Current data suggest that the epidemiology of gallbladder cancer is constantly evolving, with much of this change caused by lifestyle, cultural and dietary factors. Balanced diet, prevention of malnutrition/adulteration, tobacco prevention and early intervention for cholelithiasis may help in decreasing the incidence of this dreaded disease. More structured studies need to be carried out to ascertain risk factors for GBC in our population subgroup.

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Omental fibromatosis (abdominal desmoids) is a rare benign but locally aggressive neoplasm characterized by mass like or infiltrative growth of fibrous tissue. It usually arises from the abdominal wall or the extremities, however rarely it may also arise in the omentum, ileocolic mesentery, transverse or sigmoid mesocolon and ligamentum teres. Here, we present an 18-year-old male, who presented with lower abdominal pain and palpable lump in hypogastric region. Computed tomography of the abdomen showed large heterogeneous mass in lower abdomen, possibly arising from mesentery with regional adenopathy. Patient underwent exploratory laparotomy with a preoperative diagnosis of mesenteric tumour possibly gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST). Histopathological examination revealed the lesion as omental fibromatosis. To the best of our knowledge, very few cases of omental fibromatosis are noted in literature. Here, we describe a rare case of giant omental fibromatosis which resembled mesenteric GIST clinically but finally diagnosed as fibromatosis by histomorphology and immunohistochemistry (IHC). The present article describes fibromatosis of greater omentum and the difficulty in preoperative diagnosis, as it is frequently misdiagnosed as GIST.

Background:Primary mucosal malignant melanoma is an extremely rare, aggressive neoplasm accounting for 0.5% of all oral malignancies. Any pigmented lesion in oral cavity should have an index of suspicion, which should be investigated to detect the disease at an early stage and managed appropriately. Melanomas tend to invade locally into the tissue or metastasize more commonly than other malignant tumors of the oral cavity.Materials and Methods:We report a retrospective case series of eight patients suffering from primary oral malignant melanoma treated in our department between 2012 and 2014. The details were recorded from the departmental computerized database and patients on follow-up.Results:There were six male and two female patients with a mean age of 46.8 years. Hard palate was the most common affected site in oral cavity. Pigmented lesion\ulcer was the most common presenting symptom. Majority of patients (5 patients) were diagnosed with Stage III (distant metastasis), two patients in Stage II, and one patient in Stage I. Three patients were treated with definitive surgery and five patients with palliative chemotherapy in view of distant disease. Following surgery, two of them required adjuvant chemoradiotherapy in view of nodal spread. Patients had a mean follow-up of 10.5 months (range: 8–26 months). Patients treated with definitive surgery had a mean survival rate of 16 months (range: 10–26 months), with local recurrence in one patient. Metastatic melanoma patients treated with palliative chemotherapy had a mean disease control rate of 5 months (range 5–9 months).Conclusion:Oral melanoma carries dismal prognosis with a 5-year survival rate of 5–20%. Early detection of the lesion, proper evaluation, and appropriate treatment are very important to cure the disease.

Retroperitoneal liposarcoma presenting as an inguinal hernia is a rare entity. We present the first case of Giant recurrent liposarcoma presenting as a recurrent inguinal hernia in a 40-year-old male. Physical examination showed an irreducible lump in the right inguinal region and a scar in the right lumbar and right inguinal region. Computed tomography (CT) scan of abdomen revealed it to be a retro peritoneal mass extending into the right inguinal region along and involving the cord structures. Wide local excision of the tumour with right orchidectomy and inguinal hernioplasty was performed. Histo-pathology confirmed it to be a liposarcoma. Patient received postoperative radio therapy. Follow up of two years has shown him to be disease free. Retroperitoneal liposarcoma can grow along cord structures into the inguinal canal and mimic an irreducible indirect inguinal hernia.