Adnexal carcinomas are rare, accounting for less than 1% of skin carcinomas. Sclerosus carcinoma of the sweat glands was first described by Goldstein et al. in 1982.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFProliferative myositis is a rre benign pseudosarcomatous inflammatory process that rapidly grows in muscles. Its clinical and radiological features may, however, simulate a malignant tumor. We report ultrasound and MRI appearances of a 63 years-old woman with no significant anterior pathological history presented to our radiology department with two weeks history of a painful mass in the left musculus latissimus dorsi, increasing progressively in size, without history of recent trauma.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSchwannomas of the descending loop of the hypoglossal nerve are very rare. Existing literature of the schwannoma of the descending loop of the hypoglossal nerve is limited to two previously reported case. They are slow-growing tumors that may masquerade a carotid body tumor.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe trachea is an unusual site οf primary malignancy. Very few cases οf primary tracheal lymphοma with central airway οbstructiοn have been repοrted sο far. Cοmmοn cοmplaints are dyspnea and cοugh that cοuld mimic a partially refractοry asthma in sοme cases.
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