Adenosquamous variant of metaplastic carcinoma of breast - an unusual histological variant.

Metaplastic carcinoma of breast refers to a heterogeneous group of neoplasms characterized by intimate admixture of adenocarcinoma with dominant areas of spindle cell, squamous cell and/ or mesenchymal differentiation. They constitute the rarest histological variant of invasive ductal carcinoma. These carcinomas have aggressive clinical behaviour and show suboptimal response to standard treatment.

Pancreatic schwannoma - a rare case report.

Pancreatic schwannomas are rare neoplasms. Only 47 cases have been reported in literature as of date. Age group that is commonly involved varies between the range of 20-87 years, with an almost equal sex ratio.

Primary midgut carcinoid, a rare cause of paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis: a case report.

A 60-year-old male presented with an unexplained seizure whose aetiology could not be demonstrated. After 8 weeks, patient on evaluation for abdominal pain was detected to have primary midgut carcinoid with nodal and hepatic metastasis. Patient underwent cytoreductive surgery and metastatectomy with successful outcome.

Myofibroblastoma breast with unusual morphological features. Cytohistopathogical diagnostic pitfalls and role of immunohistochemistry-review of literature.

Myofibroblastoma (MFB) is a rare mesenchymal tumour, derived from mammary stromal fibro-myofibroblasts, with diverse biological and morphological behaviour. Large and cellular myofibroblastomas, especially those with epitheliod like cells, can mimic various spindle cell lesions and metaplastic carcinomas, thus posing diagnostic challenge. A 50-year woman presented with slow growing, painless lump in the left breast.

Knee Locking in Osteoarthritis due to Synovial Lipoma: A Case Report.

Intra-articular synovial lipomas are very rare and only few cases have been reported till now. We are reporting a rare case of a unilateral intra-articular lipoma of osteoarthritic knee joint in a 62 years old male. Patient had two episodes of sudden locking of knee joint, which resolved spontaneously.

Significance of prophylactic paratracheal lymphnode dissection in a case of retrosternal goitre: a case report.

An elective or a prophylactic lymph node dissection is the removal of the lymph nodes that are normal on physical examination and on radiographic imaging. This type of dissection is not based on the visible disease in the targeted nodal basins, but on the potential of a radiographically occult tumour which can exist. The pathologic results of an elective lymph node dissection may help in predicting the risk of a future recurrence and, in some solid tumours, guide the delivery of the adjuvant therapy and as in this case, may contribute to a pathological diagnosis.

Pseudosarcomatous myofibroblastic tumour of the urinary bladder: a case report.

A pseudosarcomatous myofibroblastic proliferation is an unusual and a rare benign lesion which arises from the bladder submucosal stroma and is easily mistaken for a malignant neoplasm, clinically, radiologically and histologically. By definition, the tumour is composed of a dominant spindle cell proliferation with a variable inflammatory component. These spindle cells are now known to be myofibroblasts and this is the reason for the current designation for this disease.