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Symmetric peripheral gangrene (SPG) is a rare syndrome in which disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is the most common underlying condition. We report three cases of SPG in association with Plasmodium falciparum malaria and DIC, an association unreported so far.
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Adult , Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation/etiology , Gangrene/etiology , Humans , Malaria, Falciparum/complications , Male , Middle AgedSubject(s)
Adult , Biopsy, Needle , Humans , Leprosy, Lepromatous/diagnosis , Male , Mycobacterium leprae/cytologyABSTRACT
Lymphangioma occurring in an intra-abdominal location is reported to be extremely rare. A series of 5 cases is presented and the differential diagnoses and diagnostic features discussed. None of the cases were diagnosed as lymphangioma clinically. It is suggested that their true incidence may be unknown due to both silent clinical course as well as lack of awareness of clinical and morphological features.
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Abdominal Neoplasms/pathology , Adult , Child, Preschool , Colonic Neoplasms/pathology , Female , Humans , Lymphangioma/pathology , Male , Middle Aged , Omentum , Retroperitoneal Neoplasms/pathology , Retrospective StudiesABSTRACT
A case of papillary cystic neoplasm of the pancreas diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology is presented surgical removal of the pancreatic tumour and histological study confirmed the cytologic diagnosis. A brief review of the literature and emphasis on cytological and histological features are discussed.
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Biopsy, Needle , Cystadenoma, Papillary/pathology , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Middle Aged , Pancreas/pathology , Pancreatic Neoplasms/pathology , Time FactorsABSTRACT
A composite tumour of the caecum and colon, comprising of distinct areas of classical carcinoid and of well differentiated adenocarcinoma is described. Both components were histochemically confirmed. Presence of a morphologic transition at junctional areas favour a histogenesis from bi-directional differentiation of multipotent precursor cells.
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Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous/pathology , Aged , Carcinoid Tumor/pathology , Cecal Neoplasms/pathology , Colonic Neoplasms/pathology , Colonic Polyps/pathology , Histocytochemistry , Humans , Intestinal Mucosa/pathology , Male , Neoplastic Stem Cells/pathologySubject(s)
Female , Humans , Middle Aged , Neurilemmoma/pathology , Orbital Neoplasms/pathology , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedSubject(s)
Aged , Conjunctival Neoplasms/pathology , Eye Evisceration , Female , Humans , Melanoma/pathology , Middle AgedSubject(s)
Diagnosis, Differential , Fibrosis , Humans , Hypertrophy , Inflammation , Male , Middle Aged , Prostatic Neoplasms/diagnosis , Vas Deferens/injuries , Vasectomy/adverse effectsABSTRACT
A rare case of histopathologically proved case of congenital cystic eye in a one day old girl is described. It was an unusually large cystic mass bulging forwards stretching the upperlid. There was no rudimentary eyeball in the orbit. The cystic eye's predilection for the left eye has been pointed out for the first time in this article.
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Anophthalmos , Cysts/congenital , Eye Diseases/congenital , Female , Humans , Infant, NewbornABSTRACT
Nine cases of renal dysplasia encountered in a review of necropsy material are described. All these cases had associated major and minor malformations of other systems. Three out of four cases identifying with 'prune belly' syndrome had lower urinary tract obstruction. Three cases fulfilled the criteria of Meckel's syndrome. Three of these six cases, in addition, showed overlapping features with other syndromes. Three cases of unilateral dysplasia with contralateral agenesis had associated anomalies not conforming to any definite combination. We suggest that the association of malformations of developmentally unrelated systems may be random, not sharing any feature except being incompatible with life.