Objective: Transthoracic needle biopsy is a diagnostic method that has proven its reliability in lung nodules and frequently applied daily practice. The accuracy of biopsies performed with computed tomography navigation quite high, even if the lesion sizes are smaller than 1 cm. We aimed to evaluate complications tomography-guided percutaneous transthoracic procedure our center.
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the red mite of poultry, dremanyssus gallinae, is the most important hematophagous ectoparasite of poultry. in this study, pathologic changes of its biting on the poultry skin have been investigated. thirty-two (control = 16 and treatment = 16) four weeks old ross broilers (308) were infested with the mite on skin of hock joins. samples were collected after 1, 24, 72 hours and 10 days. the skin...

Chrysin is a naturally occurring bioflavonoid found in honey and propolis, with anti-cancer anti-inflammatory properties. This study aimed to investigate the therapeutic effect of chrysin combined 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) treatment mice colorectal cancer (CRC). Moreover, effects these two compounds on expression β-catenin inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) were investigated. The CRC was induce...

OBJECTIVE To assess the effectiveness of ultrasonography for determining which pediatric midline neck masses should be treated surgically. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Tertiary care pediatric hospital. PATIENTS Pediatric patients with a midline neck mass who underwent ultrasonography from 2003 to 2011. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Demographics, ultrasonography, and surgical and patholog...

Though rarely reported, neoplasms of the clavicle occur, and their symptoms can be mistaken for more common shoulder conditions. We present the case of a benign clavicular neoplasm, rarely seen in adults, presenting with pain, and eventual pathologic fracture in a 49 year-old. A 49 year-old male firefighter underwent arthroscopic rotator cuff repair for shoulder pain after magnetic resonance im...

Purpose: To find out frequency of eyelid lesions at a tertiary care hospital. Study Design: Descriptive observational Place and Duration Study: Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre Karachi, from March 2013 to December 2018. Methods: Records patients operated for were reviewed. Tumors arising eyelids, may or not be extending other tissues included in study. Data age, gender, type lesion, site Hist...

Objective(s): Controversy exists about the localization of non-palpable breast lesions. In many countries, the gold standard for the diagnosis of these lesions is needle localization due to its accuracy. This study sought to compare the ultrasoundand radio-guided occult lesion localization (ROLL) as a simple method with the conventional procedures in terms of their diagnostic power. Methods: Th...

Paraneoplastic secretion of beta human chorionic gonadotropin (β-HCG) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has been rarely reported. A 43-year old male patient was admitted with dyspnea and chest pain. Thorax computed tomography (CT) revealed bilateral multiple masses and pleural effusion at right hemithorax. Positron emission tomography (PET)-CT showed pathologic 18 FDG uptake at mass lesions...

a 41 year old woman was referred to our center because of a left breast mass lesion of about two months duration. routine pathologic examination of the mass revealed a .neoplastic tissue composed of large ovoid cells with clear cytoplasm arranged in broad sheets that were separated by thin bundles of connective tissue. immunohistochemically tumor cells express smooth muscle actin, cytokeratin, ...