results there was no statistical difference between the 2 groups with respect to the recurrence rate (p > 0.05). although the recurrence interval was longer for the metformin group, this increase was not statistical significant (p > 0.05). furthermore, tumor recurrence had no correlation with sex or the grade of the tumors. conclusions according to our findings, it seems that metformin has no c...

67Gallium-bleomycin complex (67Ga-BLM) was prepared using Thakour method. Radio-thin-layer-chromatography of prepared complex showed A2 and B2 radiopeaks with Rf at 0.7 and 0.4 respectively with a purity of above % 95. Tissue uptake of 67Ga-BLM and 67GaCl3 in twelve tissues including tumor, blood, liver, lung, spleen, muscle, skin, heart, kidney, colon, colon content ,bladder and the tota...

The management and treatment of the tumors depends mainly upon the size of the tumor, its location and extent of metastasis. If symptoms begin to appear it means that most likely the tumor has spread to such an extent that treatment is going to be highly challenging. An open heart surgical excision of the tumor can be done if the tumor is localized. In cases where excision cannot be done due to...

Introduction. Myxoma is the most common intracardiac tumor accounting for about 50% of all heart tumors. The symptoms depend on size tumor, its location and mobility. Embolic manifestations coronary arteries are extremely rare, occurring in 0.06% cases, they caused by fragments. Case Report. A 54-year-old female patient was admitted an acute myocardial infarction with ST segment elevation infer...

Cachexia is a common syndrome in advanced cancer patients and causes up to 22% of cancer-related deaths. It remains elusive whether cancer cachexia causes heart failure. We investigated the effect of cancer cachexia on heart function and cardiac muscle structure in a mouse model. Male CD2F1 mice were inoculated with either colon-26 adenocarcinoma cells (Tumor group) or vehicle (PBS) (No Tumor g...

The case was a Japanese man of 62 years old. A bulbar mass attached to mitral valve anterior leaflet was discovered in an echocardiography within detailed examination of ischemic heart disease accidentally. We diagnosed him as ischemic heart disease and doubt of heart tumor. We thought about the danger of future embolism, surgical treatment was decided. We dissected the tumor together with one ...

introduction low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma (lg-ess) is a malignant intrauterine tumor that rarely presents with distant metastasis. simultaneous lung and cardiac metastases from lg-ess is also an extremely rare event. case presentation a 42-year-old woman presented with dyspnea and exercise intolerance. she had a history of hysterectomy and left salpingoophorectomy. she underwent second...

purpose: to report an extremely rare presentation of isolated orbital xanthogranuloma with no systemic disease, nor dermatologic manifestation. case report: the patient was a 45-year-old man complaining of a mass lesion in the superior and inferior eyelids of his right eye; the lesions had been enlarging slowly and painlessly since 5 years before. other examinations (including skin, heart, etc....

Highlights Intravascular leiomyoma with heart extension is a rare occurring condition. According to the available data, number of cases does not exceed 30 despite many years studies. Often cardiac hospitals cannot establish clinical picture, so surgeon removes only tumors, which inevitably leads recurrence tumor after few months. Abstract Leiomyomatosis an extremely disease that occurs in women...