Abstract Background: Breast cancer is the most common fatal cancer among women worldwide and it has an increasing rate in Iranian women. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship of gravidity with removed lymph nodes and involved lymph nodes after mastectomy surgery in women with breast cancer. Methods: In this ...

An 8-month-old crossbred Labrador retriever was presented with a history and clinical signs suggestive of lower urinary tract obstruction. Laboratory results revealed azotaemia and hyperphosphataemia. Ultrasonographic evaluation of the urinary tract showed a mass at the bladder trigone, hydronephrosis, hyrodureter, and suspected metastases to lymph nodes and the liver. Pulmonary metastasis was ...

The efficacy of the meat inspection procedures implemented for the detection of tuberculous cattle was evaluated by testing for bovine tuberculosis in 751 animals. The study involved routine inspection at slaughter, collection of tissues for detailed examination in the laboratory, and bacteriological investigation to identify Mycobacterium bovis. Of the 751 carcasses examined, 34 (4.5%) were fo...