discussion benign metastasizing pleomorphic adenoma is a rare and controversial but distinct clinical entity. although the definition of the term benign precludes metastatic disease, these tumors do not demonstrate any malignant features yet metastasized to distinct sites. it remains to be determined whether this benign metastasizing pleomorphic adenoma is really low grade salivary malignancy. ...

Aim: To identify the association of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) immunoexpression in progression salivary gland tumor. Study design: Comparative cross-sectional study Place and duration study: Department Pathology, Peshawar Medical College. Duration was six months from date approval. Methodology: Forty five specimen tumor were studied which 30 benign 15 malignant. The endpoint asse...

background and objective: breast cancer is the commonest cancer of indian women. estrogen and progesterone expression is seen in benign breast lesions and in breast carcinoma associated with good prognostic parameters and it correlates well with response to hormone therapy. although a lot of studies have been conducted in the past on hormone receptor expression in breast cancer and few have cor...

purpose: to assess the histopathological and immunohistochemical features of orbital spindle cell tumors. methods: a descriptive, retrospective study was performed on 63 pathology reports on all types of orbital spindle cell tumors at the pathology department of farabi hospital between 1995 and 2005. immunohistochemistry studies for different markers, such as smooth muscle actin, desmin, s100 p...

Dear Editor-in-Chief   Pilomatrixoma is a benign tumor of hair follicle first described as calcifying epithelium (1). It accounts for 1% of all the benign skin tumors (2). It is a slow-growing, firm, dermal or subcutaneous neoplasm, usually measuring fewer than 3 cm in diameter. Pilomatricomas are considered benign; rarely recur after surgical excisi...

Phyllodes tumors are rare fibroepithelial neoplasms of the breast, classified as benign, borderline, or malignant based on histological features. Osseous metaplasia, characterized by presence bone formation within tumor, is an uncommon finding. This case report highlights rarity osseous metaplasia in a benign phyllodes tumor. A 23-year-old female presented with gradually enlarging lump left bre...

Chest radiology is an important investigation in the diagnosis of intrathoracic lesions. Benign and malignant lesions have characteristic radiological appearance. Awareness about these characteristics essential for further evaluation diagnosis. Keywords: feature benign lesion, Posterior mediastinal tumor

Chondromyxoid fibroma (CMF) is a rare benign cartilaginous tumor with a predilection for the bones of lower extremities and about one fourth of the tumors involve the foot.Radiologically, an eccentric lytic lesion with well defined margins is seen in the metaphysis of the bone. We hereby, report an 18 yr old young male who presented to Orthopedic Outpatient Department, JN Medical College, Aliga...

Miksoma jantung merupakan tumor primer jinak yang paling umum. Meskipun secara histologis bersifat jinak, namun dapat berpotensi terjadinya emboli sistemik dan serebral, bahkan menyebabkan kematian mendadak. Karena kasus miksoma langka jarang dikenali, diagnosis awalnya sering keliru.
 Cardiac myxoma is the most common benign primary cardiac tumor. Although myxomas are histologically benig...