38 research outputs found
Fibroma with minor sex cord elements â an incidental finding in a normal sized ovary A case report with literature review
Ovarian fibroma with minor sex cord element is a rare neoplasm. Microscopically it is composed of predominantly fibromatous or a thecomatous tumor containing scattered minor sex cord elements in less than 10% of the tumor area
Melting of the vortex lattice through intermediate hexatic fluid in a-MoGe thin film
The hexatic fluid refers to a phase in between a solid and a liquid which has
short range positional order but quasi-long range orientational order. In the
celebrated theory of Berezinskii, Kosterlitz and Thouless and subsequently
refined by Halperin, Nelson and Young, it was predicted that a 2-dimensional
hexagonal solid can melt in two steps: first, through a transformation from a
solid to a hexatic fluid which retains quasi long range orientational order and
then from a hexatic fluid to an isotropic liquid. In this paper, using a
combination of real space imaging and transport measurements we show that the
2-dimensional vortex lattice in a-MoGe thin film follows this sequence of
melting as the magnetic field is increased. Identifying the signatures of
various transitions on the bulk transport properties of the superconductor, we
construct a vortex phase diagram for a two dimensional superconductor.Comment: New Data added in this versio
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of the breast: case report
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor is a rare soft tissue sarcoma of ectomesenchymal origin. It is the malignant counterpart of benign soft tissue tumors like neurofibromas and schwannomas and may often follow them. Common sites include deeper soft tissues, usually in the proximity of a nerve trunk. Breast is an extremely rare location of this lesion and presentation as a breast lump in the absence of pain or previous benign neural tumor is even rarer.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>A 38-year-old female presented with complaints of painless, hard breast lump for three months which was clinically suspected to be a ductal carcinoma with inconclusive fine needle aspiration cytology. Histopathology revealed a malignant spindle cell tumor which was confirmed to be malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor on the basis of immunopositivity for vimentin, neurone specific enolase and S-100.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>To the best of our knowledge only six such case reports have been published in literature. The differential diagnosis of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor should be considered by the clinician as well as the pathologists in the work-up of a breast neoplasm as treatment and prognosis of this rare malignancy is different.</p
Acinic Cell Carcinoma with Extensive Neuroendocrine Differentiation: A Diagnostic Challenge
Primary salivary gland carcinoma with neuroendocrine differentiation is of rare occurrence, especially so in the parotid gland. Amongst the various reported primary tumors with neuroendocrine differentiation, acinic cell carcinoma (ACC) one such tumor. A 48Â year old lady presented with a gradually increasing right infra-auricular swelling for a period of 1Â year which enlarged suddenly in a short period. Contrast Enhanced Computed Tomography (CECT) suggested diagnosis of Pleomorphic Adenoma. Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FANC) yielded a cystic fluid suggesting a possibility of Warthinâs tumor or Oncocytic lesion. Intraoperative findings were suggestive of a Warthinâs tumor. Initial histopathological examination of the tumor was suggestive of neuroendocrine carcinoma. However, extensive sectioning revealed peripheral islands of ACC. Immunoexpression of S-100, Neuron specific Enolase (NSE), Chromogranin A and Synaptophysin confirmed the diagnosis. The possibility of neuroendocrine differentiation in a primary salivary gland tumor should be kept in mind whenever a salivary gland tumor shows only neuroendocrine histology
Validation and utilization of a TFE3 break-apart FISH assay for Xp11.2 translocation renal cell carcinoma and alveolar soft part sarcoma
Aggressive angiomyxoma of the vulva presenting as a pedunculated swelling
Aggressive angiomyxoma is a rare, locally aggressive soft tissue tumor that has high propensity for local recurrence. It involves mainly the pelvis, vulva, perineum, vagina and urinary bladder in adult women in the reproductive age. Considering its locally aggressive nature, appropriate management and long-term follow-up is necessary. We describe a case of a 22-year-old young pregnant patient presenting with a large pedunculated swelling on the left labia majora
Case Report Amoebic Cervicitis Mimicking Cervical Carcinoma: A Rare Presentation
ABSTRACT Amoebiasis of the uterine cervix is an extremely rare entity and presentation as carcinoma cervix has only been reported once in the extensively searched English literature. It can clinically simulate cervical malignancy by virtue of surface papillomatous and overall ulcerated and necrotic appearance. We present a case of amoebic cervicitis in a 55-year old female which was suspected to be a squamous cell carcinoma until a punch biopsy disclosed a diagnosis of amoebic etiology thereby preventing unwarranted aggressive management