Hamartomatous Polyp of the Nasopharynx: A Rare Case Report.

We report a case of a rare hamartomatous polyp originating from the left nasopharyngeal wall in a 4 year old female child. The characteristic microscopic appearance was neither fitting clearly into any of the known types of hamartomas i.e.

Ectopic craniopharyngioma of the fourth ventricle: case report.

Background: Ectopic craniopharyngioma is an uncommon entity. We report the first case of ectopic craniopharyngioma confined purely within the fourth ventricle, exophytic from pons.

Case Description: A 12-year-old girl presented with 2 months history of headache and recent evidence of raised intracranial pressure and left abducent palsy.

High incidence of oestrogen receptor negative progesterone receptor positive phenotype in Indian breast cancer: fact or fiction?

The incidence of oestrogen receptor negative and progesterone receptor positive (ER-/PR+) invasive breast carcinoma is reported to be as high as 21% in India, as compared to 3-5% in the western literature. We used automated immunohistochemistry with Biogenex antibodies to re-evaluate the ER status in 37 Indian patients with invasive breast carcinomas previously reported as ER-/PR+ by a different manual staining protocol in two city hospitals. The automated technique utilized different reagents (all US FDA approved for in vitro diagnostic use) and staining protocols from those used in the manual assays.

Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in HIV infected patients from Mumbai.

Objective: Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) is believed to be rare in the developing world and no large prospective Indian series have been reported to date. The present study was conducted to study the clinical profile and outcome of PCP in patients with HIV infection.

Methods: All HIV positive patients with PCP admitted over 4 years (2000-2003) to a tertiary referral centre in Mumbai were prospectively studied.

Cystic variant of embryonal sarcoma of liver.

Embryonal sarcoma of the liver is an unusual tumor. The cystic form is rare and can mimic hydatid disease. We present a case that was mistakenly treated as a hydatid cyst for 3 months.