Can near-infrared imaging distinguish a gelatin-based matrix granuloma from a malignancy in a kidney?

Differentiating granulomas from cancerous tissue poses a significant challenge in upper urinary tract surgery. We present the case of a 62-year-old male with a gelatin-based matrix (Surgiflo) granuloma in the kidney following renal cyst decortication eight years earlier. Contrast-enhanced abdominal tomography revealed a Bosniak type-4 cyst at the previous operation site.

Neuroprotective effects of topical coenzyme Q10 + vitamin E in mechanic optic nerve injury model.

Purpose: We aimed to create mechanic optic nerve injury model in rats and investigate the neuroprotective effects of topical Coenzyme Q10 + Vitamin E (CoQ + Vit.E) molecules on retinal ganglion cells.

Methods: Mechanic optic nerve injury model was created in the right eyes of rats (n = 12).

Gastric adenocarcinoma with neuroendocrine differentiation: Clinicopathological features and efficacy of modified DCF chemotherapy.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the clinicopathological characteristics of patients with gastric carcinoma with neuroendocrine differentiation (NEDGC) and the efficacy of the modified DCF (mDCF) chemotherapy regimen.

Methods: Patients with NEDGC and non-NEDGC (pure adenocarcinoma) were evaluated comparatively in terms of pathological parameters, clinical parameters and treatment efficacy. Patients received treatment with mDCF (docetaxel, cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil).

Eosinophilic colitis under etanercept.

Eosinophilic colitis (EC) is a rare manifestation of eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorder. Even though the cut-off value of eosinophils per HPF for the diagnosis of EC is not clear, histopathological examination is still a cornerstone. Corticosteroids are the main drugs for EC treatment today.

Coexistence of immunoglobulin M nephropathy and autoimmune hemolytic anemia: 2 rare entities.

Immunoglobulin M (IgM) nephropathy is described as mesengial proliferative glomerulonephritis with diffuse mesengial IgM deposition. We report a patient diagnosed with IgM nephropathy and concomitant autoimmune hemolytic anemia syndrome associated with cold-reacting autoantibodies. Complete remission was achieved with systemic corticosteroid and plasmapheresesis.

Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the accessory parotid gland.

Accessory parotid gland is a small salivary gland tissue separated from main part of parotid gland. It is located on the masseter muscle anterior to the Stensen's duct. Tumors of accessory parotid gland are rare.

Two cases of unilateral lichen planus following the lines of blaschko.

A 50-year-old man and 71-year-old woman presented to our clinic with unilateral, linear, erythematous, pruritic lesions along the lines of Blaschko. On the basis of clinical and histopathological findings, the lesions were diagnosed as lichen planus with a Blaschkoian distribution, which is a rare form of lichen planus. The patients were treated with topical corticosteroids and antihistamines.

Topical and subconjunctival bevacizumab for corneal neovascularization in an experimental rat model.

Aims: To evaluate and compare the inhibitory effects of topical and subconjunctival bevacizumab on corneal neovascularization in a rat model.

Methods: Twenty corneas of 20 rats were chemically cauterized with silver nitrate sticks. Animals were randomized into four groups: a control group that received only topical artificial tear drops twice daily, a subconjunctival injection group that received 1.

Retroperitoneal fibrosis and obstructive uropathy due to actinomycosis: case report of a treatment approach.

An actinomycotic retroperitoneal infection usually occurs in the presence of an intrauterine device (IUD). It can result in pelvic inflammatory disease and diffuse retroperitoneal fibrosis. A 39-year-old patient was admitted to the emergency unit with left flank pain.

Chondroid syringoma of the hand.

Chondroid syringoma is a rare cutaneous tumour that usually arises in the head and neck region and is rarely seen on the hands; it is rarely malignant at sites other than the head and neck. However, it should be included in the differential diagnosis of tumours of the hand. We present a 56-year-old man with a chondroid syringoma of the hand that clinically resembled a vascular tumour.