this study evaluated the histopathologic changes in the round window niche. , and membrane in cases of chronic suppurative otitis media. the pathologic process was found in all subjects. fibrocystic or fibrous tissue was most commonly seen, while active granulation was less developed. the round window membrane was thicker and inflamed throughout its layers. inflammatory invasion of the inner ea...

Scapular winging, one of the more common scapulothoracic disorders, is caused by a number of pathologic conditions. It can be classified as primary, secondary, or voluntary. Primary scapular winging may be due to neurologic injury, pathologic changes in the bone, or periscapular soft-tissue abnormalities. Secondary scapular winging occurs as a result of glenohumeral and subacromial conditions a...

In recent years, there have been published clinical reports dealing with cysts or tumors of the odontogenic character the extract of which revealed pathologic keratinizing or calcifying changes in the light of histopathologic examination Cl, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12). These pathologic changes are said to give quite different histopathologic findings from those of the radicular cyst, follicular cyst ...

Frequently an underwriter or medical director will question whether an increase in left ventricular mass represents pathologic left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) or physiologic changes related to exercise. The LVH condition reflects end-organ damage related to abnormal hemodynamic stresses and confers an increased morbidity and mortality risk. When left ventricular mass is increased because of ...

Malignant and advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are currently treated with imatinib mesylate, an inhibitor of KIT and PDGFRA receptor tyrosine kinase. Pathologic evaluation of residual disease is the gold standard in these cases, as clinical and radiologic assessments of treatment response do not always correlate with the pathologic response. Phenotypic and genotypic changes may a...

different studies have reported contradictory results about the effect of osteoporosis on periodontal status. we performed this study to evaluate the periodontal status of menopausal women by methods with enough accuracy and confidence.this study was performed based on the evaluation of bone mineral density using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry in 2010. a total of 60 patients who met the inclu...

background and aims. pathological fractures are rare in the maxillofacial region and account for less than 2% of all frac-tures in this site. they are defined as fractures that take place when bone has been weakened by an underlying pathologic process. among all pathoses, cysts (although so common in the maxillofacial region) constitute a very small part. here we report a case of a dentigerous ...

purpose : to study optical coherence tomography (oct) findings in high myopic patients with the history of uncomplicated cataract surgery methods : the sample included 34 eyes of 24 highly myopic patients with an axial length (al) of 26 mm or more and a spherical equivalent (se) of 8.0 diopter (d) or more who had uncomplicated phacoemulsification cataract surgery. octs were done in multiple sec...

Interpreting dental radiographs can be daunting, but it is very similar to interpreting a standard boney radiograph. The major difference is that dental radiographic changes are often more subtle. In addition, there are pathologic states that are unique to the oral cavity. Finally, there are several normal anatomic structures that may mimic pathologic changes. This lecture concentrates on the m...

BACKGROUND Negative symptoms and functional disability represent the core of schizophrenia and both are associated with cognitive impairments. We explored the course of cognitive change and its relation to symptomatic and functional changes in individuals at clinical high-risk (CHR) for psychosis to identify cognitive indicators of long-term course. Such attempts may offer insight into the path...