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Background: Angiomyoma is a rare benign tumor that can occur in any organ with smooth muscles. No one has already described an angiomyoma of the ureter., Case Presentation: We report the case of a 44 year old woman who presented with intermittent hematuria and left flank pain. The diagnosis of left ureteral tumor was evoked by the scannographic aspect. She underwent a radical nephro-ureterectomy. Final histological examination concluded to ureteral angiomyoma., Discussion: Angiomyoma is rare benign smooth muscle tumor with a vascular component. Symptomatology depends on the organ that angiomyoma is developed from, and is usually mimicking malignant tumors., Conclusion: Symptomatology, radiologic findings are mimicking urothelial carcinomas, however the pathology corrected the diagnostic error., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests., (Copyright © 2023. Published by Elsevier Ltd.)

Introduction: Once mostly discovered on autopsy, adrenal myelolipomas are now increasingly diagnosed due to the frequent use of modern imaging methods. However, bilaterality remains quite rare. We present the case of a 31 years old female patient treated in our department for a bilateral adrenal myelolipoma which revealed an unknown peripheral adrenal insufficiency., Case Presentation: We describe the case of a 31-year-old woman in apparent good health with no medical history who was explored for recurrent right lumbar pain by a computed tomography scanner which showed a large right adrenal mass and a smaller lesion in the left adrenal gland. Preoperative biology revealed an unknown peripheral adrenal insufficiency. Right open sub-costal adrenalectomy was performed, Histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of bilateral adrenal myelolipomas and radiological surveillance was planned for the left tumor., Discussion: Adrenal myelolipoma (AML) is a rare, benign and typically non-functional tumor of the adrenal gland, usually unilateral and asymptomatic, incidentally detected on CT. Commonly diagnosed between the fifth and seventh decades of life. It can affect both sexes our patient is a 31-year-old female and presented with bilateral AML. Unlike previous reported cases, our patient has a previously unknown peripheral adrenal insufficiency, which could be incriminated in the development of his bilateral adrenal myelolipomas. The optimal management depends on both clinical presentation and tumor characteristics., Conclusion: Adrenal myelolipoma is a rare tumor. Endocrinological investigation should be performed to detect and treat endocrine disorders. The therapeutic attitude depends on tumor size complications and clinical complaints., Methods: This is a case report from our urology department, and has been reported in line with the SCARE criteria., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no competing interests., (Copyright © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.)

Background: Pheochromocytoma in association with pregnancy is a very rare, without specific symptoms. Concurrent pheochromocytoma in pregnant women can lead to severe complications and death due to associated catecholamine excess., Case Presentation: A 37-year-old pregnant woman, without medical or surgical history, gravida 1 para 0, was diagnosed with pheochromocytoma through biochemical and imaging tests at 20 weeks of gestation. Perioperative management included a multidisciplinary approach, symptom stabilization with medical treatment. An open right adrenalectomy was than performed at 23 weeks of gestation., Discussion: Pheochromocytoma is a rare but important cause of hypertension in pregnancy. It should be included and investigated as a differential diagnosis in cases of labile hypertension in pregnant women with or without associated symptoms., Conclusion: A correct diagnosis in all pregnant women with severe hypertension and a multidisciplinary management are mandatory to obtain optimal results and avoid deleterious effects at delivery., Competing Interests: Conflicts of interest The authors declare that they have no competing interests., (Copyright © 2023. Published by Elsevier Ltd.)

Introduction: Lemierre's syndrome is a rare and potentially fatal entity characterized by the spread of an oropharyngeal infection, with secondary suppurative thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein and septic emboli., Presentation of Case: We discuss the case of a 52-year-old male who developed Lemierre's syndrome following peritonsillar abscess. He presented with submandibular and submental swelling extending into the neck. His management included; incision and drainage of the abscesses; and prolonged anticoagulant therapy., Conclusion: The incidence of Lemierre's disease appears to be increasing, perhaps due to ignorance of the disease by many clinicians, and diagnosis is often delayed with potentially fatal consequences., (Copyright © 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.)