Objective. The brown tumour of hyperparathyroidism is a result of a metabolic disorder caused by primary hyperparathyroidism. Report. We described a case of a 37-year-old female patient presenting bimaxillary intraoral lesions and swelling in the neck. Incisional biopsy of the oral lesion was performed and histopathological examination revealed a central giant cell lesion composed by intense ha...

OBJECTIVE We have reviewed the medical histories of 4 patients who underwent operations between November 2004 and February 2011 at Changhai Hospital for cardiac papillary fibroelastoma. METHODS Diagnosis was demonstrably suggested by echocardiography. Tumor locations were mitral valve (1), left atrium (1), and aortic valve (2). Indications for operation were previous cerebrovascular accident ...

We herein report a case of anaplastic carcinoma of the pancreas arising in an intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN). A 68-year-old Japanese woman was admitted to our hospital complaining of fatigue. Computed tomography revealed an irregular mass in the pancreatic head, which displayed high-signal intensity on diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging. Accordingly, the patient was d...

Aims: The study cytomorphologic features that distinguish cystic papillary thyroid carcinoma from other cystic thyroid lesions. Materials and Methods: This study was carried out in the department of pathology in a tertiary care health centre in north India over the period of one year. Results: Total 70 lesions showed cystic degeneration were included in the study. Out of 70 cases 18 were malign...

The possibility suggested itself, in view of the theories already advanced with regard to the rô1e of secondary infections in the later manifestations of trachoma (1), that the implantation of common bacteria on the conjunctivae of monkeys already having well marked characteristic granulosis lesions might give rise to a condition showing less predominance of the follicular reaction and more of ...

purpose: to report a patient with factitious (self infected) conjunctivitis. case report: a 16-year-old girl presented with pain, redness and edema of lids of her left eye. after exclusion of ocular pathologies, self inflicted conjunctivitis was diagnosed based on the underlying psychological and social problems of the patient. conclusion: after exclusion of ocular pathologies, self inflicted c...

BACKGROUND Human adenovirus (HAdV)-associated acute conjunctivitis is a common infectious disease and causes significant morbidity among residents in Beijing, China. However, little is known about the epidemiology and type distribution of acute adenoviral conjunctivitis in Beijing. METHODS Acute conjunctivitis surveillance was conducted in 18 hospitals in Beijing from July through October dur...

Left ventricular aneurysms are a frequent and serious complication following acute transmural myocardial infarction and are most commonly located at the ventricular apex. The majority of these patients presents with severe mitral insufficiency, congestive heart failure, systemic embolism and sudden cardiac death. Giant aneurysms occurring in a submitral position between anterior and posterior p...