Leiomyoma on the shaft of penis

Open Medicine ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 538-540
Author(s):  
R Siddharth ◽  
SN Mehra
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Soft Tissue ◽  
English Literature ◽  
Malignant Lesion ◽  
Surgical Excision ◽  
Effective Therapy ◽  
Histological Diagnosis ◽  
Pathologic Finding ◽  
Soft Tissue Tumours ◽  
Penile Neoplasm

AbstractPrimary soft tissue tumours of the penis, such as leiomyomas, are very rare. Most present as small and painless but gradually increasing swellings on the penis. To the best of our knowledge, only 9 cases have been reported in the literature so far. This rare pathologic finding, which usually mimics a malignant lesion, should be included in the differential diagnosis of penile neoplasm. Surgical excision of the lesion provides both the histological diagnosis and an effective therapy. We report a case of a large leiomyoma on the shaft of the penis measuring 8x5 cm, which possibly represents the largest reported leiomyoma of the penis in English literature till date.

scholarly journals The Differential Diagnosis of Foot Lumps: 101 Cases Treated Surgically in North Glasgow Over 4 Years

2007 ◽  
Vol 89 (3) ◽  
pp. 272-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Duncan JM Macdonald ◽  
G Holt ◽  
K Vass ◽  
A Marsh ◽  
CS Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Diagnostic Accuracy ◽  
Malignant Lesion ◽  
Surgical Excision ◽  
Histological Diagnosis ◽  
Histological Types ◽  
Patient Demographics ◽  
Ganglion Cysts

INTRODUCTION There are a wide variety of different lesions which present as lumps of the foot. There have been very few studies which look at the presenting characteristics or the differential diagnosis of such lesions. PATIENTS AND METHODS All patients who underwent excision or biopsy of a foot lump over a period of 4 years were studied in order to determine patient demographics, presenting characteristics, diagnoses encountered and to assess the diagnostic accuracy of the surgeon. RESULTS In total, 101 patients were identified. Average age was 47.3 years (range, 14–79 years); there was a marked female preponderance with 73 females and 28 males. Thirty different histological types were identified; ganglion cysts were the most commonly encountered lesions and there was only one malignant lesion encountered in this study. Only 58 out of the 101 lumps were correctly diagnosed prior to surgery. Certain lesions were more commonly encountered in specific zones of the foot. CONCLUSIONS We have shown that there are a wide variety of potential diagnoses which have to be considered when examining a patient with a foot lump. There is a low diagnostic accuracy for foot lumps and, therefore, surgical excision and histological diagnosis should be sought if there is any uncertainty.

Deep lipoma in the differential diagnosis of soft tissue tumours

1994 ◽  
Vol 81 (8) ◽  
pp. 1140-1140 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. E. Pitcher ◽  
G. Karalis ◽  
J. Howell ◽  
J. M. Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Soft Tissue Tumours

Epithelioid Sarcoma in the Hand

HAND ◽  
1983 ◽  
Vol os-15 (2) ◽  
pp. 228-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sorna Rajan ◽  
Tommy Skau
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Inflammatory Process ◽  
Benign Lesion ◽  
Initial Period ◽  
Epithelioid Sarcoma ◽  
Malignant Lesion ◽  
Malignant Tumour ◽  
Illustrative Case ◽  
The Third

An illustrative case of epithelioid sarcoma in the hand of a young man, causing considerable diagnostic problems, is presented. Epithelioid sarcoma is a malignant lesion, first described by Enzinger in 1970. Although epithelioid sarcoma is the third commonest soft tissue sarcoma in the upper extremity (Bryan, 1974) it still causes confusion in differential diagnosis, both to the surgeon and to the pathologist. Because of its deceptively harmless appearance during the initial period and its clinical and microscopical similarity to an inflammatory process, it is often mistaken for a benign lesion. The purpose of our paper is to draw attention to this rare malignant tumour. This case illustrates a course similar to those described previously. (Enzinger, 1970: Santiago, 1972).

Changes in histological diagnosis in soft tissue tumours from biopsy to final surgery specimen: causes and consequences

2009 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 150-154
Author(s):  
W. Maurer-Ertl ◽  
A. Leithner ◽  
S. Tauber ◽  
E. V. Fröhlich ◽  
G. Kuerzl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Histological Diagnosis ◽  
Soft Tissue Tumours

scholarly journals Soft Tissue Rosai-Dorfman Disease: Case report

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 452 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rubyath C. Rajib ◽  
Rajasekharan Pillai ◽  
Ibrahim A. Sulaiman ◽  
Ibrahim Al-Haddabi
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Male Patient ◽  
Surgical Excision ◽  
Treatment Modalities ◽  
Extranodal Involvement ◽  
Massive Lymphadenopathy ◽  
Rosai Dorfman Disease ◽  
Disease Case

Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD) is a rare benign proliferative histiocytic disorder characterised by massive lymphadenopathy. While extranodal involvement can occur in generalised RDD, isolated soft tissue RDD (STRDD) is extremely rare. We report a 17-year-old male patient who presented to the maxillofacial outpatient department of the Sultan Qaboos Hospital, Salalah, Oman, in 2015 with a painless cheek mass which had been slowly growing over the previous two months. Routine histopathological examinations and immunohistochemistry confirmed a diagnosis of STRDD. Currently, surgical excision is considered to be the most effective curative treatment for STRDD, as the outcomes of other treatment modalities are still unknown. Despite its rarity, STRDD should be considered in the differential diagnosis of histiocytic soft tissue lesions.

scholarly journals The Diagnostic Dilemma of a Parasympathetic Schwannoma in the Submandibular Gland

2015 ◽  
Vol 97 (2) ◽  
pp. e13-e14 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Patel ◽  
B Srinivasan ◽  
S Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Salivary Glands ◽  
Submandibular Gland ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Surgical Excision ◽  
Soft Tissue Tumours ◽  
Diagnostic Dilemma ◽  
Parasympathetic Nerves ◽  
Nerve Sheath ◽  
Diagnostic Pitfalls

Schwannomas are benign soft tissue tumours that arise from nerve sheath cells. They are rare in the salivary glands and are thought to arise from the parasympathetic nerves. We report the case of a 69-year-old man who presented with a painless right submandibular mass that appeared to resemble a pleomorphic adenoma on ultrasonography and, on this basis, proceeded to surgical excision of the gland. We review the relevant literature and highlight the diagnostic pitfalls.

scholarly journals Nodular Fasciitis: A Tumor with Misnomer!

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Benign Tumor ◽  
Clinical Presentation ◽  
Malignant Lesion ◽  
Benign Neoplasm ◽  
Surgical Excision ◽  
Needle Aspiration ◽  
Nodular Fasciitis ◽  
Reactive Process ◽  
Complete Surgical Excision

Nodular fasciitis is a peculiar a tumor in its clinical presentation and cytological appearance, owing to its similarity with soft tissue sarcoma. It is a rare benign neoplasm most commonly occurring in the upper extremity. Meanwhile it is selflimiting reactive process mimicking malignant lesion composed of Fibroblasts and Myoblasts. Here we are reporting two cases in the hand, with varied clinical presentation, were treated with complete surgical excision and pathologically confirmed to be Nodular Fasciitis. The term Nodular Fasciitis although pathologically is indicative of an inflammatory process, clinically it seems to be misleading since “Fasciitis” usually denotes an acute serious soft tissue infection. As per literature, this benign tumor is often described as pseudo-sarcomatous, yet its title gives no hint of such a concern. After dealing with the presented cases and the literature review it is evident that, diagnosing this specific lesion on basis of clinical picture, MRI or fine needle aspiration is very unlikely. Most cases will end up having surgical excision due to its frequently alarming presentation.

Angioleiomyoma of the lower extremity

1997 ◽  
Vol 87 (8) ◽  
pp. 388-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
JR Hanft ◽  
JA Carbonell ◽  
HQ Do
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Lower Extremity ◽  
Female Patient ◽  
Soft Tissue Mass ◽  
Surgical Excision ◽  
Patient Treatment ◽  
Tissue Mass ◽  
Histologic Analysis ◽  
Subcutaneous Mass

Angioleiomyomas are benign soft tissue lesions that should be included in the differential diagnosis of any pedal soft tissue mass. There should be an increased index of suspicion for angioleiomyoma, especially when a freely movable subcutaneous mass is encountered in a middle-aged female patient. Treatment of such masses should involve surgical excision to relieve the symptomatology and to obtain tissue for a definitive histologic analysis. If the mass recurs, then the possibility of leiomyosarcoma should be explored.

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