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Diagn Cytopathol
November 2024
Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Background: Currently the clinicopathologic significance of psammoma bodies in cytology specimens are not completely understood, including types of cytology specimens and pathologic conditions frequently associated with this unique cytologic feature. In this study, we undertook a retrospective approach to review the specimen types, cytology preparations, patient characteristics, organs or tissues involved and differential diagnoses in cytology specimens with the finding of psammoma bodies.
Methods: Cytology cases with the finding of psammoma bodies from January 2004 to December 2022 were retrieved from our institution's pathology databases, and their clinicopathological features were reviewed.
Int J Surg Case Rep
August 2024
Division of Surgery Gastroenterological Center, Medico Shunju Shiroyama Hospital, Habikino, Japan.
Introduction And Importance: Calcifying fibrous tumor (CFT) is a rare benign mesenchymal lesion that has been occurred in the gastrointestinal tract, especially occurs most commonly in the stomach and the small and large intestines.
Case Presentation: 74-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with complaints of epigastric discomfort. Whole-body computed tomography (CT) revealed a 2.
Cureus
May 2024
Pathology, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, ESP.
Psammoma bodies in cervicovaginal cytology are a rare finding associated with malignant tumours. A 62-year-old woman was referred to our centre for cytology with nuclear atypia and psammomatous bodies suspicious of malignancy. A complete gynaecological examination was performed including colposcopy and ultrasound without significant changes.
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September 2023
Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Background: Spinal meningioma is a common intraspinal tumor, which mainly occurs in the thoracic spine. Ossified meningioma (OSM) is an extremely rare histological variant. Our article reports a rare patient with dorsal complete OSM and reviews this subject.
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August 2022
Department of Pathology, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan 49241, South Korea.
Background: A malignant melanotic nerve sheath tumor (MMNST), previously known as a melanotic schwannoma, is a rare variant of a peripheral nerve sheath tumor composed of Schwann cells with melanotic differentiation. Only a few reports of spinal MMNST have been reported.
Case Summary: In the first case, a 58-year-old woman presented with a history of low back pain and paresthesia.
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