A 54-year-old patient was seen for a tumor on the upper lip present for 4 months and clinically compatible with a basal cell carcinoma (Figure 1A). This was surgically removed. Histopathology revealed a clearly defined tumor proliferation composed of lobed formations of cells with clear cytoplasm presenting the typical peripheral palisading of trichilemmoma (Figure 1B). The periphery contained ...

Five hundred and twenty seven colorectal carcinomas were reviewed histologically. A multivariate analysis (Cox) was used to test the prognostic importance of certain histological features (invasiveness, inflammatory reaction, and amount of fibrous tissue) at the tumour edge after allowance had been made for clinicopathological stage, tumour site, and histological type and grade. A poorly define...

Background: Silk fibroin is a suitable protein for osteogenesis by inducing markers of bone formation in the cultures of osteoblasts, so we examined the ability of this protein to induce mineralized nodules in the rat bone marrow stromal cell cultures. Methods: Bone marrow stromal cells obtained from 4 to 6 weeks old Spruge-Dawely male rats were grown in primary culture for seven days and then ...

GASTRO-INTESTINAL STROMAL-TUMOURs (GASTRO-INTESTINAL STROMAL-TUMOURs) are tumours of the gut found mostly in stomach and small intestine. The complications Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, obstruction, pain rarely perforation. We reporting an abnormal presentation STROMAL-TUMOURS presenting as acute abdomen with Right Iliac Fossa (RIF) mass 57-year-old male. Contrast Enhanced Computed Tomography...

background: endometriosis is a complex estrogen-dependent disease that is defined as the presence of endometrial gland and stroma outside the uterine cavity. although the exact mechanism for the development of endometriosis remains unclear, there is a large body of research data and circumstantial evidence that suggests a crucial role of estrogen in the establishment and maintenance of this dis...