiple scattered infarcts and a large right temporal lobe infarct. …”
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Polyserositis: An Extremely Rare Life-Threatening Manifestation of Pheochromocytoma by Maryam Heidarpour, Mohammad Ali Haghighatpanah, Hassan Rezvanian, Motahare Yadegarfar, Amir Mohammad Mozafari, Mehrbod Vakhshoori, Davood Shafie

“…An abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan illustrated a nonhomogeneous right adrenal mass suspicious of pheochromocytoma, planned for right adrenalectomy. …”
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A Large Isolated Hydatid Cyst of the Adrenal Gland: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Fatehi Elnour Elzein, Abdullah Aljaberi, Abdullah AlFiaar, Abdullah Alghamdi

“…Initial ultrasound showed a large (R) adrenal mass measuring 10×9×8 cm. Subsequent CT scan confirmed a heavily calcified cyst in the (R) adrenal gland. …”
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Complete Duplex of the Left Ureter with Lower Moiety Hydronephrosis Secondary to Ureteral Stone in Adult by Masresha S. Dino, Alemayehu Tegegn Tefera, Kaleab Hebtemichael Gebreselassie, Sena Sefera Akkasa, Ferid Ousman Mummed

“…We report a 35-year-old female who presented with left flank pain in the last three years. Abdominal CT scan showed left complete duplicated system with lower moiety hydroureteronephrosis and obstructed midureteral stone. …”
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