Statement of problem: Condylar hyperplasia of the mandible is a self limiting abnormality which can cause facial asymmetry, temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction and esthetic problems. Treatment planning is based on the results of isotope scanning, clinical findings and patient age. Single photon emission tomography (SPECT) is considered to be a sensitive method in the calculation of condyl...

PURPOSE The purpose of current study is to evaluate the response of the patients with portal vein thrombosis (PVT) or hepatic vein thrombosis (HVT) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treated with three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3D-CRT). In addition, survival of patients and potential prognostic factors of the survival was evaluated. MATERIALS AND METHODS Forty-seven patients wit...

Diagnostic tests based on detection of dengue virus (DENV) genome are available with varying sensitivities and specificities. The Simplexa Dengue assay (Focus Diagnostics) is a newly developed real-time RT-PCR method designed to detect and serotype DENV simultaneously. To assess the performance of the Simplexa Dengue assay, we performed comparison with conventional RT-PCR and SYBR Green real-ti...

Although resistance training (RT) combined with whole-body vibration (WBV) is becoming increasingly popular among untrained adults, the additional effects of WBV on muscle fitness are still not well understood. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of WBV on muscle strength, muscle power, muscle endurance, and neuromuscular activities compared with the identical RT without WB...

A nested reverse transcription (RT)-PCR was developed for simultaneous detection and typing of influenza viruses A and B. The detection limit for influenza virus A subtypes H1 and H3 and that for influenza virus B were between 1 and 4 target gene copies per reaction for each type. The clinical benefit of the RT-PCR method was evaluated by comparing the results with virus isolation and direct im...

Background and Objectives:We evaluated the efficacy and safety of the left transradial approach as compared to the right radial approach when performing transradial coronary intervention. Subjects and Methods:We performed the transradial coronary intervention in 711 cases via the left approach (Lt. group) and in 614 cases via the right approach (Rt. group) for patients with a normal Allen’s tes...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinicopathological characteristics, treatment, and prognosis of uterine carcinosarcoma (UC). MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective review of three cancer registry databases in Turkey was conducted for identification of patients diagnosed with UC between January 1, 1996, and December 31, 2012. We collected clinicopathological data in order ...

BACKGROUND To evaluate the diagnostic value of a novel fully automated immunohistochemistry (IHC) assay for detection of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) fusion in a large number of ALK-positive lung adenocarcinoma (ADC) patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS We tested 196 lung ADCs for ALK rearrangement by two IHC assays (Ventana pre-diluted ALK D5F3 antibody with the Optiview DAB IHC detection kit ...

BACKGROUND To investigate the role of radiotherapy (RT) in and to suggest radiotherapeutic strategies for patients presenting with disseminated cervical cancer. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed 50 patients diagnosed as the disseminated cervical cancer with distant lymph nodal or visceral organ metastasis between September 1980 and August 2012. Patients were divided into two subgroups accor...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to assess the treatment benefit and patterns of recurrence for patients with high-risk vulvar squamous cell carcinoma treated with surgery followed by adjuvant radiotherapy (RT). PATIENTS AND METHODS From January 1999 to June 2016, 51 patients underwent total or partial deep vulvectomy with inguinofemoral lymphadenectomy followed by adjuvant RT with 45-50 ...