INTRODUCTION Lung mass is a common radiological finding among elderly. Bronchogenic carcinoma with metastases is the commonest cause of lung mass with multiple nodules in same or other lung seen in this age group. However, sometimes other uncommon malignancies with better prognosis can also present similarly. Primary pulmonary lymphoma is one of the rare malignancies, which have similar radiolo...

  Background and Objectives: Classic Hodgkin lymphoma (CHL), anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) and some cases of diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) have overlapping morphologic features. Since they all represent distinct clinico-pathologic entities, we explored the differential diagnostic impact of immunophenotyping to discriminate between them. Materials and Methods:...

BACKGROUND Primary testicular lymphoma is a unique, rare and aggressive extra nodal non-Hodgkins Lymphoma (NHL). It is the most common testicular tumour in males between 60 and 80 years old OBJECTIVE To report a case of primary testicular lymphoma in a young man who has done very well on surgery and chemotherapy. METHODS The patient a Nigerian male civil servant who was single and aged 31 y...

• Vol 8 • December 2006 838 Diabetic mastopathy is an uncommon benign histopathologic condition manifested by a palpable mass. It typically occurs in premenopausal women with longstanding early-onset insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and microvascular complications. It was first reported in 1984 by Soler and Khardori [1] in a series of 12 patients. Since then, over 200 cases have been describ...

The role of rituximab has expanded beyond the treatment of non-Hodgkins lymphoma, to include successful management of rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA)-associated vasculitis and primary glomerulonephritis. Decrease incidence of side-effects or toxicity, coupled with clinical effectiveness, suggests that B-cell depleting agents may ...