ABSTRACT
Of 188 (144 renal, 29 bladder, 15 ureteric) stones analysed, 109 (58%) were pure calcium oxalate stones and in 177 (94%) calcium oxalate was the main component. The remaining were of mixed composition containing calcium phosphate, uric acid and calcium hydrogen phosphate. Serum calcium levels in 50 patients with pure calcium oxalate stones were normal. Majority of the cases (76%) came from the hilly areas of N.W.F.P.
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Urinary Calculi/chemistry , Urinary Calculi/epidemiology , Adult , Calcium Oxalate/analysis , Calcium Phosphates/analysis , Female , Humans , Male , Pakistan/epidemiology , Prevalence , Uric Acid/analysisSubject(s)
Heel/pathology , Melanoma/pathology , Skin Neoplasms/pathology , Humans , Male , Middle AgedABSTRACT
Psammoma bodies associated with cancer cells of ovarian and endometrial origins have been previously described in cervicovaginal smears, as have psammoma bodies from totally benign processes. We describe the presence of numerous psammoma bodies in the cervical smear, endometrial curettage, and peritoneal wash specimens from a patient with subsequently discovered bilateral, ovarian, borderline serous tumors. We morphologically traced the transit of these psammoma bodies and their associated cytologically benign tumor cells through the entire female genital tract.
