Melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy (MNTI) is an uncommon tumor of neural crest origin, almost invariably identified in the head and neck region. It is a relatively benign tumor but can recur and rarely metastasize. Herein, a rare case of MNTI in the thigh of an infant is documented.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRhinosporidiosis is a chronic granulomatous disease caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi, which commonly affects young men and predominantly involves the mucous membranes of the nose, nasopharynx and eyes. Involvement of extranasal sites including bone has been reported, but rarely. We present a case of a 32-year-old farmer, who presented with a non-tender, fixed swelling over his right shoulder.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSebaceous carcinoma of the eyelid is an uncommon tumour with unusual modes of presentation. It can remain occult at the primary site, without producing any mass, masquerading as chronic blepharoconjunctivitis, while setting up metastases in the regional lymph nodes especially in the pre-auricular group. We report here a case that not only masqueraded as chronic blepharoconjunctivitis with nodal metastases from an 'unknown primary' in the neck, but whose tumour spread in a pagetoid manner along the nasolacrimal duct producing a nasal tumour that was believed to be the 'unknown primary'.
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