BACKGROUND Prostate cancer is the most common tumor in men. The most commonly used diagnostic and tumor recurrence marker is Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA). After surgical removal or radiation treatment, PSA levels drop (PSA nadir) and subsequent elevated or increased PSA levels are indicative of recurrent disease (PSA recurrence). For clinical follow-up and local care PSA nadir and recurrence...

hemangiopericytoma is a rare vascular tumor observed mostly in adults. it usually presents with a painless slowly enlarging mass. the infantile type with much rarer occurrence has a different course compared to adults. very few case reports have been described in the literature with disease onset in the infancy. the first reported case of infantile hemangiopericytoma of limbs from the middle ea...

Background: Alopecia areata (AA) is a common disease with an unknown etiology. It is a chronic disease with causes severe disfigurement. So it may significantly affect the patients’ quality of life (QOL). This study was designed to evaluate illness perception and QOL in patients with AA. Patients and Methods: A questionnaire consisting of 28 questions about causes, course and the impact o...