abstract background: evaluation of breast masses in women under 40 years old starts with a triple test score (tts) which is composed of clinical breast examination, mammography and fine needle aspiration. increased breast density in this age group decreases the sensitivity of mammography. so deciding whether to biopsy such nondiagnostic lesions or not is subject to challenge. breast masses up t...

tuberous sclerosis complex (tsc) is an autosomal-dominant hereditary disorder. this syndrome is characterized by tumor-like malformations in several organs, as well as the heart. this report summarizes a case of tsc in a premature infant, born at 34 weeks' gestation with ascites. after birth, multiple cardiac mass, subependymal cysts and hypopigmented macules were detected. to our knowledge, th...

In this case report, a 36 year old female at 40 weeks' gestation is presented in whom large bilateral vestibular bulb masses were found on pelvic examination. The size of the masses was such as to cause concern that they may pose an impediment to normal parturition. Our pathological findings, management and results are presented.

the fna (fine needle aspiration) procedure is simple, inexpensive, available and a safe method for the diagnosis of a neck mass. fna has numerous advantages over open surgical biopsies as an initial diagnostic tool; therefore we decided to compare the accuracy of this method with open biopsy. this retrospective as well as descriptive study comparing preoperative fna results with existing data i...

Most ovarian masses are benign conditions such as non neaplastic cystic, but on the other hand , ovarian cancer, is the third most common gynecological malignancy which has the highest mortality rate , as a result of late diagnosis. As there are few clinical symptoms, most patients at the Abstracts of the 12th Royan International Congress on Reproductive Biomedicine 2 3 International Journal of...

A 16-year-old female with a history of neck hemangioma surgery presented with irritable coughs. A computed tomography scan showed anterosuperior and middle mediastinal masses (Figure 1). The patient underwent surgery and the upper and middle mediastinal lesions were removed (Figure 2A). Pathological examination confirmed that the upper and mid...

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conclusions a majority of ovarian masses, especially those diagnosed within a short duration after hysterectomy, are benign. iranian patients with such ovarian masses when asymptomatic and associated with negative tumor markers could be followed up, and prophylactic oophorectomy may not be necessary. results of the 1052 patients with ovarian masses, 45patients (mean age, 53.11 ± 9.56 years) who...