Case report 63

A 63-year-old woman presenting with a synovial sarcoma of the hand: a case report

UNLABELLED INTRODUCTION Synovial sarcoma is a high-grade, soft-tissue sarcoma that most frequently is located in the vicinity of joints, tendons or bursae, although it can also be found in extra-articular locations. Most patients with synovial sarcoma of the hand are young and have a poor prognosis, as these tumors are locally aggressive and are associated with a relatively high metastasis r...

Primary cutaneous mucinous adenocarcinoma of the face: a case report in a 63 year-old.

Primary cutaneous mucinous adenocarcinoma is a rare sweat gland malignancy that most commonly occurs in the head and neck region. The histopathological similarities between primary cutaneous and metastasis from primary visceral tumors allow for both an interesting diagnostic dilemma as well as important management considerations with these patients.

Project ET-10/63: Work Package 3 Report

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Angiokeratomas are rare benign vascular skin lesions arising in isolation or in groups of multiple lesions, as solitary cutaneous forms or generalized systemic forms. They are ectasias of dermal capillaries with an acanthotic and hyperkeratotic epidermis. They can occur in both healthy individuals and in those with underlying systemic disease due to inherited enzyme deficiency or other acquired...

Lemierre's syndrome due to Klebsiella pneumoniae in a 63-year-old man with diabetes: a case report

INTRODUCTION Lemierre's syndrome was originally documented to be caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum. It is a very rare condition with a prevalence of one to 14.4 instances per million. Its presentation is varied, not only in composition but also in the infecting organism. Treatment with anticoagulants has been controversial and applied only on a case-by-case basis. CASE PRESENTATION A 63-yea...