Granular cell tumor is a rare benign neoplasm most commonly appears in the head and neck region, especially in the tongue, cheek mucosa, and palate. Occurrence in limbs is even rarer. These tumors account for approximately 0.5% of all soft tissue tumors. Granular cell tumor can also affect other organs including skin, breast, and lungs. Local recurrence and metastasis is potentially higher in m...

The purpose of this study was to compare total hip arthroplasty (THA) and hip resurfacing arthroplasty (HRA) with regard to the amount of acetabular bone stock removed and the ability to restore leg length and offset. Anteroposterior pelvis radiographs of 153 consecutive THAs and 84 consecutive HRAs were compared. Excluded patients were those with prior hip surgery, those in which a best-fit ci...

ganglion cysts commonly occur around the shoulder, mostly in the spinoglenoid and suprascapular notches. we report a very rare case of intra articular ganglion cyst of the long head of the biceps tendon that originated from the bicipital groove as a rare cause of shoulder pain.

Background: Stereotactic radiosurgery is an important clinical tool for the treatment of small lesions in the brain, including benign conditions, malignant and localized metastatic tumors. A dosimetry study was performed for Elekta ‘Synergy S ’ as a dedicated Stereotactic radiosurgery unit, capable of generating circular radiation fields with diameters of 1-5 cm at isocentre using the BEAM/EGS4...

Juvenile xanthogranuloma is an unusual, self-limiting dermatological disorder occurring especially in infants, late childhood and rarely in adults. It belongs to the broad group of non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis. It usually appears as solitary or multiple papules, macules or nodules several millimeters in diameter with the head and neck being the most common site of involvement and vulva bei...

abstract autoimmune pancreatitis (aip) is a rare disorder that may be present as common bile duct stricture. the patient was a seventy-year-old man with presentations as recurrent abdominal pain and jaundice, elevated billirobin (bil) and elevated alkaline phosphatase (alkp) in association with the presence of hetrogenesity of the pancreatic head and dilated intra and extra hepatic bile ducts i...