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Syringocystadenoma papilliferum can rarely affect eyelid skin. The lesion is frequently misdiagnosed as basal cell carcinoma or cyst or squamous cell carcinoma. We are presenting a case that was clinically diagnosed as basal cell carcinoma of eyelid but was later histologically diagnosed as syringocystadenoma papilliferum.
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Small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of uterine cervix is a rare variant of cervical carcinoma with features of high aggressiveness. It is difficult to manage these tumors. It is often diagnosed at an advanced stage and its prognosis is generally poor. The present report describes a 65 year old woman who presented with postmenopausal bleeding and had a friable polypoidal growth hanging from the cervix. Microscopic examination of the growth showed features of small cell carcinoma. Neuroendocrine cellular characteristics were assessed by using antibodies against neuron specific enolase. The case is being reported to create awareness of this rare entity
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Aged , Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine/diagnosis , Carcinoma, Small Cell/diagnosis , Cervix Uteri/pathology , Female , Humans , Phosphopyruvate Hydratase/metabolism , Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/diagnosisABSTRACT
The aim of the study was to establish the importance of KOH mount in rapid diagnosis of fungal corneal ulcers. Corneal scrapings were collected from 50 patients with corneal ulcers where clinical features suggested fungal aetiology and ulcers showed no signs of healing on initial treatment. Corneal scrapings were subjected to wet mount with 10% KOH, Gram's stain, and culture on SDA media. Wet mount showed fungal elements in 34 cases (68%) and were classified according to morphology. Gram's stain of corneal scrapings did not provide much help. Fungal culture was positive in 9 (26.4%) out of 34 cases. Specific antifungal treatment was instituted in all cases that showed positive wet mount without waiting for culture reports and on follow-up all these 34 patients showed improvement. Thus wet mount with 10% KOH can be relied upon as the singlemost important screening tool for rapid diagnosis of fungal corneal ulcer and treatment should be dispensed on its basis.