Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary liver malignant neoplasm. Multiple risk factors have been identified for several decades for this overly aggressive tumor. HCC is an overly aggressive malignancy with frequent intrahepatic and extrahepatic metastasis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is a modern and minimally invasive technique to acquire diagnostic material from within the gastrointestinal tract, as well as from adjacent organs and structures, which can help in the diagnosis and staging of a variety of gastrointestinal malignancies, as well as for non-malignant conditions. Though well described in adults, there is limited literature on the diagnostic utility of EUS-FNA in paediatric patients. The objective of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy and clinical utility of EUS-FNA in paediatric patients performed at our centre over the last 17 years.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFProstate cancer is the second most common cause of mortality for males in the United States. Metastases may be present, typically in the axial skeletal region. To date, few patients have presented with metastases to the testicles.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Coll Physicians Surg Pak
April 2023
Objective: To evaluate the frequency of intraductal component (IDC-P) in prostatic adenocarcinoma and its effect on the final grade using the ISUP and GUPS grading system.
Study Design: Descriptive study. Place and Duration of the Study: Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, between June 2021 and June 2022.
Background Angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma (AFH) is a rare soft tissue neoplasm of uncertain differentiation, which has various clinical and morphological presentations. Although it behaves in a benign manner, it has malignant potential. Aim To share various histological patterns and survival data in our population of this rare entity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad
February 2022
Background: The 2013 World Health Organization (WHO) classification of soft tissue and bone tumours recognizes benign entities such as lipoma and four major liposarcoma subtypes: atypical lipomatous tumour/well differentiated liposarcomas (ALT/WDL), dedifferentiated liposarcomas (DDL), myxoid liposarcoma and pleomorphic liposarcoma. This classification of atypical and malignant adipocytic tumours has evolved significantly over the past few decades owing to contributions from cytogenetics, molecular genetics and Immunohistochemical correlates. Most ALT/WDLs can be diagnosed on histology; however, some of the biopsies may be underdiagnosed due to focal atypia or limited nature of tissue for the biopsy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBronchogenic cysts originate from the tracheobronchial bud, which arises from the embryonic foregut. Congenital bronchogenic cysts in the cervical region, especially in the thyroid or perithyroidal area, are extremely rare. Moreover, distinguishing them from other cervical cystic lesions such as thyroglossal duct and branchial cleft cysts and metastatic cervical lymph nodes is difficult preoperatively.
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