Browsing by Author "Ogunseyinde, A. O"

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A case of adrenal myelolipoma mimicking pheocromocytoma
(2001) Atalabi, O. M; Ogunseyinde, A. O
A 34 year-old hypertensive para 2 + 0 (1 alive) woman, was found to have right suprarenal mass during routine ante-natal investigation. The suprarenal mass, which was initially diagnosed as phaeochromocytoma was excised was found at histology to be myelolipoma. The radiological investigations and appearances (compared with phaeochromocytoma where necessary) have been discussed. The complications, differential diagnoses and treatment were mentioned.
Cranial computerrized tomography in the evaluaaton of stroke patients in Ibadan
(2003-12) Ogunseyinde, A. O; Atalabi, O. M.
206 patients clinically diagnosed as stroke/cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) were investigated using computerized tomography (CT) scan. 19 patients(9%) had normal scan, while 20(9.7%) patients had other lesions including atrophy and tumours. Of the 167 (18.1%) patients proven to have suffered a cerebro-vascular accidents (CVA/ stroke), 73(43.7%) were haemorrhagic, 92(55.1%) were infarcts; and left side when it is heaemorrhagic than infarct (16.7%;38.3). The parietal and frontal lobes were affected when lesions occur in single site while caudate nucleus, putamen and ventricles are commonly affected when lesion is in more that 2 sites. The occipital lobe i.e. posterior cerebral artery territory is infrequently involved.
Occult metastic follicular thyroid carcinoma masquerading as a soft tissue sarcoma of the gluteal region
(WAJM, 2002-06-05) Atalabi, O. M; Ogunseyinde, A. O
This is a case of an occult follicular thyroid carcinoma in a 61 year old civil servant presenting with bony metastasis to the left iliac bone twenty years after an initail subtotal thyroidectomy. There was a soft tissue mass with associated cup shaped lytic destruction of the thyroid gland appeared macroscopically within normal limits but histology confirmed follicular thyroid carcinoma.