Surgery in cerebral metastases: Are numbers so important?

Observational studies: why are they so important?

Cancer Metastases: So Close and So Far.

Metastases are tumors that develop at a distance from their primary origin and are responsible for the death of 90% of cancer patients. For over a century the notion of seed (migrating cells) and soil (the locus where those cells anchor) provided an accurate account of which were the protagonists in their genesis. Despite aggressive efforts to unravel the dynamics involving migrating cells and ...

O10: Why Preschool Education Programs Is So Important

Neurological development is largely a result of the learning that takes place starting at birth and during the earliest years of life. Child Care and Preschool Education Programs are key to predicting ultimate success in school and life. Children who attend preschool or other early education programs have enhanced cognitive, verbal, and social development (which is maintained into the first few...

Is meatal stenosis so important as to discourage neonatal circumcision?

Introduction: Circumcision is proposed as the world’s oldest and most controversial operation and meatal stenosis as the most common complication of neonatal circumcision. Published studies in Iran are deficient regarding this complication. This research shows the rate of meatal stenosis in children less than one year in Birjand-Iran. Methods: This descriptive study incorporated all children y...

Management of Cerebral Metastases: The Role of Surgery.

BACKGROUND: Metastatic brain tumors represent the most common neurological complication in patients with systemic cancer. They are predominantly cerebrally located and constitute a significant source of morbidity and mortality. The overall incidence of brain metastases exceeds that of all other intracranial tumors, and as improved systemic cancer treatments have extended patients' lives, this n...