To the Editor Lipomas are common benign soft tissue neoplasms of mature adipose tissue. The peak incidence is usually in the fifth or sixth decade of life, while occurrence in children is very uncommo. Multiple presentations may occur in about 5% patients [1]. The tumors may or encapsulated may not be. In a review of more than 1000 benign tumors of adipose tissue, over 80% were ordinary lipomas...

BACKGROUND: Head and neck cancer is one of the six most prevalent neoplasms worldwide. Regardless of tumor site, deterioration of basic functions affecting head and neck areas are perceived and affect patients' lives. The aim of this study was to evaluate quality of life (Short Form) and oral health related quality of life (OHIP-14) in patients with head and neck cancer. METHODS: This study was...

Cystic lymphangiomas are extremely rare benign vascular neoplasms generally found in childhood. Thought to arise from obstructed lymphatic channels during development, but may also secondary trauma, inflammation, malignancy, and surgery or radiation exposure. They usually seen the head neck axillary region, rarely abdominal cavity with only 1% occurring retroperitoneum. These typically asymptom...

Objective: To determine the prevalence of brain and neck neoplasms among Interventional Cardiologists.
 Study Design: Analytical Cross-sectional study.
 Place Duration Study: Department Cardiology/Interventional Cardiology two Tertiary Cardiac Care Centers Rawalpindi Lahore Pakistan from Mar 2021 to Apr2022.
 Methodology: By using non-probability, consecutive sampling technique, ...

Purpose To evaluate the interrater reliability among radiologists examining posttreatment head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) fluorodeoxyglucose PET/contrast-enhanced CT (CECT) scans using Neck Imaging Reporting Data System (NI-RADS). Materials Methods In this retrospective study, images in 80 patients with HNSCC who underwent surveillance PET/CECT immediate prior comparison CECT or (...

Introduction: Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology not only confirms the presence of metastatic disease, but also gives clues regarding the nature and origin of the primary tumour. Study Design: The study material comprised of all aspirates (1978 aspirates from 1255 patients) from the neck lymph nodes during the period January 2003 to December 2003. All hematolymphoid neoplasms were excluded. The FN...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the diagnostic distribution of neck masses treated surgically at our clinic and also to discuss the clinical presentation and histological finding of these pathologies. MATERIAL AND METHOD We retrospectively reviewed the records (age, sex, clinical presentation and histological findings) of 201 patients who presented at our clinic with neck masses between 2006 and 201...

BACKGROUND Central pancreatectomy has a unique application for lesions in the neck of the pancreas. It preserves the distal pancreas and its endocrine functions. It also preserves the spleen. METHODS This is a retrospective review of 10 patients who underwent central pancreatectomy without pancreatico-enteric anastomosis between October 2005 and May 2009. The surgical indications, operative o...