1/26. Adenoma of the nipple in an adolescent.We recently treated a 14-year-old girl with a clinically and histologically diagnosed with adenoma of the nipple. Enucleation of a mass preserving the nipple was successfully performed. Adenoma of the nipple is a rare disease which is often mistaken clinically for Paget's disease. About 200 cases of the tumors have been reported worldwide so far. The most common symptom is erosion of the nipple and nipple discharge. Our case had erosion of the nipple but no discharge. Adenoma of the nipple is a benign lesion which can be successfully treated by a simple surgery.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = adenoma (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/26. A case of neurilemmoma of the breast.neurilemmoma of the breast is rarely seen, although it is common at intracranial or peripheral sites. There have been only 14 cases described in the literature. We present the fifteenth case of a 64-year-old woman with neurilemmoma of the breast, the first to be diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology. fibroadenoma must be distinguished from this tumor. Complete removal is the treatment of choice, considering the possibility of local recurrence and malignant change.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = adenoma (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/26. Salivary duct carcinoma of the larynx: report of a rare case.Salivary duct carcinomas are primarily high-grade, aggressive malignancies that affect men in the fifth and sixth decades of life. These tumors are usually found in the major salivary glands; rarely do they originate in the minor salivary glands. The distinctive feature of these neoplasms is their remarkable histologic resemblance to infiltrating ductal carcinomas of the mammary gland; both types of tumor feature epithelial and myoepithelial cells arrayed in solid, papillary, and cribriform patterns. To the best of our knowledge, only one case of a primary salivary duct carcinoma of the larynx has been previously reported. In this article, we describe a new case, and we review the literature on salivary duct carcinomas.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 3.2963342731845keywords = gland (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/26. Drug-induced sweat gland necrosis in a non-comatose patient: a case presentation.BACKGROUND: coma-induced bullae and sweat gland necrosis is a rare clinicopathological entity often associated with drug-induced coma. SUBJECT: We report a case with clinical and histopathologic findings characteristic of blisters and sweat gland necrosis occurring in a non-comatose patient. CONCLUSIONS: skin blisters with underlying sweat gland necrosis is an entity previously reported to occur in comatose patients, our findings open new questions about the role of the drugs in the pathogenesis of those conditions.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 63.363312630438keywords = sweat gland, gland, sweat (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/26. Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma of the thymus resected using combined thoracoscopic and transcervical approaches.Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma is a low-grade variant of B cell lymphoma that arises in extranodal tissue of the gastrointestinal tract, lung, salivary gland, thyroid, or other organ derived from the foregut. However, MALT lymphoma in the thymus is extremely rare. We report a case of thymic MALT lymphoma, extending to the neck, resected using combined thoracoscopic and transcervical approaches. To the best of our knowledge, thoracoscopic management of MALT lymphoma in the thymus has not previous been reported.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1.0987780910615keywords = gland (Clic here for more details about this article) |
6/26. Suppurative thyroiditis with gas formation.Acute suppurative thyroiditis with gas formation is very rare. A 70-year-old woman was admitted with dysphagia and fever. The clinical diagnosis of acute thyroiditis was supported by fine needle aspiration biopsy. X-ray examination showed gas collection within the soft tissue of the anterior neck and ultrasonography of the thyroid gland showed a cavity filled with thick liquid. The patient was treated with antibiotic therapy followed by thyroidectomy.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1.0987780910615keywords = gland (Clic here for more details about this article) |
7/26. lipomatosis of the parotid gland in children.Parotid lipomatosis is extremely rare in children. Only 4 cases have previously been reported in the English language medical literature. Surgical excision is frequently complicated by recurrence. We report, a fifth case, on a 5-month-old girl with rapidly progressive parotid lipomatosis. Emphasis is laid on the importance of preserving the unusually delicate tumor capsule to prevent tissue spillage and recurrence. The creation of an appropriate cleavage between the mass and the expanded skin with sparse subcutaneous fat, safeguarding the tumor capsule on one side and the skin blood supply on the other, represents a rewarding technical challenge.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 4.395112364246keywords = gland (Clic here for more details about this article) |
8/26. Two cases of multiple eccrine spiradenoma with linear or localized formation.We report two rare cases of recurrent, multiple eccrine spiradenoma. Both cases presented with extensive lesions comprised of multiple red papules of various sizes and a soft blue-red nodule. The first case was a 30-year-old woman. Her lesions followed a linear arrangement on her chin, and extended down the right side of the neck with spontaneous pain. The second case was a 57-year-old woman with tumors in a localized group on the left occipital region without pain. A search of the literature revealed only 15 reported cases of linear/zosteriform/nevoid multiple eccrine spiradenoma. Both cases were treated by surgical excision. Most of the red papules displayed typical histological features including two cell types: large clear cells with low-density cytoplasm; and small dark cells with high-density cytoplasm. The large soft tumors exhibited a variable histological appearance. In the first case, the cystic tumors displayed an homogeneous structure comprised of eosinophilic material. In the second case, the cystic tumors included abundant interstitial tissue.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 6keywords = adenoma (Clic here for more details about this article) |
9/26. Cytologic findings of a pleomorphic adenoma of the breast: a case report.BACKGROUND: Pleomorphic adenoma of the breast is a rare benign tumor. Only a few cases have been reported. The histologic features have been described well. However, the cytologic findings have been described in only a few papers. CASE: A 47-year-old female presented with a left breast mass of several months' duration. The clinical and mammographic findings were highly suspicious for malignancy. Following an aspiration biopsy diagnosis of "positive for malignancy," the mass was excised. The histologic diagnosis was pleomorphic adenoma (mixed tumor of salivary gland type) rather than carcinoma. CONCLUSION: The cytologic presentation of pleomorphic adenoma of the breast can masquerade as that of a malignant tumor, in this case colloid carcinoma. This case delineates the cytomorphologicfeatures of pleomorphic adenoma, which may mimic carcinoma.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 9.0987780910615keywords = gland, adenoma (Clic here for more details about this article) |
10/26. von hippel-lindau disease--a rare disease important to recognize.INTRODUCTION: von hippel-lindau disease (VHL) is an autosomal dominant multisystemic cancer syndrome due to a mutation of the VHL tumor suppressor gene on chromosome 3, region p25-26, with an incidence of 1/36,000 in newborns. patients are at risk of developing cerebellar, spinal and retinal hemangioblastoma, renal cell carcinoma, pheochromocytoma, pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, pancreatic and renal cysts, and epididymal cystadenoma. The most common causes of death from VHL are metastases from renal cell carcinoma and neurological complications from cerebellar hemangioblastomas. Molecular analysis of the VHL gene is clinically available and indicated in patients with known or suspected VHL. CASE REPORT: A 19-year-old woman was surgically treated for cerebellar hemangioblastoma in 1998 and for renal cell carcinoma of the right side in 2002. Familial VHL was subsequently diagnosed as the patient's mother was found to be affected with bilateral polycystic kidney disease with chronic renal failure as well as hemangioblastoma of the retina and medulla oblongata. The mother underwent surgery for bilateral renal cell carcinoma in 2003. CONCLUSION: The multitude of VHL-associated tumors and intra-familial variability in clinical expressivity render early diagnosis of VHL difficult. We therefore shortly illustrate the spectrum of clinical phenotypes and the VHL screening and surveillance guidelines.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = adenoma (Clic here for more details about this article) |
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