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Thursday, 8 January 2026

CASE 878-879: ADRENAL TUMOR, Dr PHAN THANH HẢI, Dr TRƯƠNG THỊ MỸ HOÀNG, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC, VIETNAM

 Two cases of right adrenal tumors in women detected spontanously by abdominal ultrasound and confirmed later by MRI [case 1] and MSCT (case 2).




Based on ADRENAL-RADS the two adrenal tumor were classified.

CASE 1: A 30 year-old HTA woman for 7 years; going to Medic in an hypertensive crisis, with a right adrenal tumor # 25x16mm on emergency ultrasound.



Surgery was done: Malignant cortex adrenal tumor. Post-op 2 months, coming back normal arterial tension and hormones.

CASE 2:  A 50 year-old woman in check-up,  with adrenal tumor # 21x23mm.



Surgery removed a right  adrenal adenoma.



CASE 877: ABDOMINAL PAIN due to FISHBONE: Dr PHAN THANH HẢI, Dr LÊ THỐNG NHẤT, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC , VIETNAM

 A 55 year-old man with abdominal pain for 3 days in right flank.

Ultrasound noted a  #46x12mm fluid-filled appendix.





But MSCT detected a wall-off transverse colon abscess with a # 14mm transwalled colonic fishbone.


Open surgery was done for removed partial colon with a fishbone.