Granular cell tumours (GCT) of the breast have similar clinical and radiological features to breast carcinomas. We present a case of a female patient with a tender, palpable lump, and associated skin changes. Imaging of the lesion was suspicious of malignancy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report an extremely rare case of locally advanced prostate cancer in a phenotypic male patient with persistent müllerian duct syndrome. The patient underwent a robot-assisted retzius-sparing radical prostatectomy, bilateral pelvic lymph node dissection, radical hysterectomy, vaginectomy, and salpingo-ophorectomy. He was continent at 3 months follow-up.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAppendiceal neoplasms are rare, occurring in <1.4% of all appendicectomy specimens. Carcinoid tumours and adenocarcinomas comprise the majority of cases, however, lymphomas or sarcomas may also arise within the appendix.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Shoulder Elbow Surg
April 2013
Background: Propionibacterium acnes is a common pathogen in infections after shoulder surgery. Recent reports found positive P acnes cultures in a high percentage of patients who had revision shoulder arthroplasty for "aseptic loosening" without any overt signs of infection. Isolation of P acnes is difficult, and by use of conventional microbiological protocols of 48-hour incubation, a considerable proportion of patients with possible P acnes infection may remain unidentified.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To describe the clinical presentation and histologic findings in a patient with metastatic mesothelioma presenting to the ophthalmologist with nonaxial proptosis.
Design: Case report.
Methods: A 55-year-old man presented with a short history of progressive ocular discomfort and vertical diplopia.