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OBJECTIVE: Lymphangiomas are rare benign tumors which are generally seen in pediatric population and the etiopathogenesis has not yet been understood. They occasionally occur in the head and neck or axillary region with only 5% of them being located in the abdominal or mediastinal cavity. These tumors may be asymptomatic or may cause acute abdominal symptoms due to the location and extention. In the English literature, only 4 cases of lymphangioma were reported to have occurred in the pregnancy period. Herein, we report a case of cystic lymphangioma of the lesser omentum detected incidentally on the ultrasonogram of a 21 year-old, 26-week pregnant woman. The patient was followed up uneventfully during pregnancy. Caesarean section was performed due to transverse presentation of the fetus, and the tumor was completely resected during the same session. The patient is recurrence-free after 1 year of postoperative follow-up.
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Linfangioma Quístico/diagnóstico por imagen , Epiplón/diagnóstico por imagen , Neoplasias Peritoneales/diagnóstico por imagen , Complicaciones Neoplásicas del Embarazo/diagnóstico por imagen , Cesárea , Femenino , Humanos , Inmunohistoquímica , Linfangioma Quístico/metabolismo , Linfangioma Quístico/patología , Linfangioma Quístico/cirugía , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética , Epiplón/metabolismo , Epiplón/patología , Epiplón/cirugía , Neoplasias Peritoneales/metabolismo , Neoplasias Peritoneales/patología , Neoplasias Peritoneales/cirugía , Embarazo , Complicaciones Neoplásicas del Embarazo/metabolismo , Complicaciones Neoplásicas del Embarazo/patología , Complicaciones Neoplásicas del Embarazo/cirugía , Ultrasonografía , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
Plasma cell granuloma (PCG) is an uncommon benign tumor of unknown etiology, primarily located in the lungs. We report a case of PCG on the gingiva mimicking benign and malignant tumors in a 56-year-old woman. Histopathological examination revealed a relatively sharp circumscribed inflammatory cell infiltration under the mucosa-containing plasma cells, predominantly those including Russell bodies. Plasma cells are stained by CD138 immunohistochemistry. Polyclonal status of the lesion was confirmed by kappa and lambda light chaining. The typical histopathological and immunohistochemical findings in combination with the clinical features were consistent with PCG, about which the literature reports very few cases.
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Enfermedades de las Encías/patología , Enfermedades de las Encías/cirugía , Granuloma de Células Plasmáticas/patología , Granuloma de Células Plasmáticas/cirugía , Biopsia con Aguja , Femenino , Estudios de Seguimiento , Humanos , Inmunohistoquímica , Persona de Mediana Edad , Medición de Riesgo , Resultado del TratamientoRESUMEN
Nasal chondromesenchymal hamartoma has characteristic clinicopathological features and it is accepted as the upper airway analogue of mesenchymal hamartoma of the chest wall. It is a rare lesion and only 31 cases have been reported in the English literature until 2014. In this article, a 13-year-old nasal chondromesenchymal hamartoma case is presented, which is the first nasal chondromesenchymal hamartoma case from Turkey. Although, nasal chondromesenchymal hamartoma has been accepted as a benign lesion, the possibility of malignant transformation should be kept in mind, and detailed histologic examination should be performed particularly in adult nasal chondromesenchymal hamartoma cases.