Isolated Abdominal Wall Actinomycosis Associated with an Intrauterine Contraceptive Device: A Case Report and Review of the Relevant Literature

Isolated abdominal wall actinomycosis in the presence of an intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD) is extremely rare and only six such cases have been reported in the literature. We report a case where clinical and radiological examinations revealed a pseudotumor within the anterior abdominal wall. After being lost to follow-up, the patient presented two years later with the enlargement of the mass. The mass including the affected anterior abdominal wall was completely excised. The diagnosis of actinomycosis was established postoperatively by histopathological examination. Further questioning concerning her gynecological history revealed long-term use of the same IUCD. Surgical excision of the actinomycotic pseudotumour and removal of the IUCD followed by antibiotic therapy resulted in the full recovery of the patient

Giant cell tumor-like lesion of the urinary bladder: a report of two cases and literature review; giant cell tumor or undifferentiated carcinoma?

<p>Summary</p> <p>Giant cell tumor, excluding its prototype in bone, is usually a benign but local aggressive neoplasm originating from tendon sheath or soft tissue. Malignant behavior is uncommon. Visceral organ involvement including urinary bladder is rare. Giant cell tumors in visceral organs usually accompany epithelial tumors and the clinical behavior of giant cell tumor in urinary bladder is similar to its bone counterpart. Here, we report two cases of giant cell tumor located in urinary bladder in comparison with nine reported cases in the English literature. Concurrent noninvasive urothelial carcinoma was also described in all these previous reports and only one patient with follow-up died of disease. One of the two cases we present had no concurrent urothelial tumor at the time of diagnosis but had a history of a low grade noninvasive urothelial carcinoma with three recurrences. The histology of these two cases was similar to the giant cell tumor of bone and composed of oval to spindle mononuclear cells with evenly spaced osteoclast-like giant cells. Immunohistochemically, the giant cells showed staining with osteoclastic markers including CD68, TRAP, and LCA. Immunohistochemical expression of vimentin, CD68, LCA, and smooth muscle actin in mononuclear cells supported a mesenchymal origin with histiocytic lineage. The histologic and immunohistochemical properties in our cases as well as their clinical courses were consistent with a giant cell tumor. Consequently, tumors in urinary bladder showing features of giant cell tumor of bone may also be considered and termed "giant cell tumor".</p

Core Length in Prostate Biopsy: Size Matters

Purpose: The diagnostic yield of prostate biopsy is limited. Increasing the number of cores enhances the cancer detection rate by sampling additional sites and obtaining more tissue. An alternative way to inspect more tissue would be to obtain longer cores. However, the impact of biopsy core length on cancer detection rate is an undervalued topic. We assessed the role of biopsy core length in prostate biopsy and determined the minimal tissue length to serve as quality assurance

Primary Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma of Thyroid Gland; Germinal Center and Non-germinal Center B Types: Experience of a Single Center

Diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common histological subtype accounting for approximately 70% of primary thyroid lymphoma (PTL) cases. Its prognosis depends on the histology, spread, and the stage of the disease. DLBCL usually displays a better prognosis, but it shows heterogeneity according to the histological subtype. Germinal center B cell (GCB) subtype has a more favorable prognosis than the non-germinal center (non-GCB) subtype. Most of these patients required combined modality management. This study included eight patients with stage I/IIE thyroid DLBCL. Analysis of clinicopathologic features of all PTL patients diagnosed at Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine. Pathology reports and slides of patients diagnosed between years of 2000 and 2013 were evaluated. Four of them were GCB and the other four cases were non-GCB type. All patients underwent thyroidectomy. Three of them were treated with chemotherapy and the three patients were treated with chemotherapy followed by radiotherapy. Five patients are presently alive. Due to the fact that PTLs are rare types of tumors, only small case series were published in that field. Increasing the number of cases in the literature for thyroid DLBCL, its histopathologic features will provide a better understanding

Expression of MMP-1, MMP-9 and TIMP-2 in prostate carcinoma and their influence on prognosis and survival

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) participate in tumorigenesis, and their association with disease outcome is highly controversial. The present study investigates the influence of MMP-1, MMP-9 and TIMP-2 on different clinicopathologic variables and disease-free survival (DFS) of patients with prostate carcinoma