PURPOSE To describe the clinical, imaging, and pathologic characteristics and diagnostic methods of telangiectatic osteosarcoma (TOS) for improving the diagnostic level. MATERIALS AND METHODS The authors retrospectively reviewed patient demographics, serum alkaline phosphatase (AKP) levels, preoperative biopsy pathologic reports, pathologic materials, imaging findings, and treatment outcomes ...

Infertility is a very disastrous side effect in young females, especially in traditional male-dominated societies. The aim of this talk is to discuss the possible ways for fertility preservation in both man and woman. Another aspect is to how to predict women at threat of premature ovarian failure. It will also illustrate the association of cytochrome P450 (CYP2C19) polymorphism with ovarian to...

THE majority of the reports which have been published on the treatment of syphilitic interstitial keratitis with topical cortisone have been concerned only with the more or less immediate effects of the hormone, and very few cases observed for more than about a year have been included. The reports have been conflicting, some authors obtaining excellent results, and others mediocre or poor resul...

OBJECTIVES To study the cases of obstetric hysterectomy over a 5-year period (June 1996-May 2001) in a teaching hospital to determine the incidence, indications and associated complications with a view to suggest ways of improving outcome. METHOD Twenty-six obstetric hysterectomies performed during the study period were analyzed. RESULTS During the study period there were 26 cases of obstetric ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the clinical, genetic, and laboratory features of 26 patients with Kindler syndrome. DESIGN Case series of patients recruited when they were seen at outpatient consultations in the Department of Dermatology at the Changuinola Hospital in Bocas del Toro, Panama, between May 1986 and December 1990. SETTING Clinical history, physical examination, and laboratory studies...

The clinico-pathological findings of 26 cases of presenile dementia with motor neuron disease in Japan are reviewed. The characteristic features include: (1) Progressive dementia with slowly progressive onset in the presenile period. (2) Neurogenic muscular wasting during the course of illness. (3) A duration of illness to death of from one to three years. (4) Absence of extrapyramidal symptoms...

BACKGROUND/AIM Narrowband UVB (Nb UVB) treatment is commonly used for the management of psoriasis and atopic dermatitis, and is less often used for vitiligo in children. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and short-term safety of Nb UVB phototherapy in children diagnosed with vitiligo retrospectively. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 26 patients younger than 18 years with the ...