Lymph node (LN) metastasis is considered an important prognostic factor in patients with prostate cancer. The aim of this study was to determine the rate of LN metastasis among an Iranian population who underwent radical prostatectomy (RP) with pelvic LN dissection (PLND). In a retrospective review of medical records, 450 RP cases were included and the data on LN metastasis were extracted from ...

Background: Meningiomas are slow-growing neoplasms, accounting for 20% of all primary intracranial neoplasms and 25% intraspinal tumors. Atypical anaplastic meningiomas infrequent, representing fewer than 5% meningiomas. Unusually, they can show aggressive behavior, extracranial metastases extremely rare, approximately 0.1% reported cases. Case Description: Fifty-six-year-old male patient diagn...

i ntroduction: we studied and measured facial parameters of 160 students,aged 22-24 years attended at sahand university of technology in northwest of iran. mat erial and methods: in this paper, six linear and six angular facial parameters are measured. these parameters are measured in frontal and profile facial images. the measured values are the mean and standard deviation (sd) of distance bet...

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a relatively rare cancer, representing 2–3% of the neoplasms in the adult population. Metastasis is in 30% of cases synchronous to the diagnosis of RCC. The most frequent common sites of metastasis include lung, liver, bone, brain and adrenal gland [1]. Brain metastasis from RCC is responsible for significant mortality [2]. RCC is characterized by the inactivation ...