solitary plasmacytoma of bone is a rare malignant tumor mostly involving the axial skeleton. the tumor occurs in middle- aged or elderly people (mean age: 55 years) and has a high risk of progression to multiple myeloma. radiotherapy is the preferred treatment for this disease. we report a case of recurrent solitary plasmacytoma of the fourth lumbar vertebra in a 35-year-old male. the patient s...

echocardiography plays a fundamental role in the evaluation of patients with an intracardiac mass. the ability to distinguish tissue characteristics, location, attachment, shape, size, and mobility non-invasively, quickly, and without the use of ionizing radiation makes echocardiography the ideal diagnostic modality. with careful attention to mass location and morphology, and appropriate applic...

purpose : to report clinical aspects of choroidal metastasis at a referral ocular oncology center methods : we reviewed the records of all patients with choroidal metastasis referred to an ocular oncology referral center over a 10-year period retrospectively. the study was performed to identify and analyze clinical presentations and features of patients with choroidal metastasis. results : a to...

background gastrointestinal stromal tumors (gist) are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal (gi) tract. they are usually c-kit positive and seen slightly more common in men. these tumors are seen in the gi tract from the esophagus to the anus with occasional invasion or metastasis. method in this retrospective study, we evaluated the prevalence of c-kit positive stromal tum...

in this study, 22 patients (15-75 years old) were selected and transferred to ct scan for tumor ablation. for ablations, after prep and drep under the local anesthesia and mild sedation in proper position, small incision made and special needle inserted and guided by proper direction to the core of the tumor. then, laser probe inserted through the needle and laser energy delivered. although we ...

The effects of indoleacetic acid (IAA) on plant growth and development have been intensively studied for more than three decades. Some effects are reflected in changes in cell size, while others (e.g., adventitious roots, calluses, & tumors) involve an overall expansion with cell proliferation (1, 5. 20, 21, 35). Complementary systems have recently been found for studying in intact organisms A:...

The Papaveraceae, informally known as the poppy family, are an ethnopharmacologically important family of 44 genera and approximately 760 species of flowering plants. The present work offers a review addressing the detailed chemistry and pharmacology of Argemone mexicana L. regarded as one of the most significant plant species in traditional system of medicine. The plant is used in different pa...