1.Clear Cell Sarcoma of the Knee. A Report of Two Rare Cases
Ibrahim ZA ; Pan KL ; Shanmugam PS
Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal 2011;5(1):63-66
Clear cell sarcoma of soft tissue is a rare type of soft tissue sarcoma. It is derived from melanoblast like cells located within subcutaneous tissue, tendon and aponeuroses. The tumour is also known as malignant melanoma of soft parts because it has similar morphology to malignant melanoma. Unlike malignant melanoma, however, it is not associated with a cutaneous lesion. We report here two cases of this tumour occurring in young adults.
Orthopaedic
2.Kimura Disease: An Unusual Presentation in Paediatric Age Group
ZA Ibrahim ; KL Pan ; SL Wong ; PS Shanmugam ; AN Zulkarnaen
Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal 2011;5(2):54-57
Kimura disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder that is
prevalent among Asians. It rarely affects the upper limbs or paediatric patients. We report a case of Kimura disease with first presentation as a soft tissue mass in the arm mimicking a soft tissue neoplasm with metastasis in a 12 year old Chinese boy.