Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid malignancy in children but rarely described in adults, being 10% of all cases diagnosed after the first decade of life. We report a 23 year-old black woman with a mass at paravertebral region of T3-T5, multiple lesions in vertebral bodies and expanding skull-brain lesion at the right parietal region. Immunohistochemical analysis (negative for ...

Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma is a rare tumor that is distinctly different from classic chondrosarcoma. The prognosis of this tumor is poor, with a high incidence of locoregional and distant metastases. It shows a predilection for the head and neck, however mesenchymal chondrosarcoma of hyoid bone has rarely been reported. We experienced a case of mesenchymal chondrosarcoma of the hyoid bone in a ...

Myeloid sarcoma is a rare extramedullary myeloid tumor, which is frequently misdiagnosed when no evidence of leukemia is initially observed. Here, we report on a peculiar case of a 49-year-old man afflicted with multiple masses in the jejunum, the superior mesentery, and the serosa of the transverse colon, without leukemic manifestation. The tumor was composed of undifferentiated small round ce...

Superficial acral fibromyxoma (SAF) is a rare, distinctive, benign soft tissue tumor with a predilection for the hands and feet, first described by Fetsch et al. in 2001. Histologically, SAF tumors are unencapsulated, mostly located in the dermis or subcutis, and composed of spindled and stellate-shaped cells with random, loose storiform and fascicular growth patterns. The stromal component of ...

Myeloid sarcoma results from the extramedullary homing and proliferation of immature myeloid precursors. We present the timeline, events and diagnostic pitfalls related to a 66 year-old male patient's case, admitted to the Hematology Clinic for pancytopenia, fever, weight loss and fatigue. The severe cytopenia and the few blasts observed in his blood smear indicated a bone marrow biopsy. The bo...

Primary pulmonary microcystic fibromyxoma is very rare. We describe a case of 68-year-old female who had a 4 months history of thorax suffocation and dyspnea. Computed tomography revealed a well-circumscribed nodule with a diameter of approximately 2.2 cm in the right upper lobe. After extensive workup, she received a right upper lobe wedge resection. Pathologically, microcystic architecture wi...

Sporadic sclerotic fibroma (SF) and solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) arising in the oral cavity are very rare. In this report, we describe two cases of oral pathology, one involving SF and the other involving SFT. Both cases presented with well- circumscribed, firm nodules with similar gross findings. However, the histologic findings of the SF and SFT showed rather distinct features. The SF was com...

CONTEXT Solitary fibrous tumor is an uncommon spindle cell tumor which can occur in a variety of locations. Four cases of pancreatic solitary fibrous tumor have been reported in the literature. CASE REPORT We report the fifth case of pancreatic solitary fibrous tumor in a 78-year-old woman who presented with back pain and weight loss. Imaging studies were suggestive of an endocrine tumor. End...

Journal of Medical Sciences 2011;14(2):68-70 expression for CD99 (MIC2), with characteristic membranous pattern and an IMPRESSION drawn was Conformation of diagnosis of EWINGS SARCOMA. Bone Scan was also advised which revealed Reduced uptake over the body of left mandible without rim of enhanced uptake. No evidence of distal bone involvement. A surgical procedure was performed to resect the mal...