Case Reports

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SNA Rashid, SA Hamid, SM Saini, R Muridan

Hong Kong J Radiol 2012;15:47-9

Foreign body inhalation in children is not uncommon. Although the sensitivity of frontal chest radiography for radiopaque foreign bodies is high (84-95%), an inhaled radiolucent foreign body in the bronchus can still be missed.

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MYS Soo, T Ng

Hong Kong J Radiol 2012;15:41-6

Paediatric cranial meningiomas are uncommon, constituting 4% of all intracranial tumours in early childhood to adolescent. They frequently show cellular atypia and anaplasia.

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PKT Hui, JYL Tung, MKT To, W Chow, WWM Lam, MT Chau

Hong Kong J Radiol 2012;15:36-40

Osteogenesis imperfecta type V is a rare subtype of osteogenesis imperfecta with unique clinical, radiological, and histological features.

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JTH Yeung, DCY Lui, SY Lee, JKF Ma, JCY Fong

Hong Kong J Radiol 2011;14:244-8

Umbilical venous catheterization is a commonly performed bedside procedure in the neonatal unit. Potential complications include vascular perforation, thrombosis, embolism, haemorrhage, infection, and tissue injuries.

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SY Lim, BS Tan, MG Sebastian, RHG Lo

Hong Kong J Radiol 2011;14:238-43

Isolated spontaneous dissection of the superior mesenteric artery is rare. Conventional treatment involves surgical or conservative management, and is increasingly supported by radiological interventions.

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BP Toe, NM Ramli, K Rahmat

Hong Kong J Radiol 2011;14:234-7

Intracranial cavernoma is a relatively rare condition. Cavernoma of the hypothalamus is even rarer. We report a case of hypothalamic cavernoma presenting with ptosis.

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ACW Tam, ATS Chan, JCK Lee, FMF Cheung

Hong Kong J Radiol 2011;14:229-33

Dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma is a rare but highly malignant form of chondrosarcoma with grave prognosis. Early and accurate diagnosis followed by radical surgery seems the only treatment to improve survival.

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KS Tse, KC Lai, LF Chiu, KH Lai, MK Chan

Hong Kong J Radiol 2011;14:183-9

Fibrolipomatous hamartoma is a rare condition caused by hypertrophy of mature fat and fibroblasts in the epineurium, resulting in fibrofatty infiltration and an enlarged peripheral nerve. The median nerve is most commonly affected, in which case it can be associated

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MH Al-Omari, OM Albtoush, LA Rousan

Hong Kong J Radiol 2011;14:178-82

Retroclival epidural haematoma is a very rare type of haematoma that occurs mainly in the paediatric agegroup, as a result of ligamentous laxity at the craniocervical junction. All previously reported cases were pedestrians or cyclists hit by a motor vehicle and

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DD Rasalkar, WCW Chu, FWT Cheng, CK Li

Hong Kong J Radiol 2011;14:174-7

We present a case of bilateral Wilms’ tumours in a three-year-old girl. In addition, we briefly discuss the differential diagnoses of bilateral Wilms’ tumours and their further characterisation from unilateral tumours. Younger age at presentation, association of renal

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RKL Lee, TCY Cheung, EHY Yuen, AT Ahuja

Hong Kong J Radiol 2011;14:170-3

Primary spinal epidural lymphoma is a rare entity and one of the differential diagnoses of an epidural spinal mass. This report describes two patients who presented with symptoms of cord compression subsequently proven to be due to primary spinal epidural lymphoma.

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PHJ Yeung, KKP Lau, A Lac

Hong Kong J Radiol 2011;14:167-9

The combination of pulmonary artery aneurysm and intracardiac thrombus is rare in Behçet’s disease. We report on a 39-year-old man from Iraq with a clinical diagnosis of Behçet’s disease based on a nonhealing mouth ulcer, recurrent venous thromboses in both lower

WC Yiu, SM Chu, RJ Collins, PC Tam, FL Chan, GC Ooi

Hong Kong J Radiol 2003;6:240-2

Renal angiomyolipoma is usually regarded as a benign lesion with no malignant potential. This report is of a patient with aggressive renal angiomyolipoma with renal vein and inferior vena cava invasion in a middle-aged female. The imaging findings and the

TL Chan, Li Allen, TKL Loke, JCS Chan

Hong Kong J Radiol 2003;6:237-9

Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia is a rare disease. Hepatic involvement is infrequent. A patient with an extensive hepatic arteriovenous malformation is presented. Characteristic computed tomographic and angiographic findings are described followed by a review of the literature.