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We report a case of juvenile xanthogranuloma of the penis in a 30 year old patient with clinical suspicion of epidermoid cyst. Histology and ethiopathogenesis are reviewed, with special emphasis on the differential diagnosis with other similar lesions with worst prognosis.
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Penile Diseases/pathology , Xanthogranuloma, Juvenile/pathology , Adult , Humans , MaleABSTRACT
Primary amyloidosis of the bladder is a rare disease entity manifested as extracellular deposits of a fibril protein in an amyloid substance form. Clinical presentation resembles a bladder tumor, as hematuria is the most common clinical manifestation. Single organ affectation is most frequent in the bladder, however, we have found less than 100 cases. We present the case of a woman with primary amyloidosis of the urinary bladder with symtoms of hematuria. Endoscopic examination suggested a bladder tumor.
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Amyloidosis/pathology , Urinary Bladder Diseases/pathology , Aged , Female , HumansABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To present the first case of an infertile male with a normal phenotype and chromosomal translocation 3;22. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: POVISA Medical Center. PATIENT(S): A 45-year-old man with primary infertility for 13 years and with different partners; the patient has a family history of recurrent miscarriages and low fertility. INTERVENTION(S): Lymphocytic karyotype and electron microscopy. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Physical examination and semen analysis. RESULT(S): The semen analysis revealed oligoasthenoteratospermia. The lymphocytic karyotype detected a translocation 3;22, and electron microscopy showed a lack of the central microtubule pair and peripheral doublet. CONCLUSION(S): An association between translocation 3;22 and other abnormalities in infertile males has been reported, but no such association has ever been described in men whose only clinical manifestation is infertility.
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Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22/genetics , Chromosomes, Human, Pair 3/genetics , Chromosomes/genetics , Infertility, Male/genetics , Translocation, Genetic/genetics , Humans , Karyotyping , Leukocytes/physiology , Male , Microscopy, Electron , Middle Aged , Oligospermia/genetics , Spermatozoa/ultrastructureABSTRACT
The appearance of solitary late metastases of renal cell carcinoma has seldom been documented. A male patient, who 5 years ago underwent left radical nefrectomy for renal cell carcinoma, presented with a solitary pancreatic metastasis (an uncommon site of metastasis for renal cell carcinoma), which was successfully treated with partial pancreatectomy. The diagnostic, treatment and prognostic implications of solitary late metastases are discussed.
