The rate of cervical cancer in Asians is deferent, based on the risk factors affecting and the rate of papiloma virus infection among females. Cervical cancer is one of the important cancers between Iranian women. In the present study the rate of cervical neoplasia was detected in Isfahan and some risk factors affecting the incidence of cervical cancer was analyzed. The human papiloma virus inf...

The autonomic nervous system consists of a vast range of nerves and ganglions. Anatomical studies have demonstrated that the sympathetic innervations of the head and neck are affected by the neurons that ramify from the cranial cervical ganglion (CCG). The CCG is the end of the sympathetic cervical trunk, which runs with the vagal nerve during its cervical course. In this study sixteen adult (2...

In the present study, eight specimens of sheep (>1 year) of both sexes were dissected to provide a comprehensive description of the weight, allocation and nerve branches of the cranial cervical ganglion. The cranial cervical ganglion was found beneath the mandibular salivary gland. It was located ventromedial to tympanic bulla and ventrally to atlantic fossa. In three out of eight animals it wa...

objective(s): valproic acid (vpa) has proven to be as one of the most promising useful drug with anticancer properties.in this study, we investigate the vpa effects on e-cadherin expression in hela, tc1, mkn45, and hct116 cell lines.  this study assesses the effects of vpa on human papillomavirus e7 expression in hpv positive cell lines. materials and methods: cell lines were treated by2 mmol/l...

introduction: cervical rib is relatively uncommon congenital abnormality that originates from the seventh cervical vertebrae and rarely from the sixth vertebrae. the purpose of this paper is to consider that this abnormal condition is an important cause of neurovascular compression at the thoracic outlet. methods: in this study all patients who were referred to radiology department of isfahan h...

pancoast tumor accounts for 3%-5% of all non-small cell lung carcinomas. this tumor has a distinct clinical presentation through local invasion and the resulting clinical entity called pancoast syndrome. this syndrome includes severe shoulder pain, arm pain, and horner’s syndrome andatrophy of forearm and hand muscles. the differential diagnosis of arm and shoulder pain is extensive. thoracic o...

microleakage is a main cause of restorative treatment failure. in this study, we compared occlusal and cervical microleakage of two self-adhesive cements after 24 hours and two months.in this in-vitro experimental study, class ii inlay cavities were prepared on 60 sound human third molars. composite inlays were fabricated with z100 composite resin. the teeth were randomly assigned to six groups...

objective: to evaluate the safety and efficacy of isosorbide mononitrate (imn) as a cervical ripening agent prior to induction of labour in term pregnant women. materials and methods: a randomized placebo-controlled study was conducted on 100 term singleton pregnancies planned for induction of labour. the participants were randomly assigned to two groups. one group received 40 mg imn and the ot...