Diabetes mellitus in a patient with glycogen storage disease type Ia: a case report.

Background: Glycogen storage disease type Ia is a genetic disorder that is associated with persistent fasting hypoglycemia and the inability to produce endogenous glucose. The development of diabetes with glycogen storage disease is exceedingly rare. The underlying pathogenesis for developing diabetes in these patients is unclear, and there are no guidelines for treatment.

Symptomatic Cushing's syndrome and hyperandrogenemia in a steroid cell ovarian neoplasm: a case report.

Background: Malignant steroid cell tumors of the ovary are rare and frequently associated with hormonal abnormalities. There are no guidelines on how to treat rapidly progressive Cushing's syndrome, a medical emergency.

Case Presentation: A 67-year-old white woman presented to our hospital with rapidly developing signs and symptoms of Cushing's syndrome secondary to a steroid-secreting tumor.

Cutaneous and subcutaneous metastases from internal malignancies: an analysis of cases diagnosed by fine needle aspiration.

Cutaneous and subcutaneous metastases from internal malignancies are rare and indicate a dismal outcome for the patient. This study is designed to analyze cases of cutaneous and subcutaneous metastases from a known or unknown primary and evaluate usefulness of fine needle aspiration cytology as a diagnostic modality. The present study is a retrospective analysis of 83 patients who were diagnosed with metastatic skin deposits on fine needle aspiration cytology.

Primary mucinous carcinoma of urachus--a case report.

The authors describe a case of primary mucinous carcinoma of urachus in 65 years old male. Patient presented with hematuria with suprapubic mass. The patient underwent total cystectomy with en bloc excision of the tumor mass and umbilicus.

Cytological grading of breast neoplasia and its correlation with histological grading.

Cytological grading of breast cancer is not well established despite histological grading having gained a strong foothold. In our study we have analyzed 50 cases of breast carcinoma which included invasive ductal carcinoma, invasive lobular carcinoma, mucinous carcinoma, stromal sarcoma, apocrine carcinoma, papillary carcinoma. Papanicolaou smears were graded according to established Hunt's, Simplified Black and Modified Black grading systems.