Case 1

submitted by:
Paul Wakely, Jr.
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH

Clinical Summary:

A 66 year old man presented with slight difficulty in swallowing. Endoscopy revealed a fullness in the posterior pharynx and CT scan confirmed the presence of a mass in this region. Fine needle aspiration biopsy was performed followed by resection of the lesion.

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Case 2

submitted by:
Cesar A. Moran
Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas

Clinical Summary:

A 57 year old man presented with chest pain and shortness of breath. A chest X-ray demonstrated a large anterior mediastinal mass. A complete surgical excision of the mass was performed.

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Case 3

submitted by:
Maria Merino
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland

Clinical Summary:

A 52 year old woman with a prior history of infiltrating ductal carcinoma of the breast 10 years ago and bronchioalveolar cell carcinoma of the lung 4 years ago is now seen for hematuria. CT scan revealed a large right kidney mass. The kidney was resected.

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Case 4

submitted by:
Robert Young
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

Clinical Summary:

A 36 year old woman with vague abdominal pain underwent laparotomy. This disclosed a polypoid mass attached to the serosa of the uterine fundus. The mass was dissected from the uterus. Pathologic examination disclosed a 16x14x7 cm., 780gm, bosselated mass that was solid and cystic on cut section. The cysts contained serous fluid. No papillary excrescences were noted within the cyst.

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Case 5

submitted by:
Dominic V. Spagnolo
The Western Australia Centre for Pathology
Nedlands, Australia

Clinical Summary:

A 58 year old woman was seen for a slow growing soft tissue mass of 5 years' duration located on the instep of the right foot. The mass was subcutaneous and had no neurovascular, muscular or fascial attachments. There is no evidence of recurrence 2.5 years after excision.

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Case 6

submitted by:
Saul Suster
Ohio State University Medical Center
Columbus, Ohio

Clinical Summary:

A 56 year old man was seen for a slow-growing, indolent subcutaneous mass on his left back. The tumor measured 9 x 7 x 5 cm, was well-circumscribed but unencapsulated, and was located above the fascia. The lesion was completely excised.

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