An unusual location of a pilar sheath acanthoma

Accidental discovery of a hydatid cyst with primary presentation in an unusual location: a case report

A hydatid cyst is a zoonotic infection caused by the larval forms of mostly the Echinococcus granulosus. In humans, the most common site of cyst development is the liver (60%), followed by the lungs (20%), and much less commonly in other organs such as kidney, spleen, brain, and other soft tissues. The localization of cysts in muscles and subcutaneous is very rare. We report a case of 38-year-o...

an unusual location of ossified intramuscular lipoma: a case report

lipoma is the most common soft tissue tumor but the presence of osseous component within the tumor is quite rare. some studies show that less than 1% of lipomas were ossified. we describe the histological, radiological and diagnostic features of an ossified intramuscular lipoma. to the best of the authors' knowledge, a symptomatic ossified intramuscular lipoma without any cortical erosion and h...

Nevus lipomatosus superficialis on the neck: an unusual location

Nevus lipomatosus superficialis (NLS) is a hamartomatous skin lesion defined by the presence of mature adipose tissues among the collagen bundles of the dermis. It is classified into two forms:the classical form and the solitary form. The classical NLS most commonly involves the pelvic or gluteal region. In this paper, we report a case of classical NLS over the neck because of its atypica...

An Unusual Case of a Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor

285 omas are the cavernous type, whereas vertebral hemangiomas are most frequently of the capillary type. The bony trabeculae within this tumor are thought to be the result of osteoclastic resorption and osteoblastic activity by the growing vascular tumor [5]. The treatment of choice for intraossoeus hemangioma is en bloc resection with an adequate normal bone margin, and the bony defect can be...

Author's response to reviews Title: Significant differences in the use of helthcare resources of native-born and foreign-born in Spain. Authors: PILAR CARRASCO-GARRIDO ([email protected])