in this report of 20 patients with 24 carotid body tumors which is the largest series reported so far from iran, we have evaluated the various characteristics of this relatively rare tumor in our population and compared our results with that of the literature. although the prevalence of the tumor is cited to be equal among both sexes, we found a female to male ratio of 2.3 to i, as 14 of our pa...

BACKGROUND The ala of the nose, with its particular texture and characteristics, poses both aesthetically and functionally intriguing challenges and is rather problematic regarding choices for reconstructive methods. Both flaps and grafts have been used to restore natural structure of nasal ala. The present study summarizes a ten-year experience of reconstructive surgery using small composite...

This article argues that the practical jokes running throughout Wilson’s novel Our Nig; or Sketches from the Life of a Free Black (1859) are evidence of a deliberate and sophisticated comic strategy that exploits the spectacular body’s potential for subversive performance and works against thealienating conditions of social and political marginalisation experienced by African Americans in<l...