Successful removal of a very large left atrial organized infected thrombus (weight 200 gram) and Mitral valve replacement: A case report.

This is a five year study of 400 cases of tumours of midgut and hindgut reported by pathology department in a tertiary care hospital.They were studied taking into consideration pathological findings and classification was done as per WHO guidelines.The study highlighted that hindgut tumours (large intestine & anal canal) were more common than midgut (small intestine) i.e. about ten times the midgut tumours along with male to female ratio of 2.2:1.The mean age of presentation of benign and malignant tumours was 32.6 years and 54.5 years respectively.Tubular adenoma was the most common benign tumour and adenocarcinoma was the most common malignant tumour and large intestine was the most common site for both of these tumours.But almost all kinds of tumours ranging from benign epithelial tumours to carcinoids even rare like Maltomas, Lipomas, FAP, Peutz Jeghers polyps, metastatic tumours and malignant mesenchymal tumours were observed and highlighted in the study.