abstract primary cardiac tumors are rare in all ages. their reported prevalence ranges from 0.001 to 0.03 percent in autopsy series. 25 percent of primary cardiac tumors are considered to be malignant, the majority of which are sarcomas. on account of the late presentation of symptoms in malignant heart masses, finding locally infiltrative tumors or systemically widespread cases at initial pres...

Thrombocytopenia is a common manifestation of tumors, which usually caused by myelosuppression bone marrow involvement malignant tumor cells or radiotherapy. Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), as paraneoplastic syndrome, more in lymphatic proliferative neoplasms and rheumatic diseases, less solid neoplasms, has not been reported peritoneal epithelioid mesothelioma.Herein, we report 45-year-old pati...

background: malignant neoplasms remain the second leading cause of death in children after accidents. the aim of this study was to assess the epidemiology of childhood cancer in children admitted to dr sheikh hospital, iran. materials and methods: this descriptive cross- sectional study had been done in dr sheikh hospital in mashhad university of medical science on 1764 children younger than 14...

  Background: Tumors involving the hand skeleton are rare. However, a basic knowledge of hand tumors is necessary for every clinician. This is due to the importance of distinguishing typical benign tumors from life or limb threatening malignant ones. Methods: This study is a review of 99 cases of osseous hand tumors presented to the department of orthopedic surgery, Imam Khomeini Hospital in Te...

extra renal extra cranial malignant rhobdoid tumors (mrt) are rare, frequently lethal and affect mostly children. no definite treatment has been made and the role of radiation therapy is poorly defined. this report explains a 14 year old girl with mrt in her neck soft tissue. she is alive with no evidence of disease 18 months after diagnosis. through the experience with this case, we suggested ...

background and aims. head and neck tumors are the most common complaints of people referring to different medical sections, especially in children. the aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of these tumors in children less than 12 years of age to provide a better perspective for future studies. materials and methods. all the files in department of pathology at tabriz pediatric hospit...

background : breast cancer is the most common invasive cancer in females worldwide. it accounts for 16% of all female cancers and 22.9% of invasive cancers in women. 18.2% of all cancer deaths worldwide including both males and females are from breast cancer. in this study we compared few serum elements in patients with benign and malignant breast tumor to find any related prognostic and predic...

Detection of bone involvement is essential for optimal therapy of oncologic patients. The purpose of imaging is to identify early bone involvement, to determine the full extent of the skeletal disease, to assess the presence of accompanying complications-such as fractures and cord compression-and to monitor response to therapy. Detection of bone involvement by various imaging modalities is base...