Fatemeh Abdollah Gorji

Clinical Research development Center, Mofid Children's Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran Iran

[ 1 ] - Types and frequency of ovarian masses in children over a 10-year period

 Background: Ovarian masses represent a range of pathology from benign cyst to highly aggressive malignant tumors. It has been estimated that gynecologic malignancy account for approximately 2% of all types of cancer in children, 60-70% of these lesions arise in the ovary.  Methods: All ovarian masses which were resected or biopsied in Mofid Children's Hospital from 2002 to 2012 were reviewe...

[ 2 ] - Comparison Between Open and Ultrasonography Guided Venous Access Ports in Children with Malignancy

Background: Long-term central venous access is used in children for various reasons specially for delivering chemotherapy. Since vessels in children have smaller diameters, they are more prone to injury and complications such as thrombosis. Different methods are used for implantation of port-a-cath in children. We aimed to compare the complications of insertion of central venous access ports be...