Ichthyosis uteri with dysplasia - A case report.

Ichthyosis uterus is an uncommon condition in which the entire surface of the endometrium is replaced by stratified squamous epithelium. This condition most commonly develops secondary to longstanding cervical obstruction or chronic inflammation. It is considered a benign lesion, but its association with endometrial malignancy has been reported in the literature.

Tuberculosis cutis orificialis with underlying pulmonary tuberculosis in an immunocompetent man.

Tuberculosis cutis orificialis (TCO) is a rare form of tuberculosis more often secondary to pulmonary tuberculosis. TCO has varied differential diagnoses and thus results in delayed diagnosis and treatment leading to serious consequences. The diagnosis of TCO is confirmed by biopsy and nucleic acid amplification tests in majority of cases.

Study of adenotonsillectomy specimens: An institutional experience.

Objective: Waldeyer's lymphatic ring consists of group of tonsils located over the posterior oropharyngeal wall. The palatine tonsils are largest tonsil. The present study was aimed to evaluate the significance of lymphoid hyperplasia, lymphocyte infiltration with and without defect in the surface epithelium in chronic tonsillitis (CT) and chronic adenotonsillar hypertrophy (CAH) in resected tonsillectomy and adenotonsillectomy specimens.

Primary Conjunctival Tuberculosis Presenting as Dry Eye: A Rare Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Primary conjunctival tuberculosis is very rare in the developed countries. In an endemic country like India, it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of any unusual conjunctival lesion with unilaterality, chronicity, and nonresolution of symptoms after steroid use. We present the case of a 52-year-old female who presented with unilateral itching and blurring of vision for 20 days.

Acute abdomen with a misleading clinical entity.

Massive ovarian edema is a rare, non-neoplastic solid tumor-like lesion. It results from compromised venous and lymphatic drainage due to partial or intermittent torsion of ovarian pedicle. Pain, distension or abdominal mass, menstrual irregularities, infertility and hormone-related symptoms can be the clinical presentation.

Epithelial ovarian tumors in a premenarchal girl: a rare case report.

Ovarian tumors are relatively uncommon in paediatric age group and mostly occur in the period after menarche and are extremely rare prior to menarche. However, in children and adolescent, the epithelial ovarian tumors account approximately 10% to 28% of all ovarian tumors. In the present case, the patient was presented with abdominal pain for 1 day and no mass was felt on physical examination.

Epidermal Cysts: A Clinicopathological Analysis with Emphasis on Unusual Findings.

Background: Epidermoid cysts, one of the common benign intradermal or subcutaneous tumors commonly result from the trauma to the pilosebaceous unit in the hair bearing area. In areas without hair, these cysts are considered implantation and proliferation of squamous epithelium into the dermis due to injury.

Aims: The aim is to evaluate the clinicopathological details with emphasis on unusual findings related to epidermoid cysts.

Epipalpebral conjunctival chondroid choristoma: Interesting developmental anomaly presenting in an adult.

Ocular choristomas are uncommon lesions chiefly presenting in children. Choristomas may contain dermal and epidermal components, muscle, cartilage, bone, etc. They are usually seen in epibulbar conjunctiva, but epipalpebral location is uncommon.

A Solid Pseudopapillary Tumour of the Head of Pancreas: A Rare Case Report Diagnosed by Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology.

Solid Pseudopapillary Tumour (SPPT) is a distinctive tumour of low malignant potential with a striking and unexplained predilection for adolescent girls and young women. Hence it is important to distinguish this rare tumour from other pancreatic tumours with similar cytomorphologic features because an accurate preoperative diagnosis is highly desirable since these patients can have long survival with adequate surgery. We report a case of the rare SPPT of the pancreas in a young girl who presented with nonspecific pain in the abdomen.

Primary cutaneous rhinosporidiosis diagnosed on FNAC: a case report with review of literature.

Rhinosporidium seeberi causes granulomatous inflammation of mucocutaneous sites, presenting most frequently as polypoidal lesions in the nose. Sites like the conjunctiva, trachea, nasopharnyx, skin, and genitourinary tract are less frequently involved. Primary cutaneous lesion is extremely rare.

Hepatic metastasis as an initial manifestation of salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma: Cytologic diagnosis.

Adenoid cystic carcinoma is a malignant tumor of the salivary glands. It is slow growing and is characterized by the delayed development of distant metastasis, which may develop even a decade or more after initial treatment of the primary tumor. We present the case of a 68-year-old male with complaints and radiological findings suggestive of primary hepatocellular carcinoma.

Isolated tonsillar sarcoidosis: a case report.

Tonsillar sarcoidosis can be seen as a part of generalized sarcoidosis or in isolation. Typical non-caseating granulomas are seen in the biopsy. We present a case of isolated tonsillar sarcoidosis masquerading as chronic tonsillitis in a young female.

Cytological features of dyshormonogenetic goiter: case report and review of the literature.

Dyshormonogenetic goiter is a rare cause of congenital goiter occurring due to a lack of enzymes necessary for the synthesis of thyroid hormones. We present a case of dyshormonogenetic goiter diagnosed on cytology. Correlation with the history, clinical findings, levels of thyroid hormones and other investigations is imperative for the diagnosis.

Benign stromal fragments in metastases of squamous cell carcinoma in cytology--a report of two cases.

Benign stromal fragments or extracellular matrix can be seen in aspirates of invasive carcinomas. Although well documented on histology, this feature is rarely observed on fine needle aspirates and can create diagnostic difficulties on smears. Only three such cases have been reported so far.

Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis: disease or sequel? A case report and review of theories regarding pathogenesis.

Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis is an uncommon condition characterized by gas filled cysts within the bowel wall. We present a case of a 40-year old male who complained of abdominal pain and distension. The clinical diagnosis was intestinal obstruction and intraoperative impression was intestinal lymphangioma.

Triple approach method for screening of contralateral breast in treated cases of breast cancer.

A prospective study of 50 cases of treated breast cancer was undertaken to evaluate the status of the contralateral breast by combined physical examination, mammographic screening and mammographically directed FNAB (triple approach method). This study was done to assess the frequency of synchronous (cancers that were simultaneously diagnosed with a tumour in ipsilateral breast) or metachronous (those that occurred in contralateral breast subsequent to first cancer and not detected at the time of treatment of first cancer) malignancy and/or presence of preneoplastic lesions in the contralateral breast. Six percent cases had palpable lump in contralateral breast (synchronous or metachronous), 10% of the cases showed mammographic abnormalities.

Fine needle capillary sampling of eyelid masses. A study of 70 cases.

Objective: To study the cytomorphology of eyelid tumors, correlate it with histopathology and determine the diagnostic accuracy of fine needle capillary (FNC) sampling (nonaspiration) in the evaluation of lid tumors.

Study Design: A prospective study of 70 cases of eyelid masses carried out using FNC, with confirmation by histology in 66 cases and peripheral blood smear and bone marrow examination in 3. Histology was not done in 1 case, and 11 cases were inadequate on cytology.

Kimura's disease. Diagnosis by aspiration cytology.

Objective: To characterize the cytologic features of Kimura's disease and distinguish the differentiating features from those of other conditions with similar cytologic findings.

Study Design: In eight cases of Kimura's disease the cytologic features were correlated with the histologic findings.

Results: The cytologic features included a polymorphous lymphoid population with an admixture of significant numbers of eosinophils, fragments of collagenous tissue, endothelial cells and occasional polykaryocytes.

Diagnostic difficulties in spontaneous infarction of a fibroadenoma in an adolescent: case report.

Spontaneous infarction is an uncommon complication occurring in fibroadenoma of the breast. Although infarction following fine-needle aspiration has been reported in the literature, to the best of our knowledge this is the first reported case where infarction was encountered on first-time aspiration. It is necessary to distinguish infarcted fibroadenoma from mastitis, duct ectasia, mammary tuberculosis, and carcinoma on cytology smears.