Medical school origins of award-winning pathologists; analysis of a complete national dataset.

Background: The ultimate aim of medical education is to produce successful practitioners, which is a goal that educators, students and stakeholders support. These groups consider success to comprise optimum patient care with consequently positive career progression. Accordingly, identification of the common educational features of such high-achieving doctors will facilitate the generation of clinical excellence amongst future medical trainees.

Primary Intracranial Solitary Fibrous Tumor With Metachronous Pulmonary and Bone Metastasis: A Case Report.

An intracranial solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) is a rare and aggressive tumor with a high propensity for locoregional recurrence and distant metastasis. The formerly used collective term for this tumor, "solitary fibrous tumor/hemangiopericytoma", has recently fallen out of use and is now commonly replaced with the term "solitary fibrous tumor". We describe a rare case of intracranial SFT with simultaneous metastasis to the spine, the right humerus, and the lungs four years after resection and radiotherapy of the primary tumor.

Malignant anaplastic meningioma in neurofibromatosis type 1 patient: a rare case report.

Background: Meningiomas are usually associated with neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF-2), while gliomas are usually associated with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1). NF-1 is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder associated with skin manifestations, bone conditions, and different types of benign and malignant tumors. Grade 3 anaplastic meningiomas are rare tumors with a poor prognosis.

Case report: Dermatofibrosarcoma of the breast.

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is an uncommon neoplasm of the skin and soft tissue, commonly appearing on the trunk and extremities. The occurrence of DFSP in the breast is extremely rare. It has low to intermediate malignant potential with a high rate of local recurrence and invasion.

Ectopic sympathetic ganglia cells of the ventral root of the spinal cord: an anatomical study.

The sympathetic trunk ganglia contain the cell bodies of neurons. However, some patients who undergo sympathectomy can develop compensatory hyperhidrosis. To evaluate for ectopic pathways, the present anatomical study was performed.

Metastatic Cecal Adenocarcinoma to the Gallbladder Presenting with Acute Cholecystitis.

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common cancers and the second highest cause of cancer-related deaths (Jemal et al., 2011). Common presentations of CRC include alterations in bowel habit, weight loss, and lower gastrointestinal bleeding.

Cerebellar Medulloblastoma in Middle-to-Late Adulthood.

Medulloblastoma is a malignant brain tumor that is typically seen in children. It is classified as an embryonal tumor, classically located within the posterior fossa. When it involves the fourth ventricle, the patient commonly presents with signs and symptoms of raised intracranial pressure secondary to obstructive hydrocephalus.

Demographic and histopathological patterns of neuro-epithelial brain tumors in Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.

Objective: To review the demographic and pathological pattern of neuro-epithelial brain tumors in a tertiary referral center in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia and to compare the results of our study with other national and international studies.

Methods: This is a retrospective chart-review study of all patients with neuro-epithelial brain tumors referred and treated in our center between January 2010 and January 2015. The age, gender, tumor location, and histopathology were recorded.

Disseminated choroid plexus papillomas in adults: A case series and review of the literature.

Choroid plexus papillomas (CPPs) are uncommon, usually intraventricular, low-grade tumors, accounting for less than 1% of all intracranial neoplasms and 2-4% of brain tumors in children. Dissemination of CPPs to multiple levels of the neuraxis has been seldom observed. Thus far, only 26 adult patients have been reported in the English language literature.

Ciliochoroidal ganglioneuroma in neurofibromatosis type 1: Report of a case and review of the literature.

Orbitofacial neurofibromatosis (OFNF) is considered a variant of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). OFNF most often affects the eye, orbit and one side of the face. It is characterized by the development of relatively aggressive and disfiguring lesions, including plexiform and diffuse neurofibromas.

Rapidly enlarging low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma with intracranial extension in a 5-year-old girl: case report.

Low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma (LGFMS) is a rare mesenchymal tumor that is characterized by a benign histology but potentially aggressive clinical behavior, with a high rate of recurrence and metastasis. It primarily occurs in young adults in the extremities, inguinal area, neck, or chest wall. There are rare reports of intracranial LGFMS in adults.

Intracranial chordoma presenting as acute hemorrhage in a child: Case report and literature review.

Background: Chordomas are rare, slow-growing malignant neoplasms derived from remnants of the embryological notochord. Pediatric cases comprise only 5% of all chordomas, but more than half of the reported pediatric chordomas are intracranial. For patients of all ages, intracranial chordomas typically present with symptoms such as headaches and progressive neurological deficits occurring over several weeks to many years as they compress or invade local structures.

Microscopic dysgerminoma associated with anti-Ma2 paraneoplastic encephalitis in a patient with gonadal dysgenesis.

We present a 27-yr-old female with gonadal dysgenesis (46, XY), who presented to our hospital with poor consciousness, aphasia, restlessness, and visual hallucination. Physical examination revealed normal breast development and normal external female genetalia. Computed tomography scan of the head and neck revealed the presence of brain edema, hydrocephalous, and a localized hypodense lesion in the hypothalamus.