OBJECTIVES This study was performed to evaluate the clinical and serial angiographic outcomes of patients undergoing sirolimus-eluting stent (SES) implantation for unprotected left main coronary artery (LMCA) stenosis. BACKGROUND The efficacy of SES has led to their expanded use for off-label indications, including LMCA disease. METHODS Unprotected LMCA intervention with SES was attempted i...

Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare neoplasm defined as the proliferation of bone marrow langerhans cells, which is a kind of dendritic cells. The major pathological features of LCH are expression of CD1a and S100 as well as Birbeck granules. Its presentation can differ from a mild bone lesion to a multi-systemic evolved malignant neoplasm; however, the latter outcome is almost rare. ...

background and aims. reactive hyperplastic lesions of the oral connective tissue are associated with injuries of soft tissue and have high prevalence rates and different involvement patterns in different parts of the world. the aim of this study was to analyze demographic data of a university department. materials and methods. patient records of the department of oral pathology during a four-ye...

background: the clinical and pathological evaluation of oral lesions are very important in this field. the purpose of this study was to assess clinico- pathological agreement on 232 cases with oral lesion s.methods: the consecutive files of 232 patients with oral lesions from pathological laboratory archives of babol dental faculty and shahid beheshti hospital were reviewed and the data include...

Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is an IgA-mediated small vessels' vasculitis that affects the skin, intestines and kidneys. Pregnancy has been reported as an exacerbating factor. We present the case of a 24-year-old primigravida with HSP that occurred in the third trimester and lasted up to the end of the successful delivery. She had pruritic maculopapular exanthema on her legs. Biopsy of a cuta...

The aortas in 41 specimens of aortic atresia (ten with associated mitral atresia) were studied for the presence of coarctation of the aorta. The basic lesion, causing varying degrees of obstruction, was observed in 31 instances (75%), 24 minor, seven with major degrees of obstruction. In half, the aortic lesion lay proximal to the ductus, and in the majority of the remainder, opposite the ductu...

We report a case of a 44-year-old patient with paralysis of the left leg who had a thoracic epidural catheterization after general anesthesia for abdominal surgery. Sensory losses below T10 and motor weakness of the left leg occurred after the surgery. Magnetic resonance image study demonstrated a well-defined intramedullary linear high signal intensity lesion on T2-weighted image and low-signa...