background: nonmelanoma skin cancer rates are increasing worldwide. mohs micrographic surgery and surgical excision (se) are the two treatment methods for this type of cancer. the current paper aims at determining and comparing the  cost-effectiveness of se and mohs micrographic surgery. materials and methods: the current study has a retrospective cohort design. a number of 630 patients sufferi...

background uterine cancer stays the most prevalent gynecologic malignancy in developed countries. providing suitable solutions to treat this disease is required to the early diagnosis of this cancer. objectives the aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of multiple-site lymph node sampling in patients with the endometrioid type of endometrial cancer. patients and methods demographi...

BACKGROUND The management of preinvasive cervical lesions has the objective to ensure the absence of invasive lesions and to prevent progression to cancer. Excisional procedures have been preferred to treat these lesions as they report the presence of unsuspected invasive lesions and the status of surgical margins, allowing inferring full excision when such are free of disease. The purpose of t...

background current surgical treatments in peyronie's disease are accompanied by complications such as penile shortening, loss of sensation, erectile dysfunction and recurrence of disease. the aim of this study was the evaluation of clinical results of intracavernosal plaque excision in peyronie's disease. methods the operation was performed on 35 men. it was consisted of incising the ...

background: the aim of this study was to evaluate the reduction in excision cavity volume (ecv) during the whole breast radiotherapy (wbrt). the delineating of reduced cavity volume on secondary ct (computed tomography) might decrease the field size of boost plan. materials and methods: twenty patients were treated having breast conservative surgery. at first, primary ct simulation (ct-1) was d...

objective(s) wound healing represents a dynamic physiological process influenced by many factors. the aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of teucrium polium honey on the wound healing and tensile strength in rat. materials and methods thirty-six sprague-dawley rats were randomly divided into four equal (n= 9) treatment and control groups. two full-thickness wounds were made ove...

this study has examined the relationship between the xpd lys 751 gln polymorphism and colorectal cancer in 88 patients and their 88 age and sex-matched controls. genomic dna from peripheral whole blood was extracted using standard method to determine the genotype of subjects with rflp-pcr analysis. although this study shows cancer patients harbor more heterozygous genotype (xpd lys 751 gln) (or...