BMJ Case Reports

Odontogenic myxoma involving posterior mandible in a paediatric patient

Odontogenic myxoma (OM) is a rare, benign ectomesenchymal tumour accounting for 3%–6% of odontogenic tumours and is the second most common of mesenchymal origin. It most frequently arises in the ...
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Paediatric Hodgkin lymphoma presenting with cannonball pulmonary lesions: diagnostic challenges and therapeutic outcomes

An adolescent male presented to the emergency department with intermittent fevers, progressively worsening dyspnoea and a productive cough on the background of recently diagnosed asthma. Chest imaging ...
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Clinical management of massive acute lomustine overdose

Lomustine is an oral chemotherapy agent essential in treating oligodendrogliomas but carries a high risk of life-threatening toxicity if overdosed. This report details a case of a massive single-day ...
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Marcus Gunn jaw-winking syndrome presenting as congenital ptosis in infancy

Marcus Gunn jaw-winking syndrome is an uncommon cause of congenital ptosis thought to result from aberrant synkinetic ...
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Cervical intramedullary spinal cord abscess

Intramedullary spinal cord abscess is an extremely rare and potentially life-threatening condition associated with rapid ...
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Alveolar soft part sarcoma of the thigh: wide excision and adjuvant radiotherapy with three years of disease-free follow-up

Alveolar soft part sarcoma is a rare, highly vascular mesenchymal malignancy comprising under 1% of soft tissue sarcomas, with a predilection for the lower extremities in young adults. Although ...
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Tumefactive multiple sclerosis in an adolescent with Evans syndrome and secondary hypogammaglobulinaemia

Tumefactive demyelinating lesions can resemble neoplasm or infection on neuroimaging and require careful clinical and radiological correlation. We describe an adolescent with established Evans ...
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Nipple reconstruction using banked autologous costal cartilage with modified Hammond flap technique

Nipple reconstruction is the essential final step in breast reconstruction. Numerous techniques exist to recreate a three-dimensional nipple from a two-dimensional breast surface. Among them, the ...
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Management of two-rooted maxillary central incisor with labio-radicular groove, C-shaped canal and associated fenestration defect

Root canal anatomical variations are common, but a two-rooted maxillary central incisor with a concomitant labio-radicular groove is rare. The presence of this groove may result in challenges for ...
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Six-year chronic pneumoperitoneum managed conservatively: clinical, ethical and diagnostic considerations

A man in his late 70s with chronic recurrent pneumoperitoneum documented over 6 years was successfully managed without surgical intervention. Despite large-volume free intraperitoneal air on serial CT ...
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Late leptomeningeal dissemination of a primary intramedullary spinal cord melanoma after three years of control on pembrolizumab

Primary intramedullary spinal cord melanoma (PISCM) is exceptionally rare and the role of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) is undefined. A woman in her mid-70s presented with subacute quadriparesis ...