BACKGROUND Long-term severe hyperparathyroidism leads to thinning of cortical bone and cystic bone defects referred to as osteitis fibrosa cystica. Cysts filled with hemosiderin deposits may appear colored as "brown tumors." Osteitis fibrosa cystica and brown tumors are occasionally visualized as multiple, potentially corticalis-disrupting bone lesions mimicking metastases by bone scintigraphy ...

AIMS Prolactin plays an important role in the proliferation and differentiation of normal breast epithelium, and possibly in the development of breast carcinoma. The effects of prolactin are mediated by its receptor; thus, alteration in the expression of this receptor could be important in studying the biology of breast cancer. This investigation was aimed at comparing the expression of prolact...

PURPOSE This study evaluated the importance of routine pathological examination of contralateral breast specimens in breast cancer patients using reduction mammoplasty. METHODS The weight of breast tissue resected from the contralateral breast in 71 patients and the number of slices used for pathological evaluation were recorded. Breast lesions found in the contralateral breast and accompanyi...

results the frequency of bi-rads category 3 lesions detected on screening ultrasound was 18% (90/500). of these patients, one was eventually proven to have malignancy with malignancy rate of 1.1%. this detected malignancy was early breast cancer with no lymph node metastasis. conclusions although the frequency of ultrasound bi-rads category 3 lesions is considerably high (18 %), the malignancy ...

INTRODUCTION There has been no previous study to classify benign breast lesions in details based on histopathologically confirmed diagnosis in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. This study therefore aims to review all cases of benign breast lesions seen in all the three centres in Bayelsa State with histopathology services over a five year period for a comprehensive baseline data in our community for mana...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the magnetic resonance (MR) imaging findings of invasive micropapillary carcinoma of the breast. MATERIALS AND METHODS MR images were retrospectively evaluated in 14 patients (age range: 37-67, mean age: 49 years) with pathologically confirmed invasive micropapillary carcinoma of the breast. The enhancement type (mass/non-mass), shape, margin, contrast enhancement, and ti...

Due to the widespread implementation of breast screening programs and improvements in diagnostic imaging, approximately 25-35% of breast cancers are non-palpable at diagnosis (Skinner et al., 2001). However, because of these breast screening programs and improvements there is an increase in the incidence of breast lesions which have to be clarified histopathologically. As well as nonpalpable br...