background & objectives: tumor diathesis (td) is defined as granular proteinaceous precipitates on slide surface of cytologic smears. it is found in the background of smears of invasive carcinoma but not in all cases. the aim of present study was to determine the prevalence of td in cervicovaginal smears from patients with uterine cervix carcinoma. methods: cytological smears and histologi...

In childhood the traditional diagnostic approach to thyroid nodules consists of clinical, laboratory, and imaging evaluations. A safe and accurate procedure is needed to promptly identify patients who require surgery. In regard to the usefulness of fine needle aspiration biopsy, the data in the literature concerning children and adolescents are scanty. The aim of this study was to evaluate and ...

Pleura-based masses and hilar adenopathy were seen on a chest radiograph of a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome who had a history of Pneumocystis carinii infection. The differential diagnosis of such a presentation is discussed in light of atypical and extrapulmonary manifestations of P. carinii infection in a patient receiving prophylaxis with dapsone.

We present the case of a 51 year old woman with a history of several years of non organ specific Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, who presented a toxic syndrome and adenopathy and cranial nerve affection. We carried out the differential diagnosis. We then described the case resolution and progression.

Background: Cardiac involvement was the major leading cause of death in patients with Kawasaki and IVIG administration reduces cardiac complications. The objective of this study was to determine the frequency of cardiovascular complications and duration of fever with regard to the time of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) administration of patients with Kawasaki disease. Methods: This follow...

We report a case of isolated portacaval adenopathy as the initial presenting feature in a patient with Hodgkin lymphoma. The differential diagnosis of masses located in the portacaval space is discussed and signs useful to localized tumors to this space are described.

Proximal pulmonary artery aneurysms (PAAs) are rare. Most are associated with secondary pulmonary hypertension or a variety of rare systemic disorders. An asymptomatic adult patient presented with bilateral hilar enlargement on a routine chest roentgenogram. Computed tomography of the chest revealed 5 cm bilateral proximal PAAs with a normal pulmonary trunk. The clinician should consider proxim...

Introduction: Multifocal tuberculosis (MT) is an uncommon presentation in immunocompetent patients. It’s associated more with immune-depression like Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection. We report a case of MT presternal cold abscess, mediastina and cervical adenopathy, bone, vertebral location that occurred apparently patient. Case presentation: A 19-year old woman no previous history (TB) e...