PURPOSE Alveolar soft part sarcoma is a rare soft tissue neoplasm that can affect children and adolescents. There are few reported series of these patients in the literature. To define the clinical presentation, treatment, and outcome of young people with this rare sarcoma, we reviewed our clinical experience. METHODS After institutional review board approval, we examined the records of all p...

Trauma-induced heterotopic ossification (HO) occurs after severe musculoskeletal injuries and burns, and presents a significant barrier to patient rehabilitation. Interestingly, the incidence of HO significantly increases with repeated operations and after resection of previous HO. Treatment of established heterotopic ossification is challenging because surgical excision is often incomplete, wi...

BACKGROUND The authors present a retrospective clinical analysis of meningeal hemangiopericytomas. The long-term outcome and biologic behavior, including local recurrence and extraneural distant metastasis, are elucidated. METHOD Clinical records and radiologic findings of 31 cases with meningeal hemangiopericytoma treated at Seoul National University Hospital and Asian Medical Center between...

BACKGROUND Soft tissue sarcomas (STS) are often diagnosed unexpectedly after surgery, and many excisions are incomplete. As histopathological assessments are challenging, patients later referred to comprehensive cancer centers (CCC) often come with an unclear status. This can make treatment planning problematic. We investigated the reliability of primary histopathological assessments, whether r...

INTRODUCTION Currently, the predominant question is whether a laparoscopic approach is comparatively radical in comparison with an open access approach, especially in the circumferential resection margin and quality of the completeness of total mesorectal excision. These factors are important in determining the quality of surgical care as well as long-term results of the treatment. AIM This a...

RATIONALE Epidermoid cysts are slow-growing, benign tumor which account for less than 1% of all intraspinal tumors and epidermoid cyst with Atypical Hyperplasia is very rare. Surgical resection is the standard treatment of the tumor, but recurrence is not uncommon after incomplete resection. Inappropriate treatment can lead to repeated recurrent. Here, we reported a case of repeated recurrent e...

Aim: The aim of this study was to analyze the clinical and management aspect of congenital pouch colon. Materials and Methods: This retrospective study was carried out on 40 cases of congenital pouch colon managed in the department of paediatric surgery from 01, January 2000 to 31, December 2005. Results: The incidence of congenital pouch colon (CPC) in the present study was 11.29% (40 of 354) ...

Background: management of spinal lipomas is considered a challenging task for pediatric neurosurgeons. Study Design: A prospective, clinical study. Objectives: To assess the neurological outcomes after surgical resection lipomas. Patients and methods: The study was performed on 30 patients, underwent cord cases were followed up post-operatively in outpatient clinic at least 24 months. Results; ...

introduction: pyogenic granuloma (pg) is a prevalent inflammatory hyperplasia of skin and oral mucosa which is often caused by constant low-grade local irritation, traumatic injury or hormonal factors. in many cases, gingival irritation and inflammation due to poor oral hygiene are precipitating factors. oral pg occurs predominantly on the gingiva, but it is also encountered on the lips, tongue...

The objective of this review study was to encompass the relevant literature and current best practice options for this challenging, sometimes incurable problem. The source of the data was Ovid MEDLINE from 1946 to 2014. Review methods consisted of articles with clinical correlates. The most important cause of recurrence is enucleation with rupture and incomplete tumor excision at operation. Inc...