A rare case of malignant transformation of uterine leiomyoma is reported. A 54 year old lady, nulliparous and 2 years postmenopausal presented to gynecology clinic with a pelvi - abdominal mass and ultrasound scan suggestive of multiple uterine fibroid. Total abdominal hysterectomy performed. Histopathology report showed leiomyosarcomative changes from benign leiomyoma within the huge mass.

A fulminant case of endophthalmitis due to Clostridium septicum is described. The patient presented with spontaneous gas gangrene panophthalmitis, with early visual loss and an air bubble in the anterior chamber. Death ensued, and necropsy revealed changes consistent with severe arterosclerotic cardiovascular disease, a relationship not uncommon in patients with clostridium sepsis. This associa...

Radiation-induced morphea (RIM) of the breast is a rare complication of radiotherapy. It is disfiguring, painful and defeats the purpose of achieving a good cosmesis in breast-conservation surgery. This report describes a severe case of RIM in a breast cancer patient together with photographic illustrations of the serial changes over time and histopathology slides. A review of the literature is...

Cadmium (Cd) is one of the most toxic environmental heavy metals to organisms. The prominent toxic effects of Cd on reproductive organs are very well known. Gonad histopathology is a valuable tool for the assessment of endocrine disruption compounds EDCs effects on fish. The aim of this study was to evaluate the reproductive toxicity of cadmium chloride (CdCl2) on histopathology of Zebrafish (D...

in order to study the effect of garlic crude extract on growth rate and histopathology of liver, kidney and intestinal bulb, 120 fishes with initial mean weight of 95±22 g were divided to four groups. they were fed with 0, 10, 20 and 40 g/kg garlic crud extract in food for 1 month. at the end of experimental period, the growth rate was estimated and samples from liver, kidney and intestinal bul...

Purpose To assess the angiographic findings and effects of transcatheter arterial embolization on physical activity histopathology using a frozen shoulder rat model. Materials Methods First, histopathologic rats in which was immobilized with molding plaster for 6 weeks (n = 4) were compared to control normal non-immobilized shoulders 4). Next, total 16 divided into 2 groups. In group 8), imipen...

the study monitored the toxicity of environmentally relevant concentration of pesticides and metals in zebra fish danio rerio. zebra fish were exposed to environmentally relevant concentration of pesticides and metals for a period of 14 days. the individual and the combined toxicity of pesticides and metals were evaluated. the pesticides and metals treated groups showed histopathological altera...

this work reports the comparative study of heavy metal water concentrations fromtwo coastal ecosystems ofcadizgulf (swspain): bay of cadiz and ria ofhuelva estuary in samplestaken on years 1999-2000. sampling zones showed different heavymetal levels. statistical analysisof dissolved trace metal concentrations (cu, zn, cd and pb) showed significant differences betweenhuelva and cadiz zones based...

infectious agents cause disease in virtually any susceptible hosts. in the poultry production and medicine, pathogens were eliminated from a line of a breeder by injection of antibiotics into hatching eggs. there is little information available describing the safety of the folate antimetabolite/sulfonamide class of antibiotics on the game birds embryonated eggs. the objective of this study was ...

case description- a 2-yr-old intact male donkey (equus asinus) was presented to hospital of veterinary medicine, mansoura university with subcutaneous masses under the tail. clinical findings- physical examination revealed the presence of 2 separate 5x10 and 5x8-cm-diameter, round and firm subcutaneous masses. treatment and outcome- surgical removal of the masses applied under epidural anesthes...