Intraneural granular cell tumor: Histologic spectrum and histogenetic implication.

Granular cell tumor (GCT), despite its putative neural origin, commonly occurs in extraneural sites; only six single case reports of intraneural GCT have been described. We report an unique case as the only one with motor dysfunction, the longest duration of symptoms, and largest tumor size with resultant muscle atrophy and fatty infiltration. Upon review of these cases, the striking feature of intraneural GCT lies in its histologic variety, ranging from benign GCT, through plexiform, hybrid GCT and perineurioma to malignant GCT, encompassing the full spectrum of extraneural GCT.

Coronary artery myointimal dysplasia in patients with pheochromocytoma-possible causal relationship: pathophysiology and clinical implication with reference to Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and spontaneous coronary dissection.

Myocardial damage in catecholamine cardiomyopathy, characterized by patchy myocyte necrosis commonly with contraction band appearances, interstitial fibrosis, and varying degrees of inflammatory infiltrates, has been well documented. However, coronary vascular pathology has not been recognized. Autopsy of a 43-year-old housewife who died of acute apical anteroseptal myocardial infarction revealed the incidental finding of a left adrenal pheochromocytoma.

Functional Ulnar Nerve Paraganglioma: First Documented Occurrence in the Extremity With Hitherto Undescribed Associated Extensive Glomus Cell Hyperplasia and Tumorlet Formation.

Extra-adrenal paraganglioma has never been described in the extremities. A 34-year-old woman complained of an enlarging mass in the right forearm for 18 months. Imaging showed a circumscribed vascular tumor attached to the ulnar nerve; biopsy revealed features of paraganglioma.

Critical reappraisal of primary osseous composite sarcoma (malignant mesenchymoma) - analysis of four cases and literature review.

In accordance with recent terminology, it is proposed that malignant mesenchymoma should be renamed 'composite sarcoma' and defined as 'a sarcoma composed of two or more cellular types each of which is sufficiently differentiated to permit clear recognition of its histogenetic type microscopically, immunohistochemically or ultrastructurally; excluding fibrosarcomatous and high-grade pleomorphic undifferentiated sarcomatous component, dedifferentiated sarcoma and the combination of osteosarcoma and chondrosarcoma which is regarded as a single histogenetic type'. Four cases of primary osseous composite sarcoma (POCS) were identified among 928 primary bone sarcomas. Their age ranged from 10 to 87 years, peak incidence in the second decade with equal sex distribution.

Giant cell rich osteosarcoma revisited-diagnostic criteria and histopathologic patterns, Ki67, CDK4, and MDM2 expression, changes in response to bisphosphonate and denosumab treatment.

Defining giant cell-rich osteosarcoma (GCRO) as "an osteosarcoma in which more than 50% of the tumor consists of numerous uniformly distributed osteoclastic giant cells amidst oval or spindle mononuclear cells embedded in a fibrovascular stroma," eight such cases identified among 265 cases of osteosarcoma were analysed. Their age ranges from 11 to 33 years, with peak incidence in the second decade and equal sex distribution. Seventy-five percent presented with pain, commonest in the knee, affecting the metaphysis.

Metatarsal leiomyosarcoma masquerading as acute osteomyelitis - A diagnostic trap unveiled by vigilant clinical, radiologic and pathologic analysis.

Due to overlapping clinical and radiological features, the differentiation between osteomyelitis and bone tumor can be challenging. A 48-year-old lady presented with intermittent left foot pain for a few months. Plain radiographs showed an osteolytic lesion affecting the proximal diaphysis of the left fourth metatarsal bone, with thinning and irregularities of the cortex and focal periosteal reaction.

Delayed osseous metastasis from low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma: Uncommon occurrence deserving recognition.

Despite excellent prognosis, low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma (ESS) is notorious for late recurrence even in stage I disease. Bone metastases are distinctly rare and only six cases have so far been reported. Two patients presented with back pain due to spinal metastatic low-grade ESS after 15 and 9 years free of disease after resection of the stage 1 primary uterine tumor.

Fibular giant cell-rich osteosarcoma virtually indistinguishable radiographically and histopathologically from giant cell tumor-analysis of subtle differentiating features.

Giant cell-rich osteosarcoma by its abundance of osteoclastic giant cells and paucity of tumor osteoid, leads to its easy confusion with giant cell tumor during biopsy interpretation. In this report, we describe a unique case of upper fibular metaphyseal giant cell-rich osteosarcoma in a 12-year-old boy; the radiographic and histopathologic features of the biopsy and initial resected tumor are virtually indistinguishable from conventional giant cell tumor. The tumor rapidly recurred 7 months after resection with metastasis to the groin lymph nodes, was resistant to first-line chemotherapy and pursued an aggressive course, developing disseminated metastasis to the lung, liver, pelvis, scapula and clavicle, and resulted in the death of the patient 21 months after initial presentation.

Infiltrating hybrid mesenchymal tumor of skeletal muscle showing lipomatous, hemangiomatous, leiomyomatous and osseous features - An unusual soft tissue tumor providing insight into the pathogenesis of lipoma variants.

Infiltrating angiolipoma and osteolipoma of the hand are rare. A 40-year-old man presented with slowly enlarging swelling of his right hand for two and half years without functional deficit but it became painful with slight limitation of movement for the past few months. Plain radiograph showed a large soft tissue swelling with specks of calcifications.

Primary synovial epithelioid sarcoma of the knee: distinctly unusual location leading to its confusion with pigmented villonodular synovitis.

Epithelioid sarcoma (ES) is a rare malignant soft tissue tumor occurring in the distal extremities of young adults and is characterized histologically by nodules of epithelioid cells showing central necrosis. Intra-articular ES is extremely rare; only four cases have been reported, but their radiologic and histologic documentation of intra-articular origin have been imprecise. We report the first radiologically and histologically well-documented case of primary synovial ES.

Primary intraosseous hybrid nerve sheath tumor of femur: a hitherto undescribed occurrence in bone with secondary aneurysmal bone cyst formation resulting in pathological fracture.

Soft tissue perineurioma besides its pure form may coexist with schwannoma as hybrid nerve sheath tumor (HNST) which occurs in the limbs, head and neck, trunk and occasionally colon but origination in other organ sites has not been reported. We report the first case of primary intraosseous HNST. An 18-year-old man suffered from pathological fracture of his right femur after an impact which was preceded by a similar episode two weeks previously.

Primary osseous inflammatory malignant fibrous histiocytoma masquerading as chronic osteomyelitis.

Inflammatory malignant fibrous histiocytoma, in addition to a mass lesion, may present with fever and other constitutional symptoms, mimicking an infectious process. This article presents an extremely rare and unique case of primary osseous inflammatory malignant fibrous histiocytoma, highlighting retrospectively the subtle clinical, radiologic, and pathologic features that can suggest this diagnosis. A 63-year-old woman with a history of nephrectomy for right kidney tuberculosis 20 years ago presented with slowly increasing left hip pain for 6 months.

Epiphyseal osteosarcoma revisited: four illustrative cases with unusual histopathology and literature review.

Osteosarcomas arising in the epiphysis are extremely rare and easily missed in the diagnostic consideration of epiphyseal tumors. It is the purpose of this study to delineate the clinical pathological characteristics of 'epiphyseal osteosarcoma' under the definition of 'a solitary long bone osteosarcoma radiographically considered an epiphyseal tumor for which the main radiologic differential diagnosis would encompass giant cell tumor, chondroblastoma and clear cell chondrosarcoma'. Four such cases with unusual histopathology were retrieved among 110 cases of osteosarcoma.

Femur chondrosarcoma misdiagnosed as acute knee arthritis and osteomyelitis--further developing a hitherto unreported complication of tumor embolic ischemic ileal perforation after arthroscopic lavage.

The differentiation between osteomyelitis and bone tumor may be difficult due to their overlapping clinical and radiological features. A 25-year-old lady presented with left knee pain and joint effusion associated with redness and hotness. A sub-optimally taken plain radiograph showed mixed osteolytic and osteoblastic lesion in the left lower femur with surrounding soft tissue swelling.

Malignant schwannoma of the radial nerve with unusual presentation: a case report.

Malignant schwannoma (MPNST) is a rare tumor. Many of these cases occur in patients with neurofibromatosis type I (NF-1) and they usually present as a mass lesion which rapidly increase in size with or without neurological symptoms. Here we present an unusual case of MPNST along the radial nerve in which the patient has no underlying neurofibromatosis type I.

US assessment of medial arterial calcification: a sensitive marker of diabetes-related microvascular and macrovascular complications.

Purpose: To examine the sensitivity of ultrasonography (US) compared with conventional radiography in detection of lower limb (thigh) medial arterial calcification (MAC) in type 2 diabetic patients and evaluate its association with diabetes-related complications.

Materials And Methods: The study was approved by the local research ethics committee, and informed written consent was obtained. US was performed in 289 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, and MAC severity was assigned a score from 0 to 8.

Novel nonsense CDC73 mutations in Chinese patients with parathyroid tumors.

Hyperparathyroidism-jaw tumor syndrome (HPT-JT) is an autosomal dominant disease characterized by the occurrences of parathyroid tumors and ossifying fibroma of maxilla/mandible. It is caused by mutations in CDC73 gene and mutation carriers are at increased risk of parathyroid carcinoma. Hyperparathyroidism could be the sole manifestation.

Primary pleomorphic liposarcoma of bone in an adolescent: imaging features of a rare entity.

We report a rare case of a primary osseous pleomorphic liposarcoma of the distal femur in a 13-year-old boy. Primary liposarcoma of bone is a very rare malignant tumour originating from primitive mesenchymal cells rather than mature adipose tissue. Pleomorphic liposarcoma is the least common of the eight known histological subtypes in the WHO classification.

Intraosseous glomus tumor treated by toe-to-finger transfer: case report.

We report a case of intraosseous glomus tumor that developed in the right ring finger distal phalanx of a 19-year-old man. Clinical and radiographic findings were atypical. The tumor was excised en bloc because of the extensive involvement.

Differential, time-dependent effects of perivenous application of fibrin glue on medial thickening in porcine saphenous vein grafts.

Objective: Neointimal and medial thickening play a critical role in late vein graft failure following CABG. Previous ex vivo experiment suggested that perivenous application of fibrin glue may reduce the damage in the circular smooth muscle cell layer of the media of the vein graft shortly after exposing to arterial pressure. However, the in vivo as well as the longer term impact of this intervention remain unknown.

Primary osteochondrorhabdomyosarcoma (malignant mesenchymoma) of the fibula: a rare tumour in an unusual site -- case report and review of the literature.

Malignant mesenchymoma, defined by Stout as sarcomas comprising two or more unrelated differentiated tissue elements other than a fibrosarcoma component, is rare. We report a case of primary malignant mesenchymoma of the proximal fibula in a 10-year-old female student who presented with pain and swelling of the right knee for 2 months. Initial biopsy showed features of rhabdomyosarcoma only, but the resected specimen revealed additional osteosarcomatous and chondrosarcomatous elements.

Tenosynovial osteochondromatosis of both flexor and extensor tendons.

An unusual case of a 52-year-old woman with tenosynovial osteochondromatosis involving both of the wrist flexor and extensor tendons is reported.