Rhabdomyosarcoma of parotid gland.

A rare case of rhabdomyosarcoma of parotid gland in a child is being reported along with a brief review on its incidence, presentation, management and.

Entrapment of guide-wire during oesophageal dilation.

We report a patient who developed oesophageal stricture after accidental ingestion of acid. During one of the oesophageal dilation sessions, a Savary-Gillard guide-wire got entrapped in the stomach and had to be removed surgically. A Foley catheter, placed for feeding purposes, migrated into the proximal small intestine causing acute intestinal obstruction.

Castleman's disease mimicking neoplasia: a case report with review of literature.

Castleman's disease is an unusual entity which may at times mimic malignancy but is entirely benign in nature. It is topical as it has been noted to occur with AIDS and Kaposi's sarcoma. We report an interesting case with a mediastinal mass which was thought to be neoplastic but turned out to be Castleman's disease on histopathology.

Mucin histochemistry--a simple and effective method for diagnosing premalignant and early malignant lesions of lower gastrointestinal tract.

Mucin histochemistry of colo-rectal mucosa was studied in 124 biopsies which included 28 specimens from normal mucosa, 35 inflammatory lesions, 20 polyps, 26 malignant lesions and 15 specimens from transitional mucosa. The stains used were Haematoxylin and Eosin, Periodic acid schiffs, Alcian blue--Periodic acid schiffs (pH 2.5), Orcein--Alcian blue and Periodic acid sodium borohydride saponification.

Myocarditis and hemiplegia from scorpion bite--a case report.

A 16 year old boy presenting with features of myocarditis and pulmonary oedema following scorpion sting developed hemiplegia with patchy vasculitic lesions on CT scan. The possible pathogenic mechanism is discussed.

Leucocyte alkaline phosphatase activity in patients with squamous cell carcinoma.

Alkaline phosphatase have been demonstrated histochemically in the cytoplasm of neutrophils. Altered LAP activity has been observed in a number of conditions. Increased values are found in various inflammatory lesions where as in different malignancies LAP falls.

A correlative study of histology and imprint cytology in the diagnosis of gastrointestinal tract malignancies.

Endoscopic mucosal biopsies from 323 patients (201 from upper gastrointestinal tract and 122 from lower gastrointestinal tract) were studied to correlate the diagnostic efficacy of histology and imprint cytology in the diagnosis of malignant lesions of gastrointestinal tract. Of these 71 were from normal controls, 113 from benign lesions and 131 from malignant lesions. Histology showed no false positive reports but it was false negative in 6 cases (3 in oesophagus, 1 in stomach and 2 from colon).

Cortical deafness following head injury -a case report.

Cortical deafness is a rare entity. Only few case reports are available. In this paper, a case of right fronto-temporal contusion following head injury causing bilateral cortical deafness has been reported.

Conjunctival impression cytology in xerophthalmia among rural children.

The advent of Conjunctival Impression Cytology (CIC) has opened a new chapter in the detection of Vitamin A deficiency as it is a simplified field technique. The need for such a technique was of paramount importance in India where as estimated 5 to 7 percent children suffer from eye signs of Vitamin A deficiency. In the present study the results of clinical evaluation of apparently healthy children and those having clinical sings and symptoms of Vitamin A deficiency have been compared with CIC results.

Biliary endoprosthesis as an alternative to endoscopic nasobiliary drainage in patients with acute cholangitis.

Background And Study Aims: Conventionally, acute cholangitis is managed by placing a nasobiliary drainage catheter. We have attempted to place a biliary endoprosthesis in such patients as an alternative to using nasobiliary catheter drainage.

Patients And Methods: Twenty-seven patients with acute cholangitis were managed by placement of 7-Fr straight biliary endoprostheses instead of using nasobiliary drainage catheters to decompress the biliary system.

Fractured tracheostomy tube: an overlooked foreign body.

A rare case of an overlooked fractured metallic Fuller's tracheostomy tube in the posterior basal segment of the left lung is reported along with a review of the literature. Incidence, delay in diagnosis, complications and management of overlooked foreign bodies are discussed. Various factors contributing to the fracture of tracheostomy tubes are reviewed.

Endoscopy-assisted emergency treatment of gastroduodenal and pancreatobiliary ascariasis.

Five patients with gastrointestinal tract and pancreatobiliary ascariasis presenting as emergency cases are reported here. Two patients presented with hematemesis due to gastric ascariasis, one with abdominal pain due to duodenal ascariasis, and one each with biliary and pancreatic ascariasis manifesting as acute cholangitis and acute pancreatitis, respectively. Endoscopy-assisted management consisted of roundworm removal using a Dormia basket, insertion of a biliary endoprosthesis, and carrying out endoscopic sphincterotomy alone or in combination, and was successful in all cases, with administration of albendazole.

Long-term follow-up of patients undergoing ballon dilation for benign pyloric stenoses.

Background And Study Aims: Balloon dilation is a useful alternative to surgery in patients with benign pyloric stenoses. However, little data are available on the long-term outcome of the procedure.

Patients And Methods: Fourteen patients with benign pyloric stenoses were treated by through-the-scope balloon dilation.

Prevalence and factors influencing hemorrhoids, anorectal varices, and colopathy in patients with portal hypertension.

Background And Study Aims: Little is known about the colon in patients with portal hypertension. The present study was carried out in order to assess the prevalence of, and factors influencing, hemorrhoids, anorectal varices, and colopathy in these patients.

Patients And Methods: Seventy patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension, and seventy controls, were prospectively studied.

Pathology in focus. Spindle-cell carcinoma of the nasal septum.

Spindle-cell carcinoma of the nasal septum is an extremely rare malignancy. Such a case along with the salient features of this variant of squamous cell carcinoma and a review of literature on carcinoma of the nasal septum is depicted.