Conventional chondrosarcomas rarely metastasize and it is extremely unusual to see multicentricbehaviour in malignant cartilage tumour. We report a 40 year old lady with presentation of two non-contiguous metachronous foci of low to intermediate grade of chondrosarcoma over left pelvic bone and right scalp respectively in the absence of pulmonary or visceral metastasis.

primitive neuroectodermal tumor (pnet) is usually an aggressive, rapidly progressing and metastasizing tumor. occurrence of this type of tumor in the kidney is considered as unusual and few cases have been reported so far. we present a metastatic pnet arising probably from the kidney in a 17-year-old female patient with local invasion and metastasis to the stomach. pnet should be considered as ...

intraocular metastatic tumors have been increasingly reported in the recent past. unlike choroidal metastasis, metastasis to retina is very rare and so far has been reported in very few case reports only. case presentation : a 56 year-old male who presented with a history of adenocarcinoma of the cecum and underwent lap colectomy for the primary cecal tumor, received adjuvant chemotherapy for a...

Calculations on the propagation steps in the radical chain oxidation of lipids (H-atom abstraction, O(2) addition) show that secondary orbital interactions play an important role in the structure and energetics of the transition states of these reactions.

introduction: the use of traditional medicine has been emerged in the treatment of bps (bladder pain syndrome) due to its high prevalence and expenses and its insufficient treatment by conventional therapies. iranian traditional medicine has discussed such diseases. considering the signs and symptoms of bps and “reeh”, the proposed mechanism of flatulency as casualty of recurrent circulating pa...

Pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) and pessaries are commonly used in the conservative treatment of pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Because there is a lack of evidence regarding the optimal choice between these two interventions, we designed the "Pelvic Organ prolapse in primary care: effects of Pelvic floor muscle training and Pessary treatment Study" (POPPS). POPPS consists of two parallel open...

OBJECTIVE To compare effects and cost-effectiveness of pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) and watchful waiting in women with pelvic organ prolapse. DESIGN Randomised controlled trial. SETTING Dutch general practice. POPULATION Women (≥55 years) with symptomatic mild prolapse, identified by screening. METHODS Linear multilevel analysis. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Primary outcome was change...

ObjectiveOpen repair surgery (ORS) for an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) remains important treatment option, but the incidence of para-anastomotic aneurysms is unclear. The purpose this study was to estimate and reveal secondary complications through routine annual computed tomography (CT) imaging.MethodsOne hundred forty-seven patients who underwent ORS AAA between January 2006 December 2015 ...

Smooth muscle tumors of unknown malignant potential (STUMP) represent a group heterogeneous uterine neoplasms showing worrisome histological features, raising concerns for behavior, but do not satisfy the diagnostic criteria leiomyosarcoma. The existing literature remains scarce due to its rarity; therefore, there is no consensus regarding criteria, potential, treatment choice, and follow-up. a...

Background. Pancreatic mucinous cystic neoplasm (PMCN) with associated invasive carcinoma is a rare entity. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) 2010, PMCN referred malignant lesions of pancreatic epithelial tumour. Case report. A 52-year-old female patient presented pain in umbilical and epigastric regions for 5 months noticed solid visible tumour on left side abdomen 3 ago when sh...