Introduction: Salivary gland tumors are relatively rare and constitute 3-4% of all head and neck neoplasms. The majority (70%) of salivary gland tumors arise in the parotid gland. Recommended treatment for a parotid mass is surgical excision with a surrounding cuff of normal tissue to prevent recurrence. Materials and Methods: This is a retrospective study of 300 patients who were operated b...

background: this work investigated the dosimetry limitations of the random and systematic uncertainties of sliding window (sw) intensity modulated radiation therapy (imrt). materials and methods: a varian 21ex linear accelerator, pinnacle3 treatment planning system and radiographic film dosimetry was used. the limitations of the sw were studied using beam modulation ranging from 2 to 100 mu/bea...

BACKGROUND Although an increased risk of preeclampsia in pregnancies conceived by in vitro fertilization (IVF) has been reported, it remains unknown whether IVF is associated with preeclampsia. In the present study, we sought to investigate whether IVF is associated with preeclampsia in pregnant women using propensity score matching analysis. METHODS This study included 3,084 pregnant women w...

a field experiment was conducted in khorramabad to evaluate the efficacy of 12 herbicides [ethalfloralin (3 l.ha-1), trifloralin (2 l.ha-1), pendimethalin (1.5-2.5 l.ha-1), imazethapyr (0.5-0.7 l.ha-1), isoxaflotole (80 g.ha-1), pyridate (2.5 l.ha-1), bentazon (2 l.ha-1), metribuzine (0.7 kg.ha -1), fomesafen (1 l.ha-1), simazine (80 g.ha-1), prometrine (830 g.ha-1), haloxyfop-r-methyl (1 l.ha-...

abstract background: obesity is an independent risk factor of preeclampsia with unknown mechanism and hyperlipidemia might be a probable case of it. objective: the objective of this study was to determine the role of hyper-triglyceridemi in association with high prepregnancy body mass index and the risk of preeclampsia. materials and methods: the authors conducted this case-control study of 42 ...

AIMS To assess the effect of pregnancy planning on maternal and neonatal outcomes in women with Type 1 diabetes. METHODS Pregnancy planning was assessed retrospectively in a cohort of women who participated in the Diabetes and Pre-eclampsia Intervention Trial (DAPIT). Pregnancy planning was determined based on self-report as to whether pregnancy was planned or unplanned. The effect of pregnan...