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Primary intracranial rhabdomyosarcoma (PIRMS) is a rare neoplasm, which affects infants and young children. We report a rare case of a primary embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the cerebellopontine angle in a 7-year-old boy with clinical and radiological features mimicking a vestibular schwannoma. The patient underwent definitive surgery and radiotherapy and is recurrence free at 6 months. PIRMS commonly occur in parameningeal locations or metastasize to the brain from an extracranial primary. Gross total tumor resection followed by adjuvant radiotherapy remains the current standard of treatment; however, chemotherapy has also been tried with favorable results. The overall prognosis continues to remain poor.
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Orbital metastasis as initial presentation of adenocarcinoma of lung is an extremely rare phenomenon. Here, we report a 46-year-old non-smoker Asian woman, who presented with right eye proptosis due to right orbital and infratemporal fossa metastasis, as the first presentation of adenocarcinoma of right lung.
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We report a 65-year-old female who presented with a 3.5×3 cm retro-areolar lump of the right breast with associated right axillary lymphadenopathy, mimicking breast cancer. Mammography showed a well-defined mass in the central quadrant of the right breast. Fine needle aspiration cytology from the breast lump demonstrated many microfilariae of Wuchereria bancrofti.
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Teratoma is the second most common mediastinal neoplasm, but malignant transformation in mature teratomas is uncommon at both gonadal and extragonadal sites. A 35-year-old woman presented with an anterior mediastinal mass. Computed tomography suggested a teratoma. Meticulous pathological examination helped in detecting a neuroendocrine neoplasm (carcinoid) within the mature teratoma. Malignant transformation in a teratoma is difficult to diagnose on clinical and radiological assessment; histopathology is essential to detect the malignant nature of these neoplasms.
