Extensive Giant Tuberous and Tendon Xanthomas in a 48-year-old Gentleman: A Case Report.

Introduction: Xanthomas are defined as benign lesions characterized by an accumulation of lipid-laden macrophages that develop in the cutis and subcutaneous tissue. Xanthomas are classified as eruptive, tuberous, tendinous, or planar depending on their location and clinical appearance. Co-existence of both tuberous and tendinous forms in an atypical large-sized pattern is a rarity and presented herewith.

Imprint Cytology for Intra-operative Assessment of Surgical Margins for Skeletal Tumours in COVID-19 Pandemic.

In the current COVID-19 pandemic, tremendous pressure is been exerted on the existing health infrastructure of many developing nations. Limb salvage surgeries in bone and soft tissue sarcomas cannot be delayed beyond a certain time-period and constitute an orthopaedic emergency in certain situations. Evaluation of intra-operative surgical margins forms an important step especially in cases with planned close margins or intercalary resections.

Precursor T-lymphoblastic lymphoma: Speedy diagnosis in FNA and effusion cytology by morphology, immunochemistry, and flow cytometry.

Background: Precursor T-lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-LBL) is a rare lymphoma presenting clinically in children and adolescents with a rapidly enlarging mediastinal mass, dyspnea, and cervical lymphadenopathy requiring quick diagnosis. The objective of the current study was to report on the spectrum of cytomorphology and flow cytometric immunophenotyping (FCI).

Methods: The clinical profile, cytomorphological features, FCI, and cell block immunocytochemistry (CB-ICC) of all cases of T-LBL diagnosed from 2011 through 2013 were reviewed.

Schwannoma of the parotid gland: Diagnosis by fine-needle aspiration cytology.

In this brief report, we have described a rare case of schwannoma of the parotid gland in a young female who presented to us with a 3 cm diameter parotid swelling. The fine-needle aspiration cytology showed small fascicles, clusters and discrete spindle-shaped cells with long wavy nuclei. The cytological diagnosis of schwannoma of the parotid gland was offered and later confirmed by excision and histopathology.

Role of intraoperative pathology consultation in skeletal tumors and tumor-like lesions.

Early and accurate detection of bone tumors and their staging are important since some of them are highly malignant. Intraoperative pathological consultation in bone tumors and tumor-like conditions is quite complex; however, it allows improvement in prognosis and limb salvage. Present study was conducted on 52 patients who underwent surgical procedure after clinical and radiological diagnosis of bone tumors/tumor-like conditions.

Optic nerve glioma: A great mimicker.

Background: Arachnoid proliferation, although rare, is known to occur in association with optic gliomas. However, chondroid and chordoid metaplasia has not been reported previously.

Case Description: A 27-year-old male presented with progressive, painless loss of vision in right eye, associated with vomiting and headache for one and a half months.