Global collection of “benign” CNS tumors

Tumors, Benign

Benign tumors of the lung and pleura encompass a wide variety of epithelial and nonepithelial tumors that have an excellent prognosis in general. Many of these lesions are discovered incidentally in chest radiographs carried out for other reasons, most being asymptomatic at the time of presentation. Such benign tumors can occasionally produce symptoms related to bronchial obstruction (e.g., bro...

Frequency of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in benign and malignant tumors

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a widespread pathogen that is found in milk, saliva, urine, cervical secretions, and semen fluid. It is supposed that CMV is a risk factor for breast cancer. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of CMV among benign and malignant breast tumors. Paraffin embedded breast carcinoma (n=24) and fibroadenoma (n=24) samples were collected from Toos and Firoozgar...

Transplantation of Benign Tumors

CRUSH PREPARATION CYTOLOGIC FINDINGS OF CNS TUMORS: A STUDY OF 199 CASES

Crush preparation cytology technique was used during the operative procedure for the diagnosis of 199 CNS tumors. This technique is simple, easy to perform, rapid, and inexpensive. The cytomorphologic findings were excellent and helped achieve a rapid and correct diagnosis. This technique was used on the tiny, small specimens which were not suitable for frozen sectioning. The results were c...

Surgical Approaches to Benign Parapharyngeal Space Tumors-5-Year Experience

Introduction: Various surgical approaches to parapharyngeal space (PPS) tumors are introduced to obtain complete removal with the preservation of the surrounding structures in parapharyngealneoplasms. Here, we will discuss the main techniques and their outcome.   Materials and Methods: This retrospective study was conducted on 78 patients undergone either transoral, tran...