Background: Goblet cell carcinoid (GCC) of the appendix is a rare neoplasm that share histological features of both adenocarcinoma and carcinoid tumor. While its malignant potential remains unclear, GCC's are more aggressive than conventional carcinoid. The clinical presentations of this neoplasm are also varied. This review summarizes the published literature on GCC of the appendix. The focus ...

background: this research compares the outcomes of percutaneous technique and open surgical peritoneal dialysis catheter placement in children. methods: in this randomized controlled trial, between 2010 and 2011,a total of 35 pediatric uremic patients were enrolled and randomized into two study groups. follow up data included duration of operation (minute), duration of hospitalization (days) an...

background : tongue cancer is one of the most common cancers of the oral cavity, excluding lip, and the median age of the patients is approximately 60 years. methods : treatment results of a total of 110 patients with oral tongue cancer admitted to cancer institute of tehran university between1999-2003 were retrospectively analyzed. the patients were treated by surgery or radiotherapy or chemot...

background: despite a high prevalence of endometriosis, there still exist many challenges in diagnosing the disease. this study aims to evaluate non-invasive and practical diagnostic methods by measuring serum and peritoneal fluid ca 125 levels in patients with endometriosis. a secondary aim is to determine the correlation between these markers with the stage of disease as well as the relations...

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background:  cancer is the third leading cause of death in iran, and its trend is increasing in recent years. national reports state that cancer registries in shahroud district had 204% coverage in 2008. this study investigated cancer situation in shahroud with complete details between 2000–2010. methods: data was obtained from national cancer registry software and analyzed after removing the r...

background: breast cancer is the most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer death among the women worldwide. the risk of local and distant recurrence is the highest during the first two years following the initial treatment. very late relapse (after 12 years) is uncommon in breast cancer survivors. methods: herein, we report the characteristics and outcomes of 6 such cases of breast can...

background â vascular neoplasms are the most common primary splenic tumors that include both benignand malignant variants. one of these variants is hemangioma which is a benign vascular tumor. hemangiomas are slow growing and large tumors are rare. these tumors are most often incidental findings during imaging studies, laparotomy, or at autopsy. case presentation herein, we presented a young la...

myoepithelioma is a rare neoplasm of the salivary glands, generally occurring in the parotid gland and less often in the minor accessory salivary glands of the oral cavity. it is known to be a rare entity occurring at unusual locations, which makes it difficult to diagnose. such a rare case of myoepithelioma in salivary glands present at an unusual location around the left orbit is presented here.

introduction laparoscopic surgery is still uncommon for major liver resections. the intrahepatic glissonian approach is a fast and secure way to control the hepatic pedicle. case presentation a patient diagnosed with stenosing sigmoid adenocarcinoma (t3 n1 m+) (n+, positive lymph nodes, m+ positive metastatic desease)with synchronous liver metastases in segments 7 (8 mm), 6-7 (6 cm) and 3 (12 m...