TOPIC: Disorders of the Mediastinum TYPE: Medical Student/Resident Case Reports INTRODUCTION: Mature teratoma, a benign germ-cell tumor, commonly presents in ovaries. Extragonadal manifestation is uncommon and rarely occurs with superimposed infection. We present unique case extragonadal teratoma found mediastinum complicated by CASE PRESENTATION: A 24-year-old male history asthma presented 3-d...

background: the foramen magnum (fm) is an important landmark of the skull base and a transition zone between spine and skull as well as its close relationship to the brain and the spinal cord. so the fm has gained considerable interest due to its comparative anatomy, ontogeny, clinical, and animal breeding viewpoints. objectives: the aim of this study was to determine morphology and morphometry...