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Hamartomatous conditions of skin are comprised of variable composition of normal skin elements. They can present as nodular masses. They can be mistaken for neoplastic skin lesions. Folliculosebaceous cystic hamartoma is a rare skin condition seen in adults, commonly on head, neck and face region. Congenital variant is rare. Only few case reports have been described in literature occurring on sites other than face. Definitive diagnosis can be given only on histopathology. We report a case presenting as thigh mass in a 1 year old female child clinically diagnosed as papilloma of skin.
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Fine needle aspiration cytological features of solid-cystic tumor (SCT) of pancreas occurring adjacent to pancreas is reported for its rare occurrence. On cytology, diagnosis of paraganglioma was suggested. After histologic diagnosis of SCT, cytology was reviewed that showed typical features of SCT. On cytology, diagnostic problem in SCT occurring outside pancreas is illustrated.
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Cystadenoma, Papillary/pathology , Pancreatic Neoplasms/pathology , Adult , Biopsy, Fine-Needle , Cystadenoma, Papillary/diagnosis , Diagnosis, Differential , Female , Humans , Pancreatic Neoplasms/diagnosis , Paraganglioma/diagnosisABSTRACT
Spontaneous infarction is an uncommon complication occurring in fibroadenoma of the breast. Although infarction following fine-needle aspiration has been reported in the literature, to the best of our knowledge this is the first reported case where infarction was encountered on first-time aspiration. It is necessary to distinguish infarcted fibroadenoma from mastitis, duct ectasia, mammary tuberculosis, and carcinoma on cytology smears. Lack of knowledge of this entity may lead to an erroneous diagnosis of inflammatory lesion or carcinoma. We report the first case of cytological and histological findings in spontaneous infarction of fibroadenoma in 13-yr-old female.
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Breast Neoplasms/blood supply , Breast/blood supply , Fibroadenoma/blood supply , Infarction/diagnosis , Adolescent , Biopsy, Needle , Breast/pathology , Breast Neoplasms/surgery , Carcinoma/pathology , Diagnosis, Differential , Dilatation, Pathologic/pathology , Female , Fibroadenoma/surgery , Humans , Infarction/surgery , Mastitis/pathologyABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Soft tissue chondroma, though rare, is well known to histopathologists and radiologists. Cytologic features of soft tissue chondroma mimic those of its malignant counterpart to a considerable extent. To our knowledge, this is the first case in which the aspiration cytology of soft tissue chondroma is described as an aid to definitive diagnosis. CASE: A 54-year-old male presented with a 6 x 5-cm swelling on his right forearm that had existed for 20 years. Its extraskeletal location was confirmed. Aspiration cytology showed myxofibrillary material and pleomorphic cells. CONCLUSION: The clinical, radiologic and cytologic triad is important for the correct cytologic diagnosis of soft tissue chondroma despite worrisome cell atypia.
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Biopsy, Needle , Chondroma/pathology , Forearm/pathology , Soft Tissue Neoplasms/pathology , Chondroma/diagnostic imaging , Chondrosarcoma/diagnosis , Diagnosis, Differential , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Radiography , Soft Tissue Neoplasms/diagnostic imagingABSTRACT
Cystic partially differentiated nephroblastoma (CPDN) with skeletal muscle differentiation is reported for its rarity and its unique place in the spectrum from multilocular cyst to Wilms tumor. Unlike Wilms tumor CPDN does not metastasize and is cured by nephron sparing surgery.
