Two cases of aggressive angiomyxoma of the pelvis and perineum are described; the first occurred in 32 year old woman who had a vulvar mass, the second in a 78 year old man who presented inguinal hernia. This recently described entity is characterized by its microscopic appearance (low cellularity, loose myxoid stroma and prominent vascular component), and propensity to local aggressivity, and common recurrence after surgery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTumors of ceruminous glands, called "ceruminoma" are rare. They arise from the ceruminous glands of the external auditory canal. They realise a group of glandular tumors diversified in histologic pattern and prognosis.
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October 1994
Inflammatory fibroid polyp is a rare benign tumor of the digestive tract. The authors report three cases: two intestinal and one gastric. These cases are of particular interest because of the association ill one case of an intestinal submucosal lipoma with the inflammatory fibroid polyp, and the existence in the gastric case of an inflammatory reaction caused by food debris.
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