INTRODUCTION Adrenocortical carcinomas are rare aggressive tumors. Their annual incidence is approximately one to two per million among the population of the United States of America. Patients with active endocrine tumors often present with Cushing's syndrome accompanied by virilizing features. Conversely, patients with non-functioning tumors may present with symptoms related to a mass-occupyin...

BACKGROUND Statins are not effective in reducing atherosclerotic plaques of the abdominal aorta, and accumulating evidence suggests that bisphosphonates have the potential to induce the regression of atherosclerotic plaques of the abdominal aorta. METHODS AND RESULTS A prospective, randomized, open-label, blinded-end-point trial involving 108 participants with hypercholesterolemia was conduct...

Objective(s): Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of morbimortality with over half cardiovascular events occurring in the asymptomatic population by traditional risk stratification. This preliminary study aimed to evaluate systemic plaque vulnerability in patients with prior Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) with a single Whole Body [FDG] PET-CT scan in terms of plaq...

introduction melioidosis is a rapidly fatal infectious disease caused by burkholderia pseudomallei, an agent of potential biothreat, endemic in several parts of india. most melioidosis-induced infected aneurysms are located in the abdominal or thoracic aorta. case presentation we reported two unusual cases of melioidosis resulting in pseudoaneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta. in both case...

Cutaneous follicular center B-cell lymphomas are indolent tumors characterized by the presence of neoplastic follicular center cells. They contain a mixture of centrocytes with a variable number of centroblasts. The tumor is usually treated by surgery or radiotherapy, although other treatments may be used such as interferon-alpha, chemotherapy, and biological agents (rituximab). Rituximab is a ...

Case A, a 27-year-old Iranian male and case B, a 22-year-old Afghani male, both presented to the Emergency Department of Shohadaye Hafte-Tir Hospital with multiple traumas due to car accidents. Neither was aware of his unusual anatomy. One case unaware two just right heart. Both patients were referred to the Imaging Department for CT scans and some radiographic studies. We discovered they ...

Congenital agenesis of lumbar vertebrae was diagnosed in a day-old female lamb based on radiology and clinical examinations. There was no neurological deficit in hindlimb and forelimb associated with standing disability. Radiography of the abdominal region revealed absence of lumbar vertebrae. Necropsy confirmed clinical and radiographic results. No other anomaly or agenesis was seen macroscopi...