©2017 by Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia Dear Editor, Lichen planus pigmentosus (LPP) is a rare variant of lichen planus.1 A few cases of LPP involving linear, blaschkoid, and zosteriform patterns have been reported in the literature.2-4 We herein describe a case involving a 48-year-old female patient with unilateral abdominal involvement of LPP following the lines of Blaschko. A 48-year-old ...

[Introduction and Purpose] Schwannoma, also referred to as neurilemoma and neurinoma, is a benign nerve sheath tumor which usually occur in the soft tissues of the head and neck and extremities. When the tumors are located in deep structures such as the mediastinum and the retroperitoneum, those tend to be larger masses with degenerative changes as ancient (degenerated) schwannoma. Because schw...

This work is aimed at identifying factors associated with primary jejunum-ileal tumors malignancy, defining a prediction model with sensitivity, specificity and accuracy to distinguish malign from benign neoplasms. These tumors are rare, have highly unspecific presentation and, frequently, are diagnosed late. We reviewed the charts of 42 patients with primary jejunum-ileal tumors treated in the...

INTRODUCTION Solitary fibrous tumor is associated with serosal surfaces. Location in the salivary glands is extremely unusual. Extrathoracic tumors have an excellent prognosis associated with their benign clinical behavior. We report an aggressive and recurrent case of this tumor. We review the clinical presentation, inmunohistochemical profiles and therapeutic approaches. CASE REPORT A 73-ye...

Benign gastric tumours are infrequent. In Eusterman and Senty's (1922) series they amounted to about 0-6% of all gastric neoplasms. A higher incidence has been observed by other workers. Lockwood (1932) encountered benign gastric neoplasms in 45% of his cases, Eliason and Wright (1925) in 4.12%, Marshall (1955) in 4-8%, and Stout (1953) in 16-9% (the last high figure no doubt being due to selec...

To cite: Mosayebi Z, Bahreini M, Mirfazaelian H, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2015212675 DESCRIPTION A 34-year-old woman presented to the emergency department, with a 1-year history of nonproductive cough and pleuritic chest pain. She had no upper respiratory tract symptoms, fever, sweating, radicular pain or weight loss. There was no abn...