Glomus tumors (GTs) are rare, usually benign, mesenchymal neoplasms typically located in the cutaneous tissues of the extremities. Visceral locations have been reported in ∼5% of cases. The average age at diagnosis is 42 years.
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November 2019
Unlabelled: Primary spinal epidural/extramedullary ewing sarcoma (ES) is a rare extraosseous lesion. Extraosseous ES has a similar demographic as osseous ES, primarily affecting adolescents and young adults and male propensity. Reported 5-year survival is 0% to 37.
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October 2019
Background: Turner syndrome is a genetic disorder resulting from the absence of or structural abnormality of one X chromosome. The presence of Y chromosome material in girls with Turner syndrome confers an increased risk of benign and malignant germ cell tumor and prophylactic bilateral gonadectomy is recommended.
Case: A 10-year-old Turner mosaic syndrome (45X/46XY) patient underwent prophylactic gonadectomy after unremarkable preoperative pelvic imaging.
Papillary glioneuronal tumor is a recently described central nervous system neoplasm that almost always occurs adjacent to the lateral ventricle. We present a case of this rare entity, representing the 21st case of this lesion, which exhibits a mixed astrocytic and neuronal differentiation. This case was an incidental finding in a young woman who presented secondary to a traumatic injury to the left eye.
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