CONTEXT Pancreatic cystic lesions are increasingly recognized and comprise different pathological entities. The management of these lesions is challenging, because of inadequate preoperative histological diagnosis. Among this family of lesions, mature cystic teratomas are an extremely rare finding. CASE REPORT We present the case of a 61-year-old man with a mature cystic teratoma of the pancr...

Synchronous colorectal carcinoma defines as multiple malignant lesions presented in a single patient at initial diagnosis. We report a case of triple synchronous colorectal carcinoma without related familial history. Preoperative computed tomography (CT) scan and endoscopic examination suggested multiple malignant lesions occurred in separate segments of colon. Then we performed laparoscopic to...

background: linear endoscopic ultrasonography (eus) is a proven modality for the diagnosis and treatment of different gastrointestinal lesions. the aim of this study was to describe the role of eus-fna in the evaluation of pancreatic and submucosal lesions. materials and methods: over a 1-year period, in a prospective descriptive study, patients referred to naft hospital, underwent linear eus. ...

Objective: In recent years, amino acids are used in veterinary medicine for many purposes. They injected into hatching eggs to increase chick body weight and performance at hatch, but the adverse effects of amino acids have always been a major concern. There is scant information available about the pathological alterations of amino acids in the chicken embryonated eggs. The objective of this st...

Objective: In recent years, amino acids are used in veterinary medicine for many purposes. They injected into hatching eggs to increase chick body weight and performance at hatch, but the adverse effects of amino acids have always been a major concern. There is scant information available about the pathological alterations of amino acids in the chicken embryonated eggs. The objective of this st...

Objective: In recent years, amino acids are used in veterinary medicine for many purposes. They injected into hatching eggs to increase chick body weight and performance at hatch, but the adverse effects of amino acids have always been a major concern. There is scant information available about the pathological alterations of amino acids in the chicken embryonated eggs. The objective of this st...

Focal reactive hyperplastic lesions of the gingiva are quite common soft tissue enlargements of the oral cavity. Presence of local factors, tissue irritation and endocrinal discrepancies contribute to its etiology. The fact that these lesions are caused by diverse pathological conditions and its histo-pathological resemblances poses a great diagnostic challenge. Due to the site predilection of ...

A 24 year old woman with bilateral oral white patches was referred to dermatology clinic. Her chief complaint was mouth burning. Pathological report of cut section biopsy from oral mucosa was in favor of lichen planus. Intralesional corticosteroid injection and it's subsequent systemic administration 30 mg/ daily for one month showed no improvement. Therefore a combination of systemic corticost...

INTRODUCTION A retrospective study of melanocytic naevi was undertaken to assess the degree of clinico-pathological correlation and incidence of histological atypia. MATERIALS AND METHODS The case records from January to March 1996 of all patients with histologically diagnosed melanocytic naevi at the National Skin Centre were analysed. RESULTS Of the 240 lesions removed from 167 patients, ...

Leptospirosis is a worldwide-spread zoonosis causing disease and death in dogs humans. A Leptospiral infection has been recorded several wild carnivore species Europe, but tissue pathological changes were not commonly described. The Grey wolf (Canis lupus) expanding its distribution range north-eastern Italy during the last decade. young wolf, representing first individual handled region, was f...