Mahsa Marzban

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

[ 1 ] - Malignant Colorectal Polyps; Pathological Consideration (A review)

Background: Routine screening colonoscopy is on the rise and pathologists have to deal with the ever larger numbers of excised colonic polyps. It is very important to optimize the patients’ individual treatment and further surveillance. Pathologists play a critical role in management, as most of the clinical decisions concerning colonic polyp managemen...

[ 2 ] - Role of Immunohistochemistry in the Diagnosis of Solitary Fibrous Tumor, a Review

Background: Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) is a mesenchymal tumor which is most commonly seen in the pleura; however it can be seen in other organs such as the meninge, gastrointestinal tract, soft tissue, bone, and skin. SFT should be differentiated from other mesenchymal tumors in these organs. Immunohistochemistry plays a pivotal role for the histopathologic diagnosis...

[ 3 ] - Study on the relationship of demographic characteristics of rs1053004 in STAT3 Gene in pationts with HCC following chronic HBV infection

Background and Aims: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most important common cancers in the world. The main etiology of this cancer in developing and third world countries is due to the infection with hepatitis B and C viruses. Hepatitis B and C viruses (HCV) would both cause liver cancer but the incidence of the disease in relation to the age and gender has not been determined. The ...

[ 4 ] - افزایش سطح بیان ژن MMP-2 در بیماران فاقد عفونت ویروس‌های هپاتیت B و C مبتلا به سیروز کبدی

سابقه و هدف: سیروز کبدی یکی از مهم‌ترین علل نیازمند دریافت پیوند کبد می‌باشد. عواملی  مانند عفونت‌های ویروسی، بیماری‌های خودایمنی، مصرف دارو، بیماری‌های وراثتی، سابقه ژنتیکی و همچنین مصرف الکل در ایجاد آن دخالت دارند. هدف از این مطالعه راه‌اندازی روشی دقیق به منظور تعیین میزان بیان ژن ماتریکس متالوپروتئیناز2 (MMP-2) به عنوان معیاری به منظور بررسی فرایند ایجاد و تشدید س...