desmoid tumor of breast is a rare benign, locally aggressive tumor with a high recurrence rate. it has been associated with scar from previous breast surgery or trauma. especially in breast cancer patients with previous operation history, it may simulate recurrent breast cancer clinically and radiologically. we presented multimodality imaging findings (ultrasound, computed tomography, magnetic ...

BACKGROUND Xanthelasma palpebrarum (XP) is a benign disorder manifesting as yellowish cholesterol-laden plaques on the eyelids. This paper presents the outcomes in patients with XP who have undergone surgical excision as the main modality of treatment. METHODS A retrospective review of patients who received surgery for xanthelasma palpebrarum from March 2007 to March 2011 was conducted. Patie...

Background Chest keloids are a difficult sub-group of scars to treat, likely secondary the high wound tension in area that promotes excessive fibroblast proliferation and collagen deposition. Excision adjuvant radiotherapy has been demonstrated as an efficacious treatment for general, but no meta-analysis exists support claims chest keloids. This study aims identify rate recurrence after surgic...

AIM: to estimate results of minimally invasive laser procedures for pilonidal disease. PATIENTS AND METHODS: the prospective randomized multicenter study included 154 patients with chronic and 76 acute inflammation sinus. Patients were blindly divided into equal groups by simple randomization. group A underwent coagulation curettage sinus, in B — sinus excision, C through a wound, D abscess ope...

Calotropis gigantea Linn. (Asclepiadaceae) a widely growing plant has been reported to possess number of medicinal properties. It has been reported as a traditional folk medicine for a variety of alignments. The plant C. gigantea is also used in some parts of India for wound healing in combination with other plants. However there are no scientific reports on wound healing activity of the plant ...

BACKGROUND Keloids are often resistant to treatment and have high recurrence rates. To the best of the authors' knowledge, however, there have been very few case reports related to foot keloids. The purpose of this retrospective case-series was to summarize the baseline characteristics of a cohort of patients, introduce our treatment regimen for the successful treatment of foot keloids. METHO...

linear and cord-like burn scar contractures are commonly treated by severing the scar in a transverse direction and skin grafting or performing z-plasties. however, skin grafts may result in suboptimal take and contract gradually and the z-plasty requires undermining flaps in scarred skin which may lead to the distal tip necrosis. in this article the authors present their experience with multip...

Giant cell fibroma is relatively new and rare entity, commonly seen in gingiva. It a benign non-neoplastic lesion of oral cavity. manifests clinically as slow-growing, asymptomatic, sessile or pedunculated mass with maximum diameter 0.5 to 1 cm. These lesions occurs young individuals have no sex predilection. Histopathological findings giant show presence the stellate fibroblasts multinucleated...

We describe a 63-year-old man who had xanthomatosis of the right tendo Achillis. He had undergone excision of the left tendo Achillis 17 years earlier without reconstruction for the same condition. The neurological history and examination were normal. Blood investigations showed hypercholestrolaemia, for which he was being treated with statins. He was referred with pain in the right tendo Achil...

A mass excision surrounding the bronchial stump was performed to exclude malignancy in a 42-year-old man who had undergone a right lower lobectomy for lung cancer. The mass was identified as a cicatricial fibroma. Cicatricial fibromatosis, which is desmoid fibromatosis that arises in a surgical scar, is a well-known clinical condition. It consists of histologically benign neoplasms. Their occur...