A Tete - a - tete of benign, borderline and malignant fibrohistiocytic tumor.

Dermatofibrosarcoma protruberans is a relatively uncommon slow growing, locally aggressive fibrous tumor of the skin. It has a prospensity of progressing to fibrosarcomatous change in 5% of the cases. We present a case of a 56 yr old male with presented to the outpatient department of surgery, Sri Siddhartha Medical College, Tumkur with a chest swelling in 2013.

Haematological and biochemical markers as predictors of dengue infection.

Dengue is a viral infection which has become a serious problem in recent years. It is a major cause of mortality and morbidity. The present study is a prospective, hospital-based, observational study done from August 2014 to October 2014.

Juvenile Hyaline Fibromatosis (JHF): A Rare Case with Recurrence.

Juvenile hyaline fibromatosis (JHF) is a rare autosomal recessive disease. Less than 70 cases of JHF have been reported worldwide and extremely few from India. We present a case of 4-year-old girl who presented with multiple painless nodular masses on the scalp.

Intestinal lymphangiectasia - a report of two cases.

Intestinal lymphangiectasia is a rare benign disease characterised by focal or diffuse dilation of the mucosal, submucosal and subserosal lymphatics. Clinically, the patients may present with protein losing enteropathy (PLE), hypoproteinemic oedema, chylous ascites, pleural effusion, acute appendicitis and intestinal obstruction.

Mesothelial cyst of the spleen in an adult: a case report.

A young adult in her third decade presented with a 2-week history of catching left upper abdominal pain and was detected to have a cystic lesion occupying almost the entire spleen. Laparoscopic total splenectomy was carried out, and the cyst wall revealed a true mesothelial cyst with no squamous metaplasia. The various aspects of mesothelial cysts, including immunophenotyping and treatment modalities, are briefly discussed.

Intestinal neuronal dysplasia (type B) causing fatal small bowel ischaemia in an adult: a case report.

Intestinal neuronal dysplasia (IND) is a well-documented but controversial entity defined as a congenital malformation of gastrointestinal innervation caused by dysplastic embryonal development of the enteric nervous system. Mainly described as a colonic disorder mimicking Hirschsprung's disease in the paediatric population, involvement of the ileum is rare. We report a case of fatal IND of the small intestine in a 58-year-old man presenting with a recent onset of features of small intestinal obstruction.