Periosteal chondroma of the ischium; an unusual location.

Periosteal chondroma is a rare benign tumor of hyaline cartilage. Periosteal chondroma arising in the ischium is an extremely rare event. By presenting this case report, we aim to remind that differential diagnosis of these lesions should be carefully performed especially for unusual locations.

Clinical images. Solitary fibrous tumor of the perithyroidal soft tissue mimicking substernal goiter.

Solitary fibrous tumor is an uncommon neoplasm. We present a case of solitary fibrous tumor of the perithyroidal soft tissue mimicking a substernal goiter.

The effects of interferon alpha2b on chemically-induced peritoneal fibrosis and on peritoneal tissue MMP-2 and TIMP-2 levels in rats.

This study investigated the effect of interferon alpha2b on chlorhexidine gluconate (CH)-induced peritoneal fibrosis (PF) in rats and assessed peritoneal tissue levels of metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMP)-2. Wistar albino rats (n = 8 per group) were treated as follows: control group, 3 ml/day of 0.9% saline intra-peritoneally for 28 days; CH group, 0.

Papillary thyroid carcinoma mimicking anaplastic thyroid carcinoma following fine-needle aspiration biopsy.

Background: Cutaneous metastases from well-differentiated thyroid carcinomas are rare and usually identified in patients with widely disseminated disease. Fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) has become an acceptable method for the assessment of thyroid nodules. Very rarely needle track dissemination of tumor cells in the thyroid nodule occurs, but, when this occurs, it is evident many years after the FNAB.

Granular cell tumor of the posterior tibial nerve as a rare cause of heel pain: a case report.

Granular cell tumor of peripheral nerves is extremely rare. We present the case of a patient with a well-capsulated intraneural granular cell tumor involving the posterior tibial nerve, who presented with chronic heel pain mimicking plantar fasciitis. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a well-defined intraneural soft-tissue mass within the substance of the posterior tibial nerve.