background: studies have shown that obese individuals are at increased risk of breast cancer development and poorer prognosis. leptin, an adipose tissue-derived hormone, has pro-inflammatory and proliferative effects and a well-established association with several comorbidities of obesity. this study was designed and conducted to compare the serum levels of leptin in patients with malignant and...

introduction: different imaging modalities are used to evaluate salivary gland diseases, including tumors. ultrasonography (us) is the preferred method on account of its ease of use, affordability, safety profile, and good tolerance among patients. the aim of this study was to evaluate the role of us in differentiating malignant from benign parotid tumors, in the context of previous controversy...

benign renal cystic adenoma with out malignant features is a very rare entity. a 75 year old male with obstructive lower tract symptoms and vague flank pain was admitted and planned for nephrectomy of non functional kidney -due to long term nephrolithiasis- intra operative finding was a cystic hydronephrotic kidney filled by thick mucous secretions which turned out to be a cyst adenoma of kidne...

the majority of osseous tumors of the hand are benign. the surgeon who evaluates and treats osseous tumors of the hand has to be familiar with limb anatomy, tumor biology, various presentations of the tumors and the range of treatment possibilities and their limitations. lesions in the hand more often present earlier in their course than those at other sites, just because they are more likely t...

background and aims. head and neck tumors are the most common complaints of people referring to different medical sections, especially in children. the aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of these tumors in children less than 12 years of age to provide a better perspective for future studies. materials and methods. all the files in department of pathology at tabriz pediatric hospit...

background : breast cancer is the most common invasive cancer in females worldwide. it accounts for 16% of all female cancers and 22.9% of invasive cancers in women. 18.2% of all cancer deaths worldwide including both males and females are from breast cancer. in this study we compared few serum elements in patients with benign and malignant breast tumor to find any related prognostic and predic...

dermatofibrosarcoma protruberans is a relatively uncommon slow growing, locally aggressive fibrous tumor of the skin. it has a prospensity of progressing to fibrosarcomatous change in 5% of the cases. we present a case of a 56 yr old male with presented to the outpatient department of surgery, sri siddhartha medical college, tumkur with a chest swelling in 2013. fnac was inconclusive and the ma...

in spite of being histologically benign, sacrococcygeal teratoma (sct) may recur either as a benign or malignant tumor. a total of 26 patients with benign neonatal scts were treated in taleghanee and mofid medical centers from 1986 to 2000. investigations included radiography,abdominal ultrasound and computed tomography (ct) scan and measurement of tumor marker (α-fetoprotein). initial surgical...

herein, we report the f-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (18f-fdg) positron emission tomography (pet)/computed tomography (ct) findings of a benign solitary fibrous tumor (sft) of the kidney. the patient was a 63-year-old woman with a mass in the right kidney (10×9.7 cm), incidentally found on ct images. the ct scan showed a lobulated tumor arising from the hilum of the right kidney. the tumor consisted o...

Introduction: Lipomas are among the most common tumors of the human body. However, they are uncommon in the oral cavity and are observed as slow growing, painless, and asymptomatic yellowish submucosal masses. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice and recurrence is not expected.    Case Report: The case of a 30-year-old woman with a huge lipoma on the tip of her tongue since 3 years, is ...