CASE 1
John R. Goldblum, M.D.
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
A 32-year-old female presented with a slowly enlarging chest wall mass that measured 5.5 x 3.5 cm. An attempt was made to resect this lesion, but the mass was clearly incompletely excised.
CASE 2
Debra Bell, M.D.
Mayo Clinic
A 46-year-old woman presented with an abdominal mass and an endocervical polyp. A bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and polypectomy were performed revealing a 16cm multicystic left ovarian mass with a smooth surface. The cysts contained mucinous material and the cyst linings were predominantly smooth. The right ovary contained a 1 cm endometriotic cyst and was otherwise unremarkable.
CASE 3
Shikha Bose, M.D.
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
21-year-old male with nodule in right lobe of thyroid. Clinically euthyroid.
CASE 4
Jennifer L. Hunt, M.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
50-year-old male with nasal stuffiness and large nasal cavity mass by clinical and radiological exams. This is an endoscopic resection.
CASE 5
Kevin O. Leslie, M.D.
Mayo Clinic
A 36-year-old woman visiting the U.S. from Spain, developed pleuritic pain and was found to have a right pleural effusion. Imaging revealed an 18cm mass apparently attached to the medial aspect of the central tendon of the diaphragm. Her only past medical history included an automobile accident 20 years earlier and a skin lesion taken from her thigh 2 years ago (diagnosis unknown). The mass was completely resected.
CASE 6
Ricardo V. Lloyd, M.D.
Mayo Clinic
A 54-year-old woman presented with a right thyroid nodule. She had a near total thyroidectomy and was subsequently treated with radioactive iodine (131I).