We report a rare case of prostatic carcinoma associated with cystic degeneration. Cystic masses within the prostate are known. Benign cystic masses are more common and include congenital cysts of mullerian duct or mesonephric duct origin. Acquired cysts can be either retention cysts, parasitic or malignant in nature. Cysts accompanying prostatic carcinoma are moreover rare. The acute retention ...

94 www.jkscience.org Vol. 11 No. 2, April-June 2009 From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, *Paediatric Surgery, Pt. B.D. Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana and**Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, India Correspondence to : Dr. Nirmala Duhan, Prof Dept of Obs and Gyne, Pt. B.D. Sharma PG Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, Muller...

This report documents a bronchogenic cyst presenting as an adrenal tumour in a 51 year old man with persistent epigastric pain. The cyst is regarded as a developmental abnormality of the primitive foregut, which typically occurs in the chest. Subdiaphragmatic, and retroperitoneal locations in particular, are unusual. The differential diagnosis of a bronchogenic cyst in the retroperitoneum inclu...

Anti Mullerian Hormone (AMH) is a glycoprotein belonging to the family of transforming growth factor-beta. The molecule has evolved in the last few decades for the assessment of ovarian reserve in females. Additionally this hormone has been found to be useful in predicting the success of in-vitro fertilization, marker of polycystic ovarian syndrome, granulosa cell tumor of ovary and prediction ...

During surgical exploration for undescended testes (UDT) a situation arises where no testis could be found and labeled as an absent testis. An absent testis either unilateral or bilateral cannot exist without the presence of ipsilateral mullerian structure in unilateral cases and phenotypic appearance of female in bilateral ones. Understanding the embryological development of the testis and epi...