Preoperative diagnosis of asymptomatic paraganglioma is difficult due to the lack of specific symptoms. In this report, we present a rare case of a small and asymptomatic para-aortic paraganglioma. A 34-year-old woman who complained of back pain was admitted for further examination. No abnormal findings were observed on physical or laboratory examinations. An abdominal CT scan and an abdominal ...

Tumors of the prestyloid parapharyngeal space are uncommon but challenging due to the variety of lesions encountered and the complex anatomy of the involved area. Fortunately, these tumors are generally benign, and therefore, they bring expectations from the patient and the physician that excision should lead to low morbidity and very low mortality. Since patients rarely die of these tumors, th...

OBJECTIVE The aim of the study reported here was to assess the disease-free survival and overall survival of patients with endometrial cancer and to determine independent factors affecting the prognosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a retrospective study of a single-center clinical series of 276 patients (mean age 64 years) with histologically confirmed cancer of the corpus uteri. The stand...

We investigated the expression level of p53 upregulated modulator of apoptosis (PUMA), myeloid cell leukemia-I (MCL-1), and p53 in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and para-carcinoma tissues, as well as their clinical significance. The expression levels of PUMA, MCL-1, and p53 in RCC and para-carcinoma tissues were measured using immunohistochemical and quantitative real-time PCR methods. Correlation...

Moses describes an appliance termed a "passivator" which supports the mandible in an anterior and slightly open bite yet neither allows nor causes undesirable orthodontic tooth movements. This appliance is reported to support the patient’s mandible during sleep, prevent collapse of the pharyngeal musculature, allow greater volume of space for tongue activity and prevent incorrect swallowing and...

We have evaluated the outcomes of endoscopically-assisted resection of large benign tumours of the parapharyngeal space by an intraoral approach. Six patients with primary benign tumours were treated in this way. The lesions were pleomorphic adenomas, Warthin's tumour, and schwannoma. The sizes of the tumours varied from 4×4 cm to 7×7 cm. All tumours were removed completely without rupture and ...

úlcero-infiltrante em antro gástrico, circunferencial até o piloro, sem estenose, a mais de 10 cm da junção esofagogástrica. A biópsia da lesão esofágica diagnosticou carcinoma escamoso de esôfago, e a gástrica adenocarcinoma gástrico. Tomografia de tórax, abdome e pelve descartavam derrame pleural ou adenomegalia torácica. Mostrava espessamento parietal concêntrico do terço inferior do esôfago...