The Role of Immunocytochemical Markers to Differentiate Primary from Secondary Neoplastic Hepatic Masses: A Diagnostic Challenge on Cytology.

Objective: It is challenging and difficult to differentiate primary from metastatic hepatic masses solely on cytology. The present study aimed to correlate cytomorphological spectrum of hepatic masses with immunocytochemical markers to differentiate primary from metastases in liver.

Material And Method: The present study comprised of 30 clinico-radiologically suspicious cases of neoplastic hepatic masses.

Intraparotid Schwannoma Masquerading as Primary Spindle Cell Tumour of Parotid: A Diagnostic Pitfall.

A middle-aged female presented with a painless, slowly growing mass in the left parotid region; fine needle aspiration cytology from the mass showed uniform spindle cells in a fibrillary background with some cells showing palisading. A cytodiagnosis of schwannoma was given, which was further confirmed on biopsy.

Primary Cutaneous Histoplasmosis Masquerading as Lepromatous Leprosy.

Histoplasmosis is a genus of dimorphic fungi having various varieties of which the commonest one causing infection is known to cause histoplasmosis. It has a varied disease spectrum ranging from an acute infection to chronic disease especially in lungs, disseminated disease and cutaneous disorder. usually causes subclinical infection and serious infections only manifest in immunocompromised patients.

Esophageal mucormycosis in an immunocompetent child: A rare presentation.

Invasive mucormycosis of the esophagus (rare) and gastrointestinal tract is emerging as an important cause of concern in children. It usually affects immunosuppressed individuals. However, infection of immunocompetent children is also seen.