Breast hibernoma in a male patient: a rare case report and review of the literature.

Hibernomas are uncommon, benign, lipomatous tumours of brown fat. Although hibernomas may arise from any region where brown fat exists, common locations include thigh, shoulder, back and neck. We report a rare finding of a breast hibernoma in a 43-year-old male.

Eosinophilic mastitis: a rare benign inflammatory condition and review of the literature.

We report the case of a 53-year-old nulliparous female presenting with a 9-month history of recurrent mastitis and a retro-areolar lesion. Histological assessment showed an inflammatory infiltrate predominantly composed of eosinophils without evidence of malignant changes. The patient was diagnosed with eosinophilic mastitis and commenced on a course of oral steroids with good effect.

Understanding of black salve toxicity by multi-compound cytotoxicity assays.

Background: Black salve is a controversial complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) associated with skin toxicity and skin cancer treatment failures. Black salve formulations vary between manufacturers and contain a number of botanical and synthetic constituents. The skin cancer cytotoxicity of a number of these constituents has not been assessed to date.

Mechanisms underlying select chemotherapeutic-agent-induced neuroinflammation and subsequent neurodegeneration.

This review demonstrates the importance of uncovering the mechanisms that underlie chemotherapy-induced neuroinflammation. It builds upon the well-established connection between chemotherapeutic-agents and neurotoxicity along with widespread peripheral toxicities. This article summarises the major studies which have linked chemotherapy-induced neurodegeneration with direct evidence of neuroinflammation.