Giant-cell fibroma: Understanding the nature of the melanin-laden cells.

Giant-cell fibroma is a localized, benign fibrous mucosal mass, which clinically mimics any other fibroepithelial growth, and its distinction from other lesions is on the basis of its peculiar histopathology. A case of giant-cell fibroma with stroma strewn with brown pigment-laden cells is presented herewith. Immunohistochemical staining aided with histochemical reaction to understand the origin of these cells was carried out.

Cytomegalovirus ureteritis: an unreported cause of hematuria in an immunocompetent individual.

A middle-aged woman presented with painless hematuria and passage of large clots. Two weeks earlier, she had pyrexia with upper respiratory tract symptoms. Imaging studies revealed no lesions of the urinary tract.