Fine needle aspiration biopsy of metastatic gestational choriocarcinoma to the breast. Case report

Breast involvement by extramammary malignant neoplasms is distinctly unusual. However, recognition of metastatic tumors is essential in order to avoid unnecessary surgical intervention and mastectomy. In this case report, the patient was a known case of gestational choriocarcinoma who developed a left breast lump. Using the fine needle aspiration technique, the diagnosis of metastasis was confirmed which is regarded as a considerably uncommon site in gestational choriocarcinoma. The cytologic and histologic findings are also presented

Carcinoma of the prostate in Iraq

Out of 10083 malignant neoplasms in the male population, 226 prostatic carcinomas [2.2%] were identified. It was the eleventh most common male cancer, following cancers of the urinary bladder, bronchus and lung, skin, larynx, leukaemias, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, stomach, Hodgkin's disease, brain and CNS, and soft and connective tissues. The age pattern of occurrence resembles that of many developing and developed countries; 97.8% occurred above the age of 50, and 53.5% in the 60-70 year age group. The majority [94%] were adenocarcinomas and 5% were anaplastic carcinomas. The various aetiological factors are discussed, and the findings compared, with many regional and international reports

Ovarian teratoma with peritoneal gliomatosis followed up to 18 years

This is a case of an 18-year-old female who, in 1968, presented with grade 2 ovarian of the solid type with peritoneal implants composed of glial tissue. Diagnosis was made by exploratory laparotomy and treatment was simple removal of the primary tumor with the peritoneal implant, following which no additional treatment was given. The patient later married and now has 2 children 18 years after the original diagnosis. The survival of this patient suggests that a conservative surgical approach without therapy to the implant is adequate to effect cure, and, that the presence of mature glial implants does not affect adversely the prognosis of ovarian teratoma

Analysis of 1237 malignant neoplasms at Al-Yarmook hospital

An analysis of 1237 malignant neoplasms seen during a 3-year period at AI-Yarmook Teaching Hospital is done, and the date compared with reports from this and other countries. The peak presentation of cancer for both sexes is in the 7th decade; the peak presentation for females appears to be 2 decades younger than males. The most striking feature of the results is the high frequency of cancers of the cervix; this was twice as common as cancer of the breast in the female. Leukaemias are the commonest malignancy in both sexes. Following Ieukaemia, the most frequent cancer site in males includes the larynx [14.5%], urinary bladder [14%], skin [8.4%], lymphomas [8.4%], and pharynx [4.8%]. In the female cervical cancer is the dominant tumour [16.5%] followed by the breast [9.2%], ovary [7.7%], urinary bladder [7.4%], and lymphomas [7.2%]. The high frequency of cancers in children and adolescents below the age of 20 years [17.7%] is probably due to the young age structure of the Iraqi population. The biases in the frequency of cancer using hospital records as the source of information are discussed

Peutz-Jeghers syndrome presenting with hypoproteinemia: a case report and review of the literature

This is a case of peutz- Jeghers syndrome in a young Iraqi boy who presented with persistant hypoproteinaemia to protein- loosing enteropathy of two years duration. He had the typical pigmentory spots on the lips, face and digits associated with small intestinal polypi. To our knowledge this is the first case of peutz- Jeghers syndrome presenting with persistant hypoproteinaemia due to protein- loosing enteropathy due to be reported in the English literature