BACKGROUND Pemphigus herpetiformis (PH) is a rare clinical entity that combines the clinical features of dermatitis herpetiformis and the immunopathologic features of pemphigus. The target antigen is usually desmoglein 1, with exceptional cases manifesting autoantibodies against desmoglein 3. More recently, it has been found that many patients with PH also demonstrate autoantibodies against des...

症例は75歳，男性．膀胱癌術後で当院泌尿器科に通院中であった．定期検査でのCTで，以前より指摘されていた膵尾部の嚢胞に増大傾向を指摘された．当院消化器内科で精査の結果，膵体部に10mm，膵尾部に25mm大の嚢胞性病変を指摘され，分枝型膵管内乳頭粘液性腫瘍（IPMN）と診断された．膵体部の病変は超音波内視鏡検査で嚢胞内に5mm程度の辺縁不正な結節を認め，同部位はソナゾイド造影で比較的強い濃染を呈した．High-risk stigmataと判断し，脾温存膵体尾部切除術を施行した．病理組織学的検査では膵体部には嚢胞変性を伴う充実性腫瘍を認め，神経内分泌腫瘍（NET）G1と診断した．膵尾部の嚢胞性病変はIPMAの所見であった．術後1年9カ月が経過するが，無再発で経過している．嚢胞変性をきたした膵NENとIPMNが併存した症例は非常に稀であり，文献的考察を加えて報告する．

PURPOSE To evaluate, in a prospective fashion, the prevalence of intraocular metastasis: most frequent primary tumors and ocular tissue most frequently compromised by metastasis. METHODS In-patients with malignant neoplasm and metastatic disease from a tertiary Oncology Hospital (HSR) were consecutively evaluated between January 2001 and July 2002. All patients underwent complete ophthalmolog...

ewing's sarcoma (es) is a highly malignant neoplasm of childhood and adolescence seen commonly in both axial and appendicular skeleton but uncommonly in acral region. ewing’s tumor in the hand is extraordinarily rare. radiological features are variable and can mimic other common lesions. we present a case of 13 year old female, with complaints of pain and swelling in right hand, which on x-ray ...

156 iranian patients with primary malignant tumors of the small intestine were reviewed. malignant lymphoma was the most common tumor type, comprising 128 patients (82%), followed by adenocarcinoma (22 patients, 14.1 %), leiomyosarcoma (4 patients, 2.56%) and carcinoid tumor (2 patients, 1.28%). lymphomas and adenocarcinomas were primarily located in the duodenum or jejunum, whereas leiomyosarc...

background: gastrointestinal tract cancer (gi.c) is one of the common cancers in world‑wide. the incidence rate of it is different in various geographical regions. this study was performed to assess spatial clusters of the occurrence of gi.c in fars province. methods: in this cross‑sectional study, the new cases were 4569 cases from 2001 to 2009. the crude incidence rates were standardized base...

To identify, through a systematic literature review, the characteristics of neoplasm seeding in biopsy performed on the musculoskeletal system. We performed a search on PubMed, MEDLINE, LILACS and SciELO from August to October 2010. We included articles that addressed the neoplasm seeding in biopsy performed on the musculoskeletal system. The search was limited to English, Spanish and Portugues...

Marjolin's ulcer is a rare and aggressive cutaneous malignancy that occurs in previously traumatized and chronically inflamed skin, especially after burns. The majority of burn scar carcinomas are seen after a lag period in burns that were not grafted following injury. Between 2000 and 2006, 48 patients with Marjolin's ulcer were treated in our centre (Sulaimani Teaching Hospital and Emergency ...

introduction: chronic sclerosing sialadenitis is a relatively uncommon disorder of the salivary gland. because of its clinical similarity to a salivary gland neoplasm, this condition has been known as kuttner tumor and is classified as a tumorlike lesion. case report: this is the first reported case of bilateral kuttner tumor of the submandibular glands in iran. it was initially diagnosed as a ...