A seventy year old multiparus lady presented with progressive swelling in the abdomen. Clinical examination confirmed a large mass in the abdomin. The ultrasound showed a giant 35 cm abdomino-pelvic echogene mass, extending from the pubis symphysis to the epigastric region, displacing the liver, spleen and the urinary bladder. The computed tomography showed similar finding (figure 1). A giant o...

was admitted to the district hospital, Mavelikarae in September, 1924, when I was in charge of that hospital. History.?The patient had had a swelling on his head from birth, which grew bigger in course of time until it reached its present size when it became slightly painful,?vide photograph. Condition on admission.?There is a tumour about the size of a coconut without its fibrous coat, situate...

One Imam Wd. Noorahamad, aged about 45 years, a private servant, was admitted into the Civil Hospital, Belgaum, on the 17th February 1902. Previous History?The patient stated thaf. since birth he had a small painless tumour of the size of a gram at the root of the neck on the right side. This gradually grew larger and larger till it was finally the size of a small cocoanut. About two years ago ...

Epidermal cysts are benign slow growing tumors resulting from proliferation of epidermal cells. Usually cysts are asymptomatic; however, they may become inflamed or secondarily infected. Epidermal cysts are solitary subepithelial cysts, are slowly progressive and firm in consistency. They are most commonly seen on the face, scalp, neck and trunk. Epidermoid cysts are frequently seen on the uppe...

Pilar cysts are common squamous-lined cysts that typically occur on the scalp. They are believed to arise from the isthmus of anagen hairs or from the sac surrounding catagen and telogen hairs. The authors describe a rare case of a pilar cyst with prominent ductal differentiation, presumably of eccrine derivation. Sweat duct differentiation has been described in a myriad of cutaneous neoplasms ...