gastrointestinal (gi) cancers are a significant source of morbidity and mortality in iran, with stomach adenocarcinoma as the most common cancer in men and the second common cancer in women. also, some parts of northern iran have one of the highest incidences of esophageal cancer in the world. multi-disciplinary organ-based joint clinics and tumor boards are a well-recognized necessity for mode...

occurrence of cutaneous metastasis of gastrointestinal cancer is uncommon, with a reported frequency of less than 5 percent.they can occur as the first sign of disease recurrence in a treated patient or as a sign of terminal disseminated cancer or rarely as the first manifestation of an occult malignancy. the cases reported here represent three different manifestation of cutaneous metastasis of...

background: the iron deficiency anemia (ida) is a common cause of referral to medical departments. chronic gastrointestinal (gi) blood loss is important cause of ida and also an alarming sign of serious underlying disease. the information concerning ideal evaluation of the gastrointestinal tract in patients with the ida is scant. we designed a prospective study to determine the frequency of gi ...

background: in view of high prevalence of gi cancers in lorestan province, western iran, and a large number of esophageal cancer patients in this region, this study was done to determine the frequency of various gi cancers in the area. â  methods: in a cross-sectional study, all patients from lorestan province for whom endoscoppy and colonoscopy were performed and biopsy was provided entered ou...

background: gastrointestinal cancers are among the most common cancers in different communities. gastrointestinal tract cancer is the most common cancer among iranian men and the second common cancer among iranian women. due to the impact of environmental factors on the risk of gastrointestinal cancer and the increasing use of agricultural pesticides, this study aimed to investigate the effects...

aim : the present study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of positive family history of these cancers in a large population-based sample of tehran province, capital of iran. background : upper gastrointestinal (ugi) cancers (gastric and esophagus cancer) constitute a major health problem worldwide. a family history of cancer can increase the risk for developing cancer and recognized as one of th...

background: minimal bright red bleeding per rectum (mbrbpr) is a common complaint in adult patients. most studies have not been performed in patients with strictly minimal brbpr, and there are no evidence-based recommendations for this group of patients. materials and methods: patients with complaints as small amounts of red blood after wiping or a few drops of blood in the toilet bowl after de...

abstractbackground: pathogenicity ofthe helicobacter pylori-caga positive was associated with epiyamotifs and higher number of epiya-c segments is a risk for gastric cancer,while duodenal ulcer-promoting gene (dupa) is determinedas a protective factor against gastric cancer. our aim was to determine the epiya-cagaphosphorylation sites and dupa gene in h. pylori isolates amongpatients with upper...

Background: Gastrointestinal cancers are among the most common cancers in different communities. Gastrointestinal tract cancer is the most common cancer among Iranian men and the second common cancer among Iranian women. Due to the impact of environmental factors on the risk of gastrointestinal cancer and the increasing use of agricultural pesticides, this study aimed to investigate the effects...