ABSTRACT
Focal calcifications are frequently seen in renal masses including renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Osseous metaplasia, on the other hand, is a rare finding in RCC. We report a case of RCC with radiological evidence of speckled calcification that showed osseous metaplasia on histopathological examination. The clinical and pathologic differential diagnosis for this tumor is discussed along with a review of the literature on this unusual phenomenon.
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Adult , Calcinosis , Carcinoma, Renal Cell/diagnosis , Diagnosis, Differential , Female , Humans , Kidney Neoplasms/diagnosis , Metaplasia/pathologyABSTRACT
A twenty-five year old man presented with history of fever, malaise and jaundice and developed a spontaneous rupture of the spleen during hospital admission. Investigations revealed deranged liver function tests and positive serology for hepatitis A.
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Adult , Hepatitis A/complications , Humans , Male , Rupture, Spontaneous , Splenic Rupture/etiologyABSTRACT
Generalised peritonitis is a common and dreaded surgical emergency. Its tropical spectrum continues to be different from its western counterpart. The study represents a retrospective analysis of 250 cases of peritonitis managed surgically over a decade at a large referral surgical unit at New Delhi. Perforations of the upper gastrointestinal tract viz: duodenal ulcer, enteric perforations etc. constitute the majority unlike western series where lower gastrointestinal tract perforations predominate. Despite significant delays in presentation, the overall prognosis remains comparable to the western figures. A comparatively younger age group involved may be responsible for better outcome.