gastric inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (imt) is a rare tumor with and unpredictable prognosis usually find in young adults. we present an 18-year-old man with gastric imt. he complained of epigastric pain, intermittent fever and night sweating associated with weight loss since two years ago. physical examination showed anemic and cachestic features with mild abdominal tenderness in palpitat...

a discrete mibi avid lung lesion was found in cinematic views of myocardial perfusion imaging (mpi) of a 59 year-old woman. interestingly, the abnormal uptake in the lung was detectable only in the rest phase images and not in the images acquired in the stress phase. mpi was performed for pre-operation cardiac risk assessment before correction surgery for spinal canal stenosis.  she had no past...

background: inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (imt) is a tumor composed of myofibroblasts and a mixed inflammatory infiltrate that rarely undergoes malignant transformation. the most common sites of involvement include the lung, liver and orbit, but it has been reported to occur in nearly every site of the body, including oral cavity and soft tissue. although common in other sites, such a tumo...

Nine cases of carotid body tumor chemiodectomas in seven Patients are presented and diagnostic and therapeutic problems discussed Similar to other reports, many cases undergo operative exploration without correct preoper.ativ.e diagnosis or ability of the surgeon to handle such lesions. The most important factor for correct diagndsis is including carotid body in differential diagnosis of latera...

background: early detection is a key to survival for gastric cancer. molecular markers such as mirna (microrna) can have great importance in the early diagnosis of gastric cancer. expression of mir-21 and mir-221 are deregulated in many types of human cancers. this study aimed to investigate the differences in mirna expression patterns within the iranian population. methods: total rna was extra...

a 41 year old woman was referred to our center because of a left breast mass lesion of about two months duration. routine pathologic examination of the mass revealed a .neoplastic tissue composed of large ovoid cells with clear cytoplasm arranged in broad sheets that were separated by thin bundles of connective tissue. immunohistochemically tumor cells express smooth muscle actin, cytokeratin, ...

background: cholangiocarcinoma is an invasive biliary malignancy with poor prognosis. diagnostic accuracy of conventional methods is low which is mainly due to the specific anatomy of the disease. the aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of biochemical profile and tumor marker of the bile in patients with malignant cholestasis compared to that of choledocholithiasis. methods: ...

a case of bilateral intraosseous tumor of the calcaneus with different mri imaging is presented. on the left, radiological findings suggest intraosseous lipoma, but on the right-sided lesion, imaging studies were not convincing. the microscopic report showed foreign body granulomatous reaction, a rare clinical pathological discordant.

inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (imt) is a rare neoplastic lesion with tendency toward local aggressive behavior and recurrence. the tumor most commonly occurs in the pulmonary system of children and young adult, although it may rarely develop in older patients and other organs. symptoms are non-specific and depend on the location of the tumor. the gastrointestinal tract is rarely the primar...

background:: hypercoagulability has been reported in primary brain tumors which can lead to thrombotic complications.hydroxyethyl starch (hetastarch) is a synthetic colloid solution with adverse effects on blood coagulation. the aim of this study was to evaluate the protective effect of hetastarch in reducing thromboembolic events in these patients. materials and methods: in a double-blinded cl...