the nodular thyroid diseas is one of the most common disturbances o the thyroid gland wheras malignant tumors are among the most unusual entities of it. not only differentiation of these two spectra but also the problems to achieve early diagnosis and treatment, have been a matter of concern, research, and controversy. two hundred patients were assessed at the cancer institute of imam khomeini ...

Malignant tumors in the umbilical region are uncommon, although they represent more than 10% of malignant neoplasms that affect the skin of the anterior wall of the abdomen. This anatomical region is home to numerous vascular and embryological connections with the abdominal organs, which favors the appearance of metastases derived from different visceral tumors. Nonetheless, primary umbilical t...

Background:  Hashimotochr('39')s thyroiditis can be present with a localized palpable nodule though presentation as a hyperfunction "nodule" is extremely rare.  The first case of Hashimotochr('39')s thyroiditis and hot nodule was reported in 1971 by warner. Case Presentation: We reported a 26-year-old hypothyroid woman in Hashimotochr('39')s thyroiditis background with a hyperactive thyroid no...

conclusion our study revealed that the hypoplastic umbilical artery group’s non-dominant cia had higher ri values than the contralateral dominant cia. results eleven of the 165 patients (6.7%) demonstrated a hypoplastic umbilical artery. second-trimester us showed median dominant and non-dominant cia pi values of 1.43 and 1.60 (p = 0.062), respectively, and median dominant and non-dominant cia ...

Cutaneous endometriosis, characterized by the presence of endometrium or endometrial-like tissue outside uterine cavity, is an uncommon and chronic disease. Depending on a patient's history, cutaneous endometriosis classified as either primary (PCE) secondary (SCE). We report case SCE presenting with classic triad previous caesarean section, subcutaneous nodules at site scar, pain associated me...

Endometriosis is defined as the presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterus. It affects 3 to 10 percent of women of reproductive age. Umbilical endometriosis is rare, with an estimated incidence of 0.5-1.0% among all cases of endometriosis, and is usually secondary to prior laparoscopic surgery involving the umbilicus. In this report, we described a case of umbilical endometrio...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this analysis was to evaluate our management and outcome of eight cases of Sister Mary Joseph's Nodule of the umbilicus (SMJN). METHODS Between 2002 and 2009, we collected eight cases of SMJN and their clinical data were studied in a retrospective manner. RESULTS The mean age of the patients was 50.6 years (range, 34-58). There were three males and five females. Five ca...

in order to study the effect of pyridate, bentazon and imazethapyr herbicides on chickpea growth, nodulation and biological nitrogen fixation, a greenhouse experiment was conducted at ferdowsi university of mashhad in 2010. experimental type was completely randomized design with four replications. treatments included pyridate, bentazon and imazethapyr herbicides application in 1200, 720 and 75 ...