Pilomatrixoma is a rare benign skin adnexal tumor arising from the hair follicles. Its occurrence in the male breast is extremely uncommon with very few cases reported worldwide. Pilomatrixoma may masquerade as a malignant tumor due to the presence of foci of calcification.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntimal sarcomas are rare malignant mesenchymal tumors that arise in the large arteries and rarely in the heart. Herein, we report the case of a 55-year-old man who was referred for further assessment of a right ventricular outflow tract mass. Assessment with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging revealed an enhancing mobile mass arising within the right ventricular outflow tract and extending into the main pulmonary artery.
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November 2021
Netherton syndrome (NS) is an autosomal recessive primary immunodeficiency. It is characterised by substantial skin barrier defects and is often misdiagnosed as severe atopic dermatitis or hyper-immunoglobulin E syndrome. Although more than 80 NS-associated pathogenic mutations in the () gene have been reported worldwide, only one has been reported in the Arab population to date.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPregnancy luteoma is a non-neoplastic lesion of the ovary occurring during pregnancy and is usually discovered incidentally at the time of a cesarean section or during postpartum tubal ligation. An accurate diagnosis is important for the mother and the fetus as it can be confused with ovarian malignancy leading to unnecessary surgery. We report a case of a pregnant female who was discovered to have bilateral enlarged ovaries at the time of emergency cesarean section.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCollagenous spherulosis is a rare entity usually seen in association with benign breast lesions. It is often picked up incidentally with a reported incidence of about 0.2% in cytological material.
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