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View article: Primary Cutaneous Rosai–Dorfman Disease in a Treated Case of Breast Carcinoma—Cytological Diagnostic Enigma
Primary Cutaneous Rosai–Dorfman Disease in a Treated Case of Breast Carcinoma—Cytological Diagnostic Enigma Open
This enigma portal case highlights the cytological features of Primary cutaneous Rosai-Dorfman Disease, which is a breast cancer survivor. The classic morphological features, key diagnostic points and differentials are discussed. In this r…
View article: Welcoming the new, revisiting the old: a brief glance at cytopathology reporting systems for lung, pancreas, and thyroid
Welcoming the new, revisiting the old: a brief glance at cytopathology reporting systems for lung, pancreas, and thyroid Open
This review addresses new reporting systems for lung and pancreatobiliary cytopathology as well as the most recent edition of The Bethesda Reporting System for Thyroid Cytopathology. The review spans past, present, and future aspects withi…
View article: Application of liquid biopsy in lung cancer management
Application of liquid biopsy in lung cancer management Open
Current advances in the understanding of the lung cancer landscape have drastically changed the approach to treating a patient with lung carcinoma. The field has progressed from analyzing single gene to using advanced techniques like next-…
View article: Multifocal lower limb hemangioendothelioma in a young female: a case report and review of the literature
Multifocal lower limb hemangioendothelioma in a young female: a case report and review of the literature Open
A 26-year-old female presented with pain and swelling of distal thigh and distal leg. She was diagnosed with multifocal epitheloid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) and was successfully treated with wide resection of femoral and tibial lesions fo…
View article: Diagnosis of peritoneal metastasis in an unruptured hepatocellular carcinoma on ascitic fluid cytology: A rare scenario with brief review of literature
Diagnosis of peritoneal metastasis in an unruptured hepatocellular carcinoma on ascitic fluid cytology: A rare scenario with brief review of literature Open
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary liver malignancy in adults occurring in a background of cirrhosis. Peritoneal dissemination of HCC is an unusual presentation with an incidence of 2%–16%. Peritoneal metastasis of a…
View article: Vascular tumors of the liver: A brief review
Vascular tumors of the liver: A brief review Open
Vascular tumors of the liver are mesenchymal lesions from endothelial cells. They range from common benign lesions such as haemangioma, intermediate tumors like Kaposi sarcoma, and perivascular epithelioid cell tumor to malignant tumors su…
View article: Claudin‐4 immunocytochemistry is specific and sensitive for the diagnosis of malignant carcinomatous effusions: Results from a pilot study
Claudin‐4 immunocytochemistry is specific and sensitive for the diagnosis of malignant carcinomatous effusions: Results from a pilot study Open
Background Claudin‐4, a tight junction associated protein expressed in epithelial cells, is purported as a highly specific and sensitive marker for epithelial malignancies. Our aim was to assess the sensitivity, specificity and real‐time u…
View article: Case of angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma presenting as peripheral and bone marrow plasmacytosis: A diagnostic conundrum
Case of angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma presenting as peripheral and bone marrow plasmacytosis: A diagnostic conundrum Open
Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL), a subtype of peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL), is associated with unique clinical, morphological, and immunohistochemical features. The peripheral circulation might show presence of an occasional…
View article: Multi-modality management of chondrosarcoma of scapula: A case report and review of literature
Multi-modality management of chondrosarcoma of scapula: A case report and review of literature Open
Chondrosarcoma are malignant tumours in which neoplastic cells produce cartilage. The most commonly affected sites are pelvis, femur, humerus and ribs. Scapula involvement is relatively rare. Surgery remains the primary modality of treatme…
View article: Azacytidine-induced Sweet’s syndrome
Azacytidine-induced Sweet’s syndrome Open
A woman in her 70s presented to the dermatology outpatient department with painful plaques over the trunk and a fever for the past 5 days. She was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) in view of cytopenia (haemoglobin (Hb) 57 g/L; …
View article: Fulminant necrotising amoebic colitis after corticosteroid therapy for severe COVID-19
Fulminant necrotising amoebic colitis after corticosteroid therapy for severe COVID-19 Open
Acute fulminant necrotising colitis is an uncommon presentation of amoebiasis, which can be precipitated after corticosteroid therapy. Clinicians treating patients with COVID-19 with corticosteroid therapy should be familiar with this cond…
View article: Calcified Amorphous Tumor of Left Ventricle: A Rare Cardiac Tumor
Calcified Amorphous Tumor of Left Ventricle: A Rare Cardiac Tumor Open
Cardiac calcified amorphous tumor (CAT) is a rare, non-neoplastic, intra-cavity cardiac mass. Only a few cases have been described in the literature. A 46-year-old Indian female presented with decompensated heart failure. On echocardiograp…
View article: Fatal H1N1 Influenza A (2009) Infection: Stroll Down the Memory Lane
Fatal H1N1 Influenza A (2009) Infection: Stroll Down the Memory Lane Open
Case DesCriptionA 24-year-old primigravida presented with fever for 4 days, diarrhea, and cough with shortness of breath for 2 days.Fever was intermittent and associated with chills and rigor.Diarrhea was watery in consistency with a frequ…
View article: Invasive solid papillary carcinoma with invasive lobular and invasive breast carcinoma, no special type: a rare association
Invasive solid papillary carcinoma with invasive lobular and invasive breast carcinoma, no special type: a rare association Open
A 38-year-old woman visited a breast clinic with a history of lumpectomy in the left breast. Mammography prior to lumpectomy showed Breast Imaging Reporting and Database System (BI-RADS) 4b lesion in the upper outer quadrant of the left br…
View article: Lipid-rich variant of urothelial carcinoma: a lethal enigma
Lipid-rich variant of urothelial carcinoma: a lethal enigma Open
Invasive urothelial carcinoma shows marked propensity for divergent differentiation. Several of these ‘variant’ morphologies have been described in literature and recognised in the 2004 WHO classification. In this report, we detail a case …
View article: Primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the CNS, with a Lymphomatosis cerebri pattern
Primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the CNS, with a Lymphomatosis cerebri pattern Open
We describe an unusual case of lymphomatosis cerebri in a middle-aged lady presenting with rapid-onset dementia. The lymphomatous infiltrate, instead of forming mass lesions, percolated throughout the brain parenchyma, which is often misse…
View article: Eosinophilic solid and cystic renal cell carcinoma: from unclassified to classified, a case report
Eosinophilic solid and cystic renal cell carcinoma: from unclassified to classified, a case report Open
Eosinophilic solid and cystic renal cell carcinoma (ESC RCC) is a novel tumour with unique morphological and immunohistochemical features. It is a recently described entity after the 2016 World Health Organization Classification of Tumours…
View article: Fatal outcome of congenital aortopulmonary window with patent ductus arteriosus complicating pregnancy
Fatal outcome of congenital aortopulmonary window with patent ductus arteriosus complicating pregnancy Open
Aortopulmonary window (APW) is a rare congenital heart defect with abnormal communication between the ascending aorta and the pulmonary trunk with two separate semilunar valves. We present an autopsy case report wherein a young primigravid…
View article: Atrophic kidney-like lesion – case report of a provisional entity with brief review of literature
Atrophic kidney-like lesion – case report of a provisional entity with brief review of literature Open
Atrophic kidney-like lesion is a recently recognized entity, post 2016 World Health Organization Classification of tumors of the urinary system. The behavior of this tumor is not fully known as only a handful of cases with limited follow-u…
View article: De novo double-hit B-cell precursor leukemia/lymphoma - an unusual presentation as peritoneal lymphomatosis
De novo double-hit B-cell precursor leukemia/lymphoma - an unusual presentation as peritoneal lymphomatosis Open
Peritoneal lymphomatosis (PL) is a rare presentation of extranodal precursor leukemia/lymphoma. The presentation is often non-specific, leading to delayed diagnosis and treatment. In this case, though the preliminary diagnosis was establis…
View article: Recurrent dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans of head and neck with fibrosarcomatous change: a challenge for the head and neck surgeon
Recurrent dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans of head and neck with fibrosarcomatous change: a challenge for the head and neck surgeon Open
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) of head and neck is a rare, slow growing, intermediate to low grade malignant soft tissue neoplasm with high rates of local recurrence requiring multiple surgeries posing great distress for both the p…