Members of the canid family – e.g. domestic dog Canis familiaris, wolf Canis lupus, red fox Vulpes vulpes and raccoon dog Nyctereutes procyonoides – share a wealth of parasite species. Nowadays, the diversity of the parasitic fauna of domestic dogs is reduced by antiparasitic medications and disposal of faeces, but a thriving population of wild foxes can host even rare parasite species. Finnish...

malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (mpnst), the principle malignancy of peripheral nerve origin, though rare in the general population, occurs with excessive frequency among patients with neurofi bromatosis. this tumor always arises in soft-tissues, usually found in the lower extremities and only 10-12% of all lesions occur in the head and neck region, which makes it a rare entity. the pri...