Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis Masquerading Neoplasm: A Series of Seven Cases Diagnosed by FNAC

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Demographic and microbial characteristics of extrapulmonary tuberculosis cases diagnosed in Malatya, Turkey, 2001-2007

BACKGROUND Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) has an increasing rate in Turkey. The reason remains largely unknown. A better understanding of the demographic and microbial characteristics of EPTB in the Turkish population would extend the knowledgebase of EPTB and allow us to develop better strategies to control tuberculosis (TB). METHODS We retrospectively evaluated clinical and laboratory d...

Necrotising fasciitis: a series of seven cases.

Necrotising fasciitis of the extremities is a rapidly progressive, potentially life threatening soft tissue infection. Early diagnosis, aggressive surgical and critical care management is vital in preventing mortality. This series reports the clinical presentation, behaviour of inflammatory markers, histological, microbiological and radiological findings in seven cases, which presented to our o...

Solid Pseudopapillary Neoplasm of the Pancreas: Analysis of Seven Cases

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to describe as well as compare our surgical treatment experiences of solid pseudopapillary neoplasms (SPN) of the pancreas and to provide a review of the literature. METHODS A retrospective analysis of data from Vilnius University Hospital Santariskiu Klinikos (VUH SK) and of the literature, which was researched using Karger Publishers, Springer Scienc...

Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm; A Report of Three Cases

Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN) is a rare hematodermic myeloid malignancy that is known to be derived from plasmacytoid dendritic cells which are characterized by expression of CD4, CD56, and more specific markers such as CD123. Here, the authors present three cases of BPDCN diagnosed in the past two years and address different available diagnostic modalities such as morpho...

Extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Peninsular Malaysia: retrospective study of 195 cases.

During a 2-year retrospective study, 195 non-HIV-infected patients with extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPT) were diagnosed at the National Tuberculosis Center, Kuala Lumpur, representing 10% of all patients with tuberculosis. Their mean age was 39 (+/- SD) 14 years old (range 14-81). The largest age group was 25-34 years, while 78.5% were less than 50 years of age. The subjects were mainly female...