An unusual mass in the thigh.

Unusual Presentation of Papillary Microcarcinoma of Thyroid as Thigh Mass

An elderly otherwise healthy male presented with a mass in thigh. Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) revealed features of papillary carcinoma of thyroid, suggesting secondary deposits. Later the patient was clinically evaluated. There was no obvious thyromegaly both clinically and sonologically. The patient was followed up. One month after initial presentation, he came with an enlarged cerv...

Syringocystadenoma papilliferum on the thigh: an unusual location.

A 28-year-old man presented with a partially eroded growth on the back of his right thigh for the last 15 years. Tuberculosis verrucosa cutis and pyogenic granuloma were suspected on clinical examination. Histopathological examination revealed syringocystadenoma papilliferum (SCAP). SCAP is rare on the thigh and a review of the English literature revealed eight cases. Non-descript clinical pres...

An unusual mass in unusual gender

An unusual presentation of catastrophic failure of hip arthroplasty with a thigh mass

In the advent of increasing demand for total hip arthroplasty, surveillance of these patients is imperative to identify potential complications requiring revision surgery. This is especially important in the young population, as revision is usually necessary during their lifetime. We present a case of a young female patient with a history of total hip arthroplasty 17 years prior, who presented ...

An Unusual Cause of Thigh Swelling: Tuberculosis of the Pubis

A 17-year-old girl presented with a progressively enlarging painless lump of 5 months duration in the medial aspect of the superior and anterior right thigh. Physical examination showed a 12 + 8-cm cystic swelling in the adductor region of the right thigh deep to the adductor muscles (Figure 1). Pelvic X-ray showed a well-defined round lytic lesion in the body of the right pubic bone with surro...