Endoscopic ultrasound for cavernous hemangioma of rectum.

Lower gastrointestinal (GI) bleed due to hemangioma in rectum is an uncommon problem. A 19-year-old female patient presented with history of recurrent episodes of lower GI bleeding 1-2 times/month for last 3 years. At the time of hospitalization her vital signs were normal and rectal examination revealed frank blood.

Cryptococcal lymphadenitis diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology: a review of 15 cases.

Objective: To review the cases of cryptococcal infection presenting primarily with lymphadenopathy and diagnosed on fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and to evaluate the various cellular reactions in this infection.

Study Design: Retrospective review of 15 cases of cryptococcal lymphadenitis diagnosed on FNAC between 1999 and 2007.

Results: A total of 15 cases of cryptococcal lymphadenitis were diagnosed, out of which 10 occurred in a setting of immunosuppression, and in 5 cases there was no obvious immunocompromised clinical setting.

Cell blocks from scraping of cytology smear: comparison with conventional cell block.

Objective: To compare cytomorphology preservation and immunohistochemistry results between conventional cell blocks (CCB) and cytoscrape cell blocks (SCB).

Study Design: Fine needle aspiration (FNAC) was done in 17 consecutive cases. Air-dried smears for May-Grünwald-Giemsa stain and wet-fixed smear for hematoxylin-eosin (H-E) stain were prepared.