abstract carcinoma of the cervix is a common neoplasm and accounts for a considerable number of cervical diseases that lead to death in developing countries. in these countries early detection and improved methods of treatment have resulted in comparatively better control of the cancer and long survival however, invasive and metastatic disease still occurs. the authors present the case report o...

a 70 year old male presented with right lower quadrant pain and anorexia for about 72 hours prior to hospital admission. he underwent laparotomy with impression of acute appendicitis. the operative finding was an inflamed tumoral appendix without appendicular base involvement, and appendectomy was done. the patient had an uneventful post-op course. due to the pathology report of prostatic carci...

O tumor vasoproliferativo da retina é uma doença adquirida caracterizada por lesões vasculares, usualmente localizadas em região pré-equatorial e inferotemporal, que podem causar exsudatos, edema macular, membrana epirretiniana descolamento de retina. Aproximadamente 75% dos casos são idiopáticos 25% secundários a outras doenças oculares como uveíte, retina, toxoplasmose congênita Coats. diagnó...

malignant tumors of the oral cavity which are metastatic are very rare and consist of 1% of malignancies of the oral cavity. numbness or paresthesia of the lower lip or the chin is the main feature of presence of metastasis in the jaw. our patient was a 38 year old woman with chief complaint of pain in the right half of her face, jaw and teeth. her medical history revealed a radical mastectomy ...

wilms' tumor (wt) is the most common primary renal tumor in children. common sites of metastases are lungs, liver and regional lymph nodes. testicular and paratesticular metastasis due to wt have been reported but it is extremely rare. we report a 33-month -old male with bilateral wt and metastasis to right spermatic cord.

Background: A soluble form of HER-2/neu extracellular domain (sHER-2) is reported to be released in the sera of metastatic breast cancer patients. Objective: To measure the level of sHER-2 in sera of 115 breast cancer patients. Methods: Serial samples of 27 patients with metastasis, 18 non-metastatic patients, 15 patients in stage 0/I and 14 patients with accompanying benign breast disease were...