Besim Latifaj

• MD, FRCPath
• Consultant at Ashford and St. Peter’s Hospitals NHS Trust

We present a case of malignant melanoma in the middle ear in a 63-year-old woman who presented with severe pain on the right side of her face and head, tinnitus, photophobia, and hemorrhagic discharge from the right ear, as well as right facial nerve paralysis. After more than two years of conservative treatment for otitis media and sclerotic masto...

Anaplastic pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma (APXA) is a rare and aggressive brain tumor that requires a multidisciplinary approach for proper diagnosis and treatment. This case report presents the case of a 15-year-old male patient diagnosed with APXA in the left temporal region. The patient underwent a combination of imaging studies, including MRI, f...

Pituitary adenomas grow from the anterior pituitary gland and can cause compression of surrounding structures, including the optic chiasm, leading to visual field defects such as bitemporal hemianopia, visual acuity or color perception reduction. In this case report, we present the case of a 45-year-old male patient who presented with long-lasting...

Histiocytic sarcoma (HS) is an extremely rare malignant neoplastic proliferation of haematopoietic cells. Very few cases have been reported in the pediatric age group. Imaging features have been rarely described in the literature. It can involve any region of the body however it most commonly involves the lymph nodes. Its imaging appearance can mim...

Inflammatory fibroid polyp is a rare benign lesion of the gastrointestinal tract, frequently seen in the antrum of the stomach. We report a case of a 50-year-old man with a large inflammatory fibroid polyp and located in the cardia of the stomach. Corresponding computed tomography, endoscopy and histology findings are discussed.

Tattooing is a popular cosmetic practice and the technique has been adopted in breast reconstruction. Pigment injected intradermally is transported to lymph nodes leading to permanent pigmentation. Differential diagnosis between melanoma and tattoo pigmentation of lymph nodes is done microscopically. We present the case study of a patient who prese...

Objective To report our incidence of soft tissue tumors at this site and to discuss various prognostic factors. Methods All patients with a diagnosis of vulvar soft tissue neoplasms were studied from a prospective database at the Royal Marsden Hospital between January 1985 and July 2001. Results Seventeen vulvar soft tissue neoplasms (11 malignan...

To report our incidence of soft tissue tumors at this site and to discuss various prognostic factors. All patients with a diagnosis of vulvar soft tissue neoplasms were studied from a prospective database at the Royal Marsden Hospital between January 1985 and July 2001. Seventeen vulvar soft tissue neoplasms (11 malignant and six benign) were treat...