Abstract Background The prognostic impact of heart failure relative to that “high-profile” disease states such as cancer within the whole population is poorly known. Some data reported 2 decades ago indicated was “malignant” many common types (with notable exception lung cancer) and associated with a comparable number expected life-years lost. Whether this also case in more recent years unknown...

PRESENTATION/HISTORY A 71-year-old man with a history of prostate cancer, without any recent evidence of gross metastatic disease, presented with right-sided abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. An abdominal computed tomography (CT) was performed (Figure 1) and findings were consistent with acute appendicitis on imaging. Appendectomy was performed, and pathology unexpectedly demonstrated metas...

male breast cancer is a rare disease with an increasing trend. due to limited information especially about the genetic basis of the disease in iran and the lower age of its onset, the disease requires more attention. the aim of this study was to screen the male patients with breast cancer for brca mutations as well as tissue markers of estrogen receptor (er), progesterone receptor (pr), human e...