conclusions adc valuecould be a prognostic factor to monitor the response to therapy for patients with cervical cancer. the addition of dw-mri to the conventional mri protocolsconsiderably improved the diagnostic ability of mr imaging method for tumor evaluations. results studies had shown thatthe mean adc value of cervical carcinoma (1.110 ± 0.175 × 10-3 mm2/s)is significantly lower than that ...

background: anterior interbody fusion of the cervical spine have become the gold standard for treating spinal diseases, hence the aim of this study was to compare long term follow up results in patients with cervical disk disease treated with anterior peek cage implantation and without it in anterior approach. methods: retrospectively 63 patients with known cervical discogenic disorders who wen...

conclusions the high prevalence of hpv in abnormal cytology underlines to the fact that the presence of hpv is a critical factor in the development of cervical cancer. the use of hpv dna techniques could actually become an effective and fast means of ascertaining the presence of hpv in abnormal cytology. results result showed a 100% presence of high risk hpv in all the samples with abnormal cyt...

Limited efficacy of chemotherapeutic drugs against solid tumors has been attributed to poor drug penetration into tumor tissues. Multicellular layer (MCL) cultures recapitulate barriers to drug penetration and distribution and have been used successfully in the production of clinically relevant data. In the present study, we evaluated the characteristics of paclitaxel (PTX) and 5-fluorouracil (...

the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of estradiol (e2), oxytocin (ot), relaxin (relaximol) injection and prostaglandin e1 (misoprostol) suppository on the cervix dilation, time of cervical dilation persistency and pregnancy rate of zandi ewes using artificial insemination. eighty 3-4 years old and 55±2.5 kg weight ewes were used for this study. in experiment 1, the ewes were assigne...

sarcoidosis is a chronic multisystem disorder of unknown etiology. all parts of the body can be affected but the organ most frequently affected is the lung. otolaryngologic manifestations occur in 20% to 40% of cases of sarcoidosis and the spectrum of lesions that may come under the purview of otolaryngologist is broad. in this case report a patient is presented with large cervical lymphadenopa...

abstract background: screening is a necessity for country health systems. in undeveloped countries that have no screening programs, cervical carcinoma is one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity. although cervical cancer is preventable it is poorly controlled in some countries. the main cause of it is unawareness of people from cervical cancer and screening methods. methods: the targe...