UNLABELLED The aim of the study was to evaluate the seric ions level and its relationship with Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) symptoms in young women. METHOD Ninety-three volunteers were monitored for three months. The nutritional status evaluation was based on BMI. Three "maps of daily symptoms" were used to investigate the frequency of the SPM symptoms. The biochemical evaluation was done in t...

We present the case of a young lady who presented to the department of emergency medicine (DEM) for evaluation of painful breast swelling and skin indurations involving 90% of the body surface. She stayed long in the DEM for 3 days and managed for breast abscess she was consulted to dermatology for evaluation of skin lesions and preliminary diagnosed as rare skin T cell lymphoma. Final diagnosi...

The oral cavity is uncommon site for metastatic disease usually discovered secondary to malignancy. We encountered with a rare case in which metastasis to mandibular bone was the first clinical sign in the diagnosis of breast cancer without any radiographic findings. A 49-yr-old premenopausal woman, was referred to the Department of Medical Oncology of Imam Hossein Hospital, Shahid Beheshti Uni...

OBJECTIVE To find out the clinical and management profile of granulomatous mastitis (GM). STUDY DESIGN A case. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY This study was carried out at Civil Hospital and Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi and Tuberculosis Clinic at Bantwa Hospital, Karachi, from January 1999 to January 2009. METHODOLOGY Histopathologically diagnosed cases of GM were studied. Data...

PURPOSE: The body responds to synthetic surfaces on implanted prosthetic devices with an inflammatory foreign body response (FBR), which results in the gradual deposition of a fibrous collagenous capsule. Capsular contracture (CC), the progressive growth and contraction of this peri-prosthetic capsule, is the most common complication of aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery, affecting up ...

BACKGROUND: Breast pain and tenderness affects 70% of women at some time. These symptoms have been attributed to stretching of the nerves with increase in breast size, but tissue mechanisms are poorly understood. METHODS: Eighteen patients (n = 12 breast reduction and n = 6 breast reconstruction) were recruited and assessed for breast pain by clinical questionnaire. Breast skin biopsies from ea...

Breast or mammary gland is a modified sweat gland. The mammary gland is a superficial organ. Breast carcinoma is the most common cancer in women all over India and accounts for 25% to 31% of all cancers in women in Indian cities. With the increased incidence of breast cancers every breast lump needs to be evaluated so as to assure the patient of its nature. The study was based on 50 patients wh...

The objective of the work was to study the clinical profile of Benign Breast Diseases (BBD) and their correlation with ultrasonographic and histopathological findings at a tertiary care centre in Central India. The present study was conducted in the Department of Surgery, Radiodiagnosis and Pathology at G R Medical College and J A Group of hospitals, Gwalior (MP) from November 2012 to October 2...

Benign Breast Diseases (BBDs) is a group of breast diseases which is not carcinoma. It is the most common cause of breast problems in females and it is more frequent than the malignant ones [1-6]. Upto 30% of the women who suffer from BBDs will require treatment at some time in their lives [8]. A triple assessment which is done by a clinical examination, imaging like ultrasonography (USG) or ma...

BACKGROUND Recent attempts have been focused on employing chemical and natural supplemental agents for treatment of cyclic mastalgia. Among various agents, the potential effects of vitamins remain questionable. In the present study, we examined the efficacy of two types of these vitamin supplements (vitamin E and vitamin B6) in improving pain severity in cyclic mastalgia. MATERIALS AND METHOD...