By LAL MOHAN BANIK, Assistant Medical Officer, Teok Tea Estate, Assam A woman, aged 60 years, was admitted into hospital complaining of abdominal discomfort and passage of loose stools containing blood and mucus. The *tool on naked-eye examination was semi-formed, clay-coloured and contained blood and mucus. Under the low power of the microscope a, number (about 50 per field) of oval-shaped mob...

Intracranial bronchogenic cysts (BCs) are uncommon, and BCs at the craniocervical junction are extremely rare. These lesions are most frequently encountered in the cervico-thoracic region of the spine. Their pathogenesis is still poorly understood. Regardless of the surgical approach, the aim of surgery should be total removal of the cyst and its content, whenever feasible. In this case report,...

Deleterious mutations of the Centrosome/Spindle Pole associated Protein 1 gene, CSPP1, are causative for Joubert-syndrome and Joubert-related developmental disorders. These disorders are defined by a characteristic mal-development of the brain, but frequently involve renal and hepatic cyst formation. CSPP-L, the large protein isoform of CSPP1 localizes to microtubule ends of the mitotic mid-spi...

The ultrastructure of the surface epithelium and tubular glands of the uterus in the immature ostrich is described. In ostriches with inactive ovaries the uterus is lined by a non-ciliated simple columnar epithelium, with basally located heterochromatic nuclei. Scanning electron microscopy revealed that these non-ciliated cells have a dense microvillous cover. A simple columnar to pseudostratif...

Introduction: Enterogenous cysts of the pancreas are rare congenital foregut cysts. The natural history of these entities is still relatively unknown, as is their propensity for malignant transformation. Thus, optimal management is still undetermined. Case Description: A 39-year-old African American woman underwent a computed tomography scan of the chest that showed an incidental cystic lesion ...

This is the first detailed study on the morphology of the resting cysts of an oxytrichid ciliate, Rigidohymena quadrinucleata. Resting cysts were investigated using light microscopy, SEM and TEM. The cyst wall is composed of four distinct layers (from inside to outside), namely the metacyst, the endocyst, the mesocyst and the ectocyst with spine-like protuberances. The cysts of R. quadrinucleat...

The epididymis of the lizard Eutropis carinata can be divided into four regions viz., an initial segment (extra testicular) Efferent ductules (Eds) and three regions, anterior region, a broad middle, narrow posterior, comparable to caput, corpus, cauda epididymidis mammals. region is closely associated with whitish testicular), (Eds). epididymal wall consists epithelial layer lining lumen resti...

A 69-year-old man was presented with a one-month history of abdominal discomfort. A retroperitoneal mass had been detected by on ultrasonography at another hospital, from where he was transferred to our hospital for further evaluation. The results of routine laboratory tests, including blood chemistry, urinalysis, and liver function was normal. Computed tomography (CT) examination of the abdome...

We report a case of unusual bronchopulmonary foregut malformation composed of a mediastinal bronchogenic cyst with sequestrated lung tissue and communicating tubular esophageal duplication associated with complete pericardial defect. A 18-yr. old man, who had suffered from dry cough and mild dyspnea, was admitted because of an incidentally detected chest mass. A computed tomography scan demonst...

The paper concerns the rare supratentorial, intracerebral or convexity cysts in adults having a wall lined with an epithelium resembling ependyma. The clincopathological aspects of such cysts are reviewed from 15 published cases and two specimens of the authors which could be examined with the electronmicroscope. These cysts manifest at a median age of 46 years as progressive, space occupying l...