Cytological diagnosis of rhinosporidiosis with skeletal involvement--a case report

A young Hindu male presented with painful swelling of left lower thigh for 6 months. The provisional diagnosis both clinically and radiologically was osteosarcoma. FNAC and biopsy proved the lesion to be a case of rhinosporidiosis. The present case is reported due to rare incidence of skeletal rhino...

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Published inIndian journal of pathology & microbiology Vol. 48; no. 2; pp. 215 - 217
Main Authors Dash, Asaranti, Satpathy, Surama, Devi, Kumudini, Das, B P, Dash, Kanaklata
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India 01.04.2005
Subjects
Adult
Animals
Biopsy, Fine-Needle
Bone Diseases - diagnosis
Bone Diseases - parasitology
Bone Diseases - pathology
Cytodiagnosis
Femur
Humans
Male
Rhinosporidiosis - diagnosis
Rhinosporidiosis - parasitology
Rhinosporidiosis - pathology
Rhinosporidium - isolation & purification
Rhinosporidium - physiology
Spores - isolation & purification
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Summary:A young Hindu male presented with painful swelling of left lower thigh for 6 months. The provisional diagnosis both clinically and radiologically was osteosarcoma. FNAC and biopsy proved the lesion to be a case of rhinosporidiosis. The present case is reported due to rare incidence of skeletal rhinosporidiosis.
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ISSN:0377-4929