unusual case of paravaginal sebaceous cyst posing diagnostic dilemma

An Unusual Sebaceous Cyst

Lung cyst – A diagnostic dilemma

A 22-year-old male patient presented with high grade fever and cough for 2 weeks duration. He had scanty expectoration and mild shortness of breath for the same duration. He was non-diabetic and had no history of chest trauma or contact with any patient of tuberculosis. Sputum for AFB was negative in three consecutive samples. Blood sugar was normal. ELISA for HIV (I and II) was negative. After...

Adrenocortical carcinoma posing as a pheochromocytoma: a diagnostic dilemma

Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a malignant tumour arising from the adrenal cortex, whereas pheochromocytoma is a tumour of the adrenal medulla with occasional presence at extra-adrenal sites. Most of the adrenocortical tumours present clinically with Cushing's syndrome and signs of virilization due to over-production of the respective hormones. It is, however, rare for an adrenocortical tumo...

Huge scrotal lipoma posing a diagnostic dilemma: A case report and review of literature

Mesenchymal tumors of the scrotum are extremely rare. These include lipomas, liposarcomas, ficrosarcomas, fibromas, fibrolipomas and myxochondrasarcomas.1 Most lipomas occurring in the scrotum originate and develop in the spermatic cord. In rare cases, a lipoma can originate outside the spermatic cord or in the subcutaneous fat.2 Such lipomas can grow extra ordinarily large and pose as a diagno...

Gossypiboma Posing as a Diagnostic Dilemma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

The term gossypiboma is used to describe a retained surgical sponge after operation. It is a rare but serious complication which is seldom reported because of the medicolegal implications. Gossypiboma usually has varied and vague presentation and is also difficult to detect on radiological investigations. It can even remain silent and present years after the operation. We report a case of a 38-...