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N H Sarma

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PubMed1998

Thyroid gland papillary carcinoma with fibromatosis-like stroma: case report.

Papillary carcinoma of the thyroid may show a variable degree of fibrosis of the stroma, but proliferation of the stromal fibroblasts mimicking fibromatosis is rare. There appears to be a new variant of papillary carcinoma of the thyroid associated with exuberant proliferation of the fibroblasts resembling fibromatosis. We present one such case in a 50 year old woman and succinctly reviewed the relevant literature of this rare variant. The necessity of a diligent search for a papillary carcinoma in thyroid gland which shows a proliferative fibrous lesion is stressed.

Carcinoma, Papillary↗
PubMed1998

Gall bladder cancer in north eastern Libya.

OBJECTIVE: Assessment of gall bladder cancer among cholecystectomy specimens. DESIGN: Retrospective study of all cholecystectomy specimens coupled with data from clinical oncology department. SETTING: Department of Pathology and Department of Clinical Oncology, Al Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. SUBJECT: Gall bladder cancer among cholecystectomies and the pattern of survival of these patients. MATERIAL: Histopathology records available on all cholecystectomies performed between 1982 and 1997. Data available on staging and survival of cancer patients from clinical oncology upto 1996. RESULTS: Eighty nine cases of gall bladder cancer were found out of 7352 cholecystectomies performed over a period of 16 years. It was found more commonly in females with a mean age of 58.1 years. It was also observed that the incidence in males above 60 years was almost equal to that of females. Gall bladder cancer when primarily detected by the pathologist in cholecystectomy specimens removed for symptomatic cholelithiasis, was mostly in stage I. Most of the patients in stage III-IV cancer died within one year whereas most of the stage I cancer patients survived more than two years. CONCLUSION: Simple cholecystectomy is strongly advised in women above 50 years of age and in men above 60 years of age with symptomatic cholelithiasis.

Adult↗
PubMed1994

Primary bone tumour in eastern Libya--a 10 year study.

In this study the frequency of primary bone tumours in the eastern part of Libya during a period of 10 years (1981 to 1990) is analysed. During this period 165 histologically proved primary bone tumours were seen. Out of these 165 tumours 40 were malignant and 125 were benign. Males were more frequently affected by the primary bone tumours. The second decade was the most common age of incidence for both benign and malignant tumours. The femur was the most common site. Comparison with similar studies from selected parts of the world indicated that the frequency of primary malignant bone tumours in Eastern Libya appears to be low.

Adolescent↗