background: more than 250,000 people die annually of pancreatic cancer, worldwide. the highest incidence and mortality rates of pancreatic cancer are reported in developed countries. in developing countries the rate have been stabilizing over the past two decades but in countries which rates have been low for decades is now increasing. recognizing pancreatic cancer's risk factors and its preven...

introduction raman spectroscopy is a vibrational spectroscopic technique, based on inelastic scattering of monochromatic light. this technique can provide valuable information about biomolecular changes, associated with neoplastic transformation. the purpose of this study was to find raman spectral markers for distinguishing normal samples from cancerous ones in different tissues. materials and...

malignant tumors of pancreas are usually primary neoplasms and pancreatic metastases are rare findings. we are reporting a case of squamous cell carcinoma (scc) of the esophagus with pancreatic metastasis. a 59-year old woman was admitted with chief complaint of abdominal pain and mass. she was a known case of esophageal scc since 4 years before when she had undergone transthoracic esophagectom...

background: cancer is a major public health problem and one of the leading causes of death worldwide. lifestyle factors including dietary patterns are a major determinant of increasing rates of cancer. sugar-sweetened beverages (ssbs) have recently received great attention due to their effects on hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, reduced insulin sensitivity, and obesity as well as their probable...

results thirty-four patients were hyperglycemic and 127 non diabetic. sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of fdg-pet/ct were 90%, 88%, 87% and 91% in non diabetic and 82%, 92%, 95% and 73% in hyperglycemic patients, respectively. overall, the accuracy was higher in non diabetic than hyperglycemic patients (89% vs. 85%). conclusions accuracy of fdg-p...

Cancer refers to a group of diseases that are defined by abnormal cell proliferation and can spread other parts the body. Pancreatic cancer originates in organ behind lower stomach called pancreas. The pancreas secretes digestive enzymes as well hormones help regulate sugar metabolism. Pancreas is usually discovered late, spreads quickly, has poor prognosis. Cancer-specific symptoms may not app...

Pancreatic carcinoma (Ca Pancreas) is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in world. The malignancies pancreas can be diagnosed with help various imaging modalities. An endoscopic ultrasound a tissue biopsy so far considered to gold standard terms detection Ca Pancreas, especially for lesions <2 mm. However, other methods, like computed tomography (CT), ultrasound, and magnetic r...

abstract objective : to report a case of pancreatic pseudo papillary solid cystic tumor, known as frantz tumor, which was discovered after a blunt abdominal trauma and to carry out a review of literature. case report : the patient was a 14-years old girl who came to the emergency room after blunt abdominal trauma with an intense abdominal pain. she underwent emergent laparotomy because of the p...

Introduction: The pancreatic cancer arises from non-invasive precursor lesions and develops through the accumulation of characteristic gene mutations. recent scientific reports based on genetic tests state that approximate time between cancerous initiation development with metastasisis15 years. We candistinguish three main precancerous leading to cancer: intraepithelial neoplasia (PanIN), mucin...

annular pancreas (ap) is a rare congenital abnormality in which pancreatic tissue completely surround the duodenum. presentation of ap in adulthood is very rare and obstructive jaundice is one of the uncommon manifestations of ap in adults. herein; we reported a 47 years old woman who presented with icterus, midcommon bile duct stricture and annular pancreas. she was diagnosed as pancreas cance...