Case Reports

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HHL Chau, APY Tang, GM Tse, TKF Ma, SK Chan

Hong Kong J Radiol 2010;13:43-5

A case of mammary schistosomiasis revealed by breast microcalcifications detected by mammography is reported. Although schistosomiasis can involve almost any organ, involvement of the breast is very rare. This case was diagnosed by stereotactic-guided

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J Joseph, H Narayanan, H Babu, A Praveen

Hong Kong J Radiol 2010;13:40-2

We report a rare manifestation of tuberculosis of the prostate and seminal vesicles without involvement of the rest of the genito-urinary tract. A 27-year-old male initially presented with clinical and laboratory evidence of pulmonary tuberculosis. Two weeks later, the

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HA Hassan, SA Hamid

Hong Kong J Radiol 2010;13:36-9

Metastatic follicular thyroid carcinoma presenting with spinal cord compression is rare. We describe a 69-yearold woman who initially presented with gradual onset of bilateral lower limb weakness and numbness for 3 months. Her magnetic resonance image revealed

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RJ Amdur, PR Sandow, A Yeung, WM Mendenhall

Hong Kong J Radiol 2010;13:32-5

Several of our patients developed patches of melanotic hyperpigmentation (black spots) in the mucosa of the tongue during radiotherapy for brain tumours. The purpose of this report was to describe a representative case with a literature review. A

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DD Rasalkar, BK Paunipagar, WCW Chu

Hong Kong J Radiol 2010;13:29-31

We report a unique case of segmental pulmonary artery dissection in a 48-year-old female, with confirmed systemic lupus erythematosus and pulmonary hypertension. Several cardiopulmonary manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus have been

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J Joseph, H Narayanan, H Babu, A Praveen

Hong Kong J Radiol 2010;13:26-8

In patients with superior vena caval obstruction, computed tomography of the liver in its arterial or early portal phase may show abnormal hyperattenuation in segment IV of the left hepatic lobe. This abnormal enhancement is due to porto-systemic venous

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HA Hassan, SA Hamid

Hong Kong J Radiol 2010;13:23-5

Retroperitoneal intramuscular haemangiomas are quite rare. Interruption of the muscle layer by intramuscular cavernous haemangioma raised the suspicion of a soft tissue sarcoma. We discuss the radiological characteristics of a haemangioma compared to soft tissue

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BK Paunipagar, DD Rasalkar, P Lonikar, WCW Chu

Hong Kong J Radiol 2010;13:158-60

We reported on a patient with a cystic neoplasm of the pancreas with situs inversus totalis that showed the typical imaging features of serous cystadenoma in an anatomically inverted pancreas. The possible coexistence of malformations of transposed organs and

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EMF Wong, SYJ Ka, WK Chau, P Tsui

Hong Kong J Radiol 2010;13:154-7

Torsion of the greater omentum is rare and is known to occur more often on the right side. We present an even rarer case of left-sided omental torsion, which was proven surgically and pathologically. Computed tomography showed the characteristic Whirl sign, which

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RKL Lee, DYW Siu, AT Ahuja

Hong Kong J Radiol 2010;13:149-53

Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome is an under-diagnosed disease that every radiologist should know about. This report demonstrates two female patients who presented with severe headache with subsequent angiographic findings of ‘bead and string’

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WP Chu, LF Cheng

Hong Kong J Radiol 2010;13:144-8

Causes of haemothorax include trauma, pulmonary or pleural neoplasm, pulmonary infarction and coagulopathy. Mycotic aneurysm of an intercostal artery is a rare cause of haemothorax. We report on a 60-year-old man who had a mycotic aneurysm of the right 12th

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YY Cheuk, KWM Yang

Hong Kong J Radiol 2010;13:140-3

Simple elbow dislocation is one of the most common joint dislocations and has a good prognosis. Complete transection of the brachial artery rarely ensues without an associated fracture. This case report describes this rare complication and its imaging findings in a

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KY Kwok, HS Fung, LF Chiu, KM Chu, JCW Siu, KH Lai, TS To, SCH Chan

Hong Kong J Radiol 2010;13:137-9

Immunoglobulin G4–related sclerosing disease is a recently advocated disease entity. Though initially described as giving rise to autoimmune pancreatitis, this condition was subsequently found to involve extra-pancreatic tissues as well. In this report, we present a

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DD Rasalkar, BK Paunipagar, WCW Chu

Hong Kong J Radiol 2010;13:133-6

Pancreatoblastoma is a rare primary pancreatic neoplasm occurring in children. This report describes two paediatric patients with pancreatoblastomas with characteristic sonographic and computed tomographic features. Characteristic clinical and imaging features,