The structure and development of pericarp and seed coat in Rotula aquatica Lour. have been described.The fruit is an ellipsoidal drupe with four pyrenes. The pericarp is divisible into an inner hard and stony endocarp, a pulpy mesocarp and a thin-walled epicarp. The seeds are curved and the seed coat is poorly developed. All the cells of the integument excepting those of the epidermis break down during development. The epidermal cells develop thickenings on their inner tangential and radial walls at later stages. The endocarp forms a hard shell around the seeds and therefore the seeds are not released from the fruit.
Giant juvenile fibroadenoma is a rare variant of more common benign lesion, fibro adenoma observed in younger population. They present with rapidly enlarging single or multiple breast masses in one or both the breast. A 10-year-old pre-pubertal girl presented with large lump in left breast followed by right breast lump. FNAC was suggestive of fibroadenoma, and histopathology confirmed the diagnosis. To understand the genetic basis of common entity like fibroadenoma with a rare presentation in very young age, the tissue block was subjected to gene sequencing and identified MED 12 gene mutation. It leads us to the possibility of new treatment modalities of targeting the causative gene and thus sparing the patient from invasive procedures.
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