objectives: presence/absence of cervical lymph node metastasis plays a critical role in prognosis and survival of patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (scc). this study was designed to assess the diagnostic accuracy of computed tomography (ct) scan for detection of cervical lymph node metastasis in oral scc in comparison with histopathological analysis after neck dissection methods: in th...

background: although cervical cancer mortality has reduced during last years, but it is still leading cause of mortality among women. many efforts have performed to develop new drugs and strategy to cure cervical cancer. mesenchymal stem cells (mscs) have many advantages that make them a suitable choice as a cell therapeutic agent in cancer treatment. there are different transfection methods fo...

the autonomic nervous system consists of a vast range of nerves and ganglions. anatomical studies have demonstrated that the sympathetic innervations of the head and neck are affected by the neurons that ramify from the cranial cervical ganglion (ccg). the ccg is the end of the sympathetic cervical trunk, which runs with the vagal nerve during its cervical course. in this study sixteen adult (2...

  Abstract   Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disease occuring after middle age. Because of the high mobility of the neck, OA is common in the cervical spine. The purpose of this study was to determine and compare the effects of intermittent traction on patients with mild and moderate cervical OA. Therefore, 32 patients with cervical OA were recruited.   Methods: Aclinic...

Background: Cervical cancer is one of the main reasons death in developing countries around world, with an incidence sixty-one percent females, so it important to detect precancerous lesion decrease morbidity and mortality rates due cervical cancer.

In this paper the authors reported 2 cases of Sinus Histiocy-tosis . The first , an 11 year s o1d gir1 with massive 1ymphadnopathy of 10 CM diameter and 3 months duration otherwise normal. Paraclinic exams wer normal including BM. Diagnosis was confirmed by cervical node biopsy. She was followed clinically and was cured in 8 months. The second case, a 6 years old boy with massive cervical lymph...

Cervical squamous intraepithelial lesions (SIL) and cervical cancer (CxCa) develop because of high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) infection; however, other cofactors such as endogenous hormones could contribute to the development this neoplasia.

Background: Fertility preservation in young patients with cervical cancer is a novel point which considers these days and in Iran we have a new experiment that was successful. Materials and Methods: Evaluation of literature review and our experiences in conservative management in patients with early stage cervical cancer. The key words in this research were conservative management, young women ...

Background: Cervical cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death among women in developing country. In Iraqi Kurdistan Region, few women undergo screening and the incidence of cervical cancer is on the increase as is the case in most developing countries. The purpose of this study was to explore women’s individual factors affecting the performance of the cervical cancer screening in ...