A case of partial anonychia with a review of literature

Anonychia (absence of the nails) from birth is a rare congenital anomaly. It may occur as an isolated sign, which is very rare or be accompanied by other defects of the digits and other structures. Of these abnormalities, the most frequent are some hypoplastic nails, absence of distal phalanges etc, this is incomplete anonychia. The mode of inheritance of most of these disorders has not yet been established with certainty. Very few cases of anonychia with the above mentioned disorders have been reported but this is probably the first report of a case of anonychia along with congenital absence of umbilicus.&nbsp

Epithelioid Leiomyosarcoma of Greater Omentum- Case Report of a Rare Tumour

A 50 year old man presented with a large, circumscribed mass in the abdomen. With ultrasonography, computed tomography, endoscopy and FNAC, preoperative diagnosis could not be made. Complete resection of the mass was performed; the tumor weighed 10.5 kg. Immuno-histochemical study confirmed the diagnosis of epithelioid leiomyosarcoma (ELMS). These are generally solid tumours commonly arising from the stomach. It is uncommon in the greater omentum

Case report: multiple gastric adenomatous polyps- a rare occurrence

Multiple gastric polyps usually occur as a part of multiple polyposis syndrome of the gut. Multiple gastric polyps are rarely encountered in general surgical practice, with an incidence of <1% including those detected incidentally. Most common multiple gastric polyps are hyperplastic polyps. Multiple adenomatous gastric polyps without polyps anywhere else in gut is a very rare occurrence. Aggressive approach with total gastrectomy should be done to all cases of multiple adenomatous gastric polyps due to the high chances of developing cancer even if it localised

A rare case of squamous cell carcinoma of the scrotum with infiltration into penis

Squamous cell carcinoma of the scrotum is a tumour that is of interest for clinical and historical reasons.This is a rare case of carcinoma of scrotum invading the penis.We describe, a case of  scrotal and penile squamous cell carcinoma. An old case of balanitis xerotica obliterans for which he had undergone Johannson’s urethroplasty earlier.&nbsp