Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Central Nervous System: A Report of Two Cases with Emphasis on Diagnostic Pitfalls.

Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) is a rare primary central nervous system neoplasm that usually presents as a dural-based mass. Awareness of the entity is limited by the rarity of the tumor which renders it prone to misdiagnosis. We present two cases of SFT located in the right parafalx and intraventricular region.

Clinicopathological Review of Human Coenurosis in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa: A Retrospective Single Center Study.

Background: To describe the clinicopathological features of human coenurosis diagnosed at a single center in an academic Anatomical Pathology Laboratory, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Methods: This was a 10-year retrospective laboratory based study, from 2011-2020, which reappraised the clinical presentation, histomorphological tissue reaction patterns and outcomes in patients diagnosed with coenurosis.

Results: Five cases of coenurosis and 19 cases of cysticercosis were diagnosed during the study period.

Histoplasma capsulatum var. duboisii: A KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa public sector perspective.

Background: Histoplasma capsulatum var. duboisii (H. duboisii) causes potentially fatal disease in the immunocompromised patient, and the literature on these cases is limited.

Gastrointestinal Tract Plasmablastic Lymphoma in HIV-Infected Adults: A Histopathological Review.

Background.: Plasmablastic lymphoma (PBL) is an aggressive B-cell lymphoma that is characterized by the expression of plasma cell antigens and loss of pan B-cell antigens. The neoplasm is extensively reported in the oral cavity and anorectal region but rarely in the gastrointestinal tract, where only isolated case reports and small case series have been reported.