The present study examines the gross anatomical features of anomalous lunate sulcus detected incidentally in a cadaveric brain and discusses its clinical importance. The absence of lunate sulcus was carefully studied in a dissected brain specimen. The absence of lunate sulcus was observed unilaterally on the right side of a cadaveric brain specimen. The lunate sulcus was clearly appreciated on ...

abstract strongyloidiasis is caused by infestation with strongyloides stercoralis, a free living tropical and semitropical soil helminth that has a larval form that penetrates intact skin. clinical manifestations may be varied from an asymptomatic infection in immunocompetent hosts to a diffuse and fatal form in immunocompromised hosts. we report a 56-year-old man from dezful (south-west of ira...

introduction an unusual incidence of tuberculosis in different parts of the body is called tuberculomas. the rate of brain tuberculosis is rare. case presentation the following case of tuberculamas of the brain, presented by enhancing rings of meninges, is reported because of its rarity. it was a case of brain tuberculomas in a 15-year-old girl with primary symptoms of headache and general weak...

Dynamics of fluids in porous media is of importance in many fields of practical interest. Currently scientists at the Medical Sensors and Devices Laboratory at the Luebeck University of Applied Sciences are developing a throttle system for a gas-driven infusion device whose centrepiece consists of a nanoporous ceramic unit for regulating the flow in the range of microto nanoliters per minute. A...

Background: Because of the angiogenic process of malignant tumours, there was significant difference between lung cancer blood supply and benign lesion. The Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) and Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is associated with the progression and poor prognosis of lung cancer. The aim of the study was to assess the correlation between the expression of COX-2, VEGF and Micro ...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) could be used to reconstruct ancient dental anatomy accurately and differentiate the enamel from the dentin, as well as to verify whether micro-CT could detect tooth disorders such as attrition or caries accurately. METHODS Micro-CT imaging was performed, using a cone-beam micro-CT specimen scanner, on a 500-year-old human to...

Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma (IVLBCL) is a rare and aggressive subtype of systemic extranodal non-Hodgkin diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). We report a rare case of IVLBCL who showed diffuse 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake in the lung in FDG-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) without respiratory symptoms or chest CT abnormalities. Serum biochemical studies...

A 58-year-old woman presented to her physician with rectal bleeding and intermittent diarrhea. Optical colonoscopy revealed a bulky tumor which was diagnosed as rectal cancer. She was referred to our institution for further evaluation and treatment. Slim optical colonoscopy showed an obstructive cancer in the rectosigmoid junction and no information of the proximal side of the obstruction. The ...

This was a cross-sectional study aimed to determine the prevalence of and to identify risk factors for Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected women attending the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) clinic in the city of Manaus, Brazil, in 2009-2010. Participants answered a questionnaire containing demographic, epidemiological, and clinical data. A gen...

We report a rare case of invasive thymoma with endobronchial growth in a 69- year-old woman. Chest CT revealed an ill-defined mass with a calcified lesion in the anterior mediastinum and coin lesion in the bilateral lung fields. An endobronchial polypoid tumor in the right B3 bronchus was found by bronchoscopic examination. A biopsy specimen obtained from the polypoid tumor suggested thymoma. A...