Background: Conventional cervical cytology is the most widely used cervical cancer screening test in the world. Squamous intraepithelial neoplasia (SIL) and cervical cancer remain important health problems for women worldwide. Aim and Objective: To study various types of cervical lesions with relevant factors such as age, parity, to classify cervical lesions into malignant & benign groups and t...

OBJECTIVE To describe the lung pathological changes in influenza A (H1N1) viral pneumonia. We studied morphological changes, nitro-oxidative stress and the presence of viral proteins in lung tissue. METHODS AND PATIENTS Light microscopy was used to examine lung tissue from 6 fatal cases of pandemic influenza A (H1N1) viral pneumonia. Fluorescence for oxidized dihydroethydium, nitrotyrosine, i...

Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica: computed tomography, bronchoscopy and histopathological findings A 41-year-old man with history of recurrent airways infection since his childhood, with chronic coughing and voice hoarseness for seven years. The patient was referred to undergo laryngotra-cheobronchoscopy that revealed the presence of whitish nodular lesions on the anterolateral walls o...

OBJECTIVE to evaluate the clinical and pathological renal cancer (CR) characteristics in our series of tumours, analyzing its impact in the group of age less than 40 years. MATERIAL AND METHODS We studied 294 patients with CR. The pathologic characteristics were analyzed and DNA ploidy pattern of the surgical pieces were done in 252 patients. The patients were divided in two groups based on a...

Hemangiopericytoma is a rare vascular tumor that originates from pericytes. The orbit is a rare location for this particular tumor, and corresponds to 0.8% to 3% of all primary orbital tumors. We report a case of a hemangiopericytoma in a 45-year-old man that had an unusual presentation, as a rapidly growing mass in the anterior right inferior orbit. Given that there are no clinical or radiolog...

To cite: Miles LF, Leong T, McCall P, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2014207732 DESCRIPTION A 41-year-old man presented to an anaesthetic preassessment clinic with a metastatic neuroendocrine tumour and clinical features of carcinoid syndrome for consideration of hepatic resection. He gave a history of worsening exertional dyspnoea and peri...

Background Stomach is a common site for wide variety of lesions. The visualisation of the site with biopsy leads to the early detection of the pathologic process and appropriate therapy. Objectives The objective of this study is to correlate the histopathological pattern of endoscopic biopsies with distribution of gastric lesions according to age and sex. Method The retrospective study was carr...

BACKGROUND Gallbladder polyps are becoming a common finding. The management of these polyps is complicated considering that they can bear malignant lesions. AIM To analyze the ultrasonographic and histopathologic findings of patients operated due to gallbladder polyps. PATIENTS AND METHODS The records of patients with ultrasonographic diagnosis of gallbladder polyp and that underwent cholec...

From 43 Nepalese leprosy patients skin smear negative, and treated with dapsone (diamino diphenyl sulphone), and without any sign of active leprosy or iritis, specimens from iridectomy during cataract surgery were studied histopathologically. Of 49 iris specimens only six (12%) were found to be without any histopathological change. Atrophy of the iris stroma was seen in 63% and neovascularisati...

Received: Revised: Accepted: March 16, 2013 June 28, 2013 July 7, 2013 A 2-year-old, intact male Siberian Husky was presented with corneal opacity, eye lid swelling, depigmentation, alopecia and erythema predominantly on face. Bilateral uveitis preceded periocular and nasal planum depigmentation. Ancillary tests excluded other systemic diseases. Histopathology of the skin revealed lichenoid int...