Pilomatricoma Of Cheek Mimicking Malignancy: A Diagnostic Challenge On Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology

Pilomatricoma is a benign adnexal lesion which is often diagnosed on cytology. Sometimes cytomorphology may pose diagnostic challenge and may mimic malignant neoplasm. We present a case of a slow growing nodular swelling on the right upper cheek in a 9-year-old male child with similar diagnostic difficulty on Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC)

Midline Neck Swelling Mimicking Thyroglossal Cyst: Report Of An Uncommon Presentation Of Cysticercous Infestatation

Cysticercosis in humans is caused by an infestation by larvae of Taenia solium. The neck is a rare site of the infestation. Here, we present the case of cysticercosis situated in the neck of a 12-years-old child. The midline neck swelling present in the child since 2 years mimicked thyroglossal cyst, both clinically and radiologically. There were no other systemic complaints. Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) of the swelling was done for reaching the final diagnosis. Hence, in all inflammatory/cystic lesions, particularly in endemic areas, the possibility of cysticercosis should be taken into consideration irrespective of age, location, and the size of the lesion.

Coexistant Extramedullary Hematopoiesisin Lymph Node And Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma With Leukemic Spill: A Rare Case Report

Extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) commonly occurs in the liver and spleen. Non-hepatosplenic EMH in a lymphnode is rare and with co-existing non-Hodgkin lymphoma is even rarer. Careful screening of cytological slides is a must in order not to miss such rare cases of non-hepatosplenic EMH in lymphnodes. We hereby report a rare case of a 75-year-old male with coexisting lymphnode EMH and NHL, that too with the leukemic spill, which has never been reported before.

Fine‑needle aspiration cytology of isolated skull nodule: Unfolding the clinical spectrum.

Follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC) has been classified as either minimally invasive or widely invasive carcinoma and shows a propensity for blood‑borne metastasis. Most common sites of metastasis are lung and bone followed by brain, liver, and skin. Minimally invasive FTC (MIFTC) is characterized by limited capsular and/or vascular invasion with good long‑term outcomes, some cases of which show a poor prognosis because of severe distant metastasis. Skull metastasis in adults commonly arises from the lung, breast, and prostate and uncommonly from the thyroid. In our case, fine‑needle aspiration cytology of isolated skull nodule was a reliable tool in the diagnosis of metastasis and suggesting the primary in thyroid thereby prompting early workup of a patient. The case is unique since it represents the rare disseminated metastasis from MIFTC with incomplete capsular penetration alone without angioinvasion that can behave as aggressively as a widely invasive FTC.