Clinicopathological feature of follicular pancreatitis

Follicular mucinosis and follicular mycosis fungoides: clinicopathological evaluation of seven cases.

OBJECTIVE Follicular mucinosis is a disease characterized by follicular degeneration and mucin accumulation. It can be seen in mycosis fungoides, although idiopathic or forms associated with other diseases are also known. Follicular mycosis fungoides is a type of mycosis fungoides with different clinicopathological and prognostic features. MATERIAL AND METHOD Seven cases with follicular cente...

Primary Hyperparathyroidism and Pancreatitis: an Uncommon Cause of Pancreatitis

Clinicopathological feature and prognosis of primary hepatic gastrointestinal stromal tumor

Compared to gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), hepatic GIST is very rare in clinic. Reports on clinicopathological feature and prognosis of this rare disease are limited in literature. The purpose of this study was, therefore, to summarize clinical and pathological features as well as prognosis of the primary hepatic GIST. One case of primary hepatic GIST from our center and 22 case...

Acute pancreatitis as a presenting feature of Henoch-Schönlein purpura.

Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is the most common small vessel vasculitis of childhood. It is characterized by nonthrombocytopenic palpable purpura, abdominal pain, arthritis, and glomerulonephritis. Although HSP is typically known to be self-limited, serious complications can occur. Acute pancreatitis rarely presents as a complication of HSP. It is even rarer as an initial presenting feature o...

Clinicopathological characteristics of mediastinal follicular dendritic cell sarcoma: report of three cases

BACKGROUND Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma (FDCS) is a rare malignant neoplasm of follicular dendritic cells that form a tight meshwork within lymphoid follicles. It occurs most commonly in the lymph nodes and occasionally at extranodal sites, but rarely in the mediastinum. It is an under-recognized clinical entity without clear diagnosis. Due to its rarity, FDCS is easily misdiagnosed by cli...