Damage due to lightning when it strikes the face.

A case of death due to lightning is discussed in reference to autopsy findings that revealed damage to the tongue, pharynx, larynx, sclera and oesophagus for the first time. The damage described in the present paper must be considered when there is direct lightning strike on the face.

An injury subjacent to lac ornament in a case of lightning.

This is a report of a case in which, for the first time, direct lightning strike had caused burn injuries associated with internal soft-tissue bruising and visceral injury subjacent to lac jewellery on the chest. The burn injury depicted a symmetrical pattern, which was almost 5 times larger than the size of the jewellery. Surprisingly, there was bruising of soft tissue beneath the burn, associated with extravasation of blood in anterior mediastinum, contusion of anterior border of lungs, contusion to heart and rent by burn to the blouse of the victim over the front and back, all in one line, showing very unusual injury of lightning strike.

"Manja" - a dangerous thread.

Every year many innocent lives are claimed and many more suffer severe life threatening injuries in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh due to accidental injuries glass-coated kite-lines (manja) that are sharp, cutting effect. The present article discusses the mechanism, pathology, and medico-legal aspects and how to prevent manja-related injuries.

Clinicopathologic correlation of cutaneous metastases: experience from a cancer center.

Objective: To analyze the clinical, histopathologic, and immunohistochemical characteristics of skin metastases.

Design: Retrospective analysis (January 1, 1990, to December 31, 2005).

Setting: Comprehensive cancer center.

Podoplanin is a highly sensitive and specific marker to distinguish primary skin adnexal carcinomas from adenocarcinomas metastatic to skin.

Distinction of primary skin adnexal carcinomas from cutaneous metastasis of adenocarcinomas is challenging. In this study, we evaluated podoplanin immunoreactivity in a series of primary skin adnexal tumors and adenocarcinomas metastatic to skin using a D2-40 antibody. The initial test series were composed of a total of 93 cases including 32 primary skin adnexal carcinomas, 46 benign primary adnexal tumors, and 15 cutaneous metastatic adenocarcinomas.

Burns caused by fan heater used for managing post-operative hypothermia in a premature neonate.

Generally fan forced area heaters are considered to be incapable of causing burn injury. A case is presented where such a heater was used to prevent post-operative hypothermia after cut-back anoplasty to correct low anorectal malformation (imperforate anus) in a premature neonate. The neonate sustained dermo-epidermal (second degree) burns to the abdominal wall and right forearm which were swaddled with cloth and deep (third degree) burns to the fingers of left hand that were exposed as intravenous line was inserted at dorsum of the hand.

An electrocution by metal kite line.

A case is reported in which death is caused due to electrocution by a copper wire that was used as string of the kite. Electric current flowed through the copper wire of cut down kite when it touched power line transmitting alternate current of 240 V at 50 Hz. The free end of copper wire had abraded against the victim's shoulder, neck and face, and finally entangled around the ear.

Diagnostic role of fine-needle aspiration of pancreatic allograft to detect rejection.

The purpose of this study was to assess whether the same principles to evaluate renal transplant by fine-needle aspiration (FNA) for rejection could be applied to pancreatic allograft. Between 1996-1998, 25 ultrasound-guided FNAs on 13 patients with pancreatic allograft were performed and ThinPrep made. The percentage of lymphocytes, lymphoblasts, monocytes, eosinophils, plasma cells, immunoblasts, and macrophages were calculated.

Application of adjunct techniques in cytologic material in the diagnosis of rhabdomyosarcoma: case report and review of the literature.

A 4(1/2)-yr-old female presented with right-sided pleural effusion and a retroperitoneal mass. Cytologic analysis of the pleural fluid yielded malignant small round blue cells, which were noncohesive, 3-4 times the size of lymphocytes. The malignant cells had hyperchromatic, pleomorphic nuclei with moderate amounts of vacuolated cytoplasm.

Diagnostic role of fine-needle aspiration of bone lesions in patients with a previous history of malignancy.

At the present time fine-needle aspiration (FNA) is considered a routine diagnostic procedure in evaluating neoplastic vs. nonneoplastic lesions in many organs, with high sensitivity and specificity. The purpose of this study was to assess the utility of FNA in areas of diagnostic difficulty and its limitations in evaluating bone lesions in patients with a previous history of malignancy.