Unusual foreign bodies

Interesting case of a bronchial obstruction from a germinating pea has resurfaced. Only in America: Pea plant grows inside man’s lung (Hospital Doctor) … but the case is an old one from 2010. Pea plant grows inside man’s lung (BBC Health) Doctor finds plant growing inside man’s lung (WHDH News) Pea sprout plucked from Cape […]

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Vulvar adenocarcinoma: the visual resemblance with a vulvar abscess

Though vulvar cancer is not very common, the misdiagnosis of malignancy as an abscess by practising gynaecologists is a mistake, which can prove costly to the patient. This article focuses attention on this aspect. Reviewer Ranganath Ratnagiri Yashoda Cancer Institute Vulvar adenocarcinoma: the visual resemblance with a vulvar abscess […]

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