Periocular Granuloma Annulare: A Case Report of a Rare Childhood Disease in an Adult.

A 21-year-old female presented to the oculoplastic clinic with a 2-year history of raised lesions in the right upper eyelid and lateral canthus area. Due to their unusual appearance, the patient underwent an excisional biopsy of the lateral canthus lesion. A diagnosis of granuloma annulare was made after histopathology demonstrated palisading epithelioid granulomas with central fibrinoid necrosis and Alician blue positive acid mucin.

Intussusception of the vermiform appendix.

Appendicitis is a common presentation to an acute general surgical on call team. It can be a difficult diagnosis at times, particularly in sexually active young women, in whom it is often surgically challenging. This case is of a relatively straightforward diagnosis, taken for laparoscopic appendicectomy that resulted in performing an open right hemicolectomy for a necrotic, intussuscepted appendix.

Genital ulceration in a 4 year old--a case of safeguarding? From social services to pathology..

This case of genital ulceration and social concerns in a preschool aged child was highly suspicious for child sexual abuse. However, the lesions presumed to be herpes simplex did not respond to antiviral medication. Specialist input from paediatric oncology and endocrinology resulted in a rare diagnosis of langerhans cell histiocytosis.

A rare case of anal tumor: Anal carcinosarcoma.

Sarcomatoid carcinoma is a rare tumor with a poor prognosis, otherwise known as carcinosarcoma. Gastrointestinal origin is very rare and only a limited number of anal carcinosarcomas have been reported in the literature. The management of this rare cancer type is controversial.

Giant cystic intracranial chondroma of the falx with review of literature.

Rare cases of intracranial chondromas have been documented in the literature, often after complete surgical excision. We describe a case of giant intracranial tumor at post-mortem examination of a man who had survived 48 years after a partial debulking. Histological examination revealed a chondroid tumor with no significant pleomorphism and central cystic degeneration.