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Mimickers of Carcinoma

Each year in the United States approximately 1,000,000 cases of non-melanoma skin cancer are diagnosed. Of these cases roughly 80% are basal cell carcinomas and 20% are squamous cell carcinomas. 1 A small percentage of these carcinomas are rare malignancies of adnexal origin and cutaneous metastases. In the typical practice of dermatopathology carcinomas are commonly seen and expected. However,...

Toxoplasmosis and Lymphoma: The Mimickers

248 Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology | Volume 38 | Issue 2 | April-June 2017 oil instead of standard MCT. In the next month, his ketone level was equal to 4.8 mg/dl and the patient developed calf muscle pain and cramp in his legs. Additional magnesium at dosage 350 mg/day was prescribed for correcting this problem and the patient returned to normal. With these nutritional modif...

Extra-articular Mimickers of Lateral Meniscal Tears

CONTEXT Lateral meniscus tears are a common entity seen in sports medicine. Although lateral-side knee pain is often the result of a meniscus injury, several extra-articular pathologies share signs and symptoms with a meniscus tear. It is critical for the clinician to be able to identify and understand extra-articular pathologies that can present similar to a lateral meniscus tear. EVIDENCE A...

Clinical and Histologic Mimickers of Celiac Disease

Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder of the small bowel, classically associated with diarrhea, abdominal pain, and malabsorption. The diagnosis of celiac disease is made when there are compatible clinical features, supportive serologic markers, representative histology from the small bowel, and response to a gluten-free diet. Histologic findings associated with celiac disease include intrae...