linguatula serrata is one of well-known members of pentastomida which infects both humans and animals. the aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of l. serrata in mesenteric lymph nodes, livers and lungs of goats slaughtered in tabriz area, iran. mesenteric lymph nodes (mlns), livers and lungs of 280 goats slaughtered in tabriz, north-west of iran were investigated for nymphs of l. se...

background: time of day can affect the outcome of medical procedures and surgical operations. the current study was designed to assess whether time of day can influence the quality of breast cancer surgery or not. methods: patients who underwent breast cancer surgery and axillary lymph node dissection in tehran, iran between march 2012 and march 2013 were enrolled. surgeries were categorized in...

the imaging assessment of nodal disease can be challenging for the radiologist because there are multiple sites to review and differing opinions about criteria for abnormal nodes. the ability to accurately detect nodal metastases is improved with knowledge of the criteria for abnormal nodes, the nodal drainage patterns, and common imaging pitfalls. in this article, we introduce these basic conc...

The purpose of the study was to find out frequency manifestation pathological changes in mammary glands during screening mammographic examination a randomized sample mature and elderly women. Materials methods. According results processing archival anonymized mammograms 100 women (50 – 50 elderly) who underwent or preventive examination, state breast condition assessed according BI-RADS scale a...

Background: Epstein-Bar virus (EBV) causes infectious mononucleosis in more than 90% of children. Rarely, mononucleosis may lead to malignancy. The aim the current study was to introduce a child with mononucleosis and persistent adenopathy. Case report: A 4-year-old male patient presented with complaints of fever, shortness of breath and sore throat. He was treated with antibiotics and prednis...

The effectiveness of combined staphylococcal vaccine (CSV), prepared from Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase negative staphylococci (CNS: Staphylococcus epidermidis, S. simulans, S. saprophyticus), on staphylococcal mastitis in sheep was determined. The group of pregnant sheep was vaccinated subcutaneously into supramammary lymph node twice at 3 week interval. Similarly, sterile saline was adm...

There are some evidences on involvement of ABL2 in a number of cancers, especially ABL2 overexpression was observed in Raji, a Burkitt's lymphoma (BL) cell line. Therefore ABL2 overexpression may be involved in pathogenesis of Burkitt's lymphoma. The aim of this study was to evaluate ABL2 significance in BL. For this purpose 20 formaldehyde fixed paraffin embedded blocks – 16BL and 4 normal lym...

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lymph node status remains an important prognostic indicator for survival in breast cancer. sentinel lymph node biopsy has become the standard method of assessment of clinically node negative breast cancers. economic implications as well as patient related factors have lead to the development a number of intra-operative techniques. review of the emerging trends in the last 4 years show that alth...