splenic hamartoma is an unusual accidental finding with non-neoplastic feature that may be incidentally diagnosed because of its compression effect on surrounding organs. the predominant pathological feature leading diagnosis is circumscribed, un-encapsulated bulging nodules with focal fibrosis or cyst. the histopathological feature of splenic hamartoma is the positivity for cd8, and occasional...

bronchogenic cysts are among developmental disorders of the primitive foregut which are typically found above the diaphragm. bronchial cysts discovered in the abdominal cavity or retroperitoneum are extremely rare. we present a rare case of a retroperitoneal bronchogenic cyst which was incidentally detected after a wrestling injury in a 23-year-old man who had a negative medical history. althou...

introduction: delay in the diagnosis of tuberculosis increases the risk of death and enhances the transmission of disease in the community. this study aims to determine the patient and health service delay and factors affecting it in tuberculosis diagnosis. materials & methods: a cross-sectional survey that included all the public health centers was conducted in markazi province from march 2009...

OBJECTIVE To access the incidence of diagnostic errors in the initial evaluation of children with cardiac murmurs. METHODS We evaluated our 7-years of experience in a public pediatric cardiology outpatient clinic. Of 3692 patients who were sent to the hospital, 2603 presented with a heart murmur and were investigated. Patients for whom a disagreement existed between the initial and final diag...

BACKGROUND Uterine leiomyosarcoma (LMS) is a rare diagnosis, which is seldom cured when it recurs with metastatic disease. We evaluated patients who present with first time recurrence treated surgically to determine prognostic factors associated with long-term survival. METHODS Over a 16-year period, 41 patients were operated on for recurrent uterine sarcoma. Data examined included patient ag...

  Objective: The Ortho keratinized Odontogenic Cyst (OOC) is a rare lesion originates from dental lamina and clinically, it may be mistaken for many other odontogenic cysts and Tumors. Microscopically, It should be distinguished from KCOT because of differences in biologic behavior and histologic features.   Case: An interesting case of OOC arising in the edentulous mandibular right first premo...