Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare disease that occurs predominantly in females between the ages of 30 and 50 years and is clinically characterized by progressive dyspnoea on exertion, recurrent pneumothoraces, abdominal and thoracic lymphadenopathy, as well tumors-like angiomyolipomas and lymphangiomyomas. We present the case of a 42-year-old woman, who developed recurrent pneumothoraces...

introduction:neurogenic mediastinal tumors comprise a wide range of benign and malignant diseases. a group of these tumors, located at thoracic apex, sometimes spread to cervical spaces causing numerous surgical difficulties. in thoracotomy approaches, due to proximity of the tumors to major blood vessels, complete removal of these tumors from cervical spaces is impossible or may cause intraope...

gastrointestinal stromal tumors (gists) are rare and these tumors are mesenchymal tumors that develop in the wall of the gi tract. the aim of this study was to report a case with gist in pregnancy in western iran. a 39-year-old pregnant female (g5 p4) was admitted with a chief complaint of abdominal pain and epigastric fullness on 12 th april 2016. sonography showed gestational age of 15w+1d an...

Intra-thoracic desmoid tumors are exceedingly rare tumors in the pediatric population, and can present with compression of cardiopulmonary structures and respiratory compromise. Surgical and anesthetic management of these tumors are challenging. We report the case of a 14-year-old male who presented with dyspnea, found to have a large intra-thoracic mass that was critically compressing his trac...

background: rhabdomyosarcoma (rms) is one of the common malignant tumors in infants and children, but it is extremely rare in the kidney. in this paper, we present a case of rms the kidney of a child. case presentation: a 6-month old girl presented with agitation, low fever and abdominal distention which started 5 days ago. on physical examination, the infant had a large and firm soft tissue ma...

methenamine salts have been traditionally used in the veterinary and human medicine, but its use is sometimes associated with some side effects.toxicopathological effects of methenamine salt have always been a major concern. there is scantly information available about the lesions of methenamine compound in embryo. the objective of this study was to determine the teratogenic effects of methenam...

This study evaluates the role of pituitary homografts on mammary tumorigenesis in the female Sprague-Dawley rat. 5 pituitaries were grafted unilaterally over the inguinal, abdominal, and thoracic region of the mammary gland, and 2 pituitaries were grafted underneath the kidney capsule of each rat. Number and percentage of rats with mammary tumors 9 months after grafting were: Group 1, 13/45 ...

Hemangioma is the most common benign tumor of the liver and it is often asymptomatic. Spontaneous rupture of liver hemangiomas is a rare but potentially lethal complication. Emergent hepatic resection has been the treatment of choice but carries high operative morbidity and mortality. Recently, preoperative transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) has been used successfully for the management ...

INTRODUCTION Primary vascular tumors are rare and, in general, have a poor prognosis. Complete resection is associated with a better prognosis. Radical resection depends on safe discrimination of tumor borders. TECHNICAL SUMMARY A 54 year old woman presented with abdominal pain. Imaging revealed a mass in the thoracic aorta, highly suspicious of angiosarcoma which was confirmed post-operative...

background: gastric cancer is an important health problem across the world. chemotherapy in combination with local treatment is standard treatment for locally advanced gastroesophageal cancers. the purpose of this investigation was evaluation of response and tolerability to neoadjuvant eox regimen in locoregionally advanced gastric cancer. materials and methods: patients with locoregionally adv...