twenty five cases of minor saliva ry glands tumors which was observedat the department of pathology of university of tehran from 1967 to 1972 are presented and discussed . benign mixed tumor is the most common and the only benign lesion in this series of 75 patient with intraoral salivary gland tumor. there were eleven malignant type and hence about 44% of all the tumor arc malignant and it cor...

A 62-year-old man with no history of cardiac disease was referred because of exertional dyspnea. His body mass index was elevated at 29 kg/m, and a large cutaneous lipoma was present on his abdominal wall. Transthoracic echocardiography was performed and initially reported to demonstrate a moderate-sized global pericardial effusion (Figure 1 and Movies 1 and 2). Consideration was given to peric...

Background: Schwannoma is a peripheral nerve sheath tumor originating from schwann cells. It is the most common neurogenic tumor of the posterior mediastinum. Pleural effusion is a rare presentation of benign schwannoma and it is mainly related to malignant tumors. Histologically, schwannoma as well as solitary fibrous tumor should be considered as a differential diagnosis of spindle cell lesio...

Benign symmetrical lipomatosis is a rare condition characterized by symmetrical deposition of adipose tissue in the neck, sholder, and arm area. About 200 cases have been reported in the medical literature, primarily from Europe. A 54-year-old man presented with masses in the neck, shoulders and arms. He underwent surgical treatment based on cosmetic reasons. Histopathologically, subcutaneous t...

Adrenal myelolipomas are rare and uncommon benign tumours of the adrenal gland. They contain mature adipose tissue and a variable amount of haemopoietic tissue. Most lesions are small, asymptomatic and discovered incidentally. However larger lesions may be symptomatic. Here we describe the radiological and pathological findings in a case of large left adrenal myelolipoma.

fibrolipomatous hamartoma of nerve (neural fibrolipoma) is a tumor-like lipomatous process principally involving young persons. the median nerve is most commonly affected. the lesion is characterized by a soft slowly growing mass surrounding and infiltrating major nerves and their branches. it may cause symptoms of compression neuropathy and is associated with macrodactyly in one third of cases...

Lipoblastoma is a rare benign tumor of adipose tissue seen almost always in infancy and early childhood. Lipoblastoma is present in 2 forms which are pathologically identical: circumscribed and diffuse. It is typically located in the extremities, and less frequently in head-neck region, trunk, and various organs. Lipoblastoma is a tumor with good prognosis with no reported metastases, despite i...