benign tumors in liver are rare and appear not to have been previously reported in camel (camelus dromedarius). this study describes histopathologic characteristics of lipoma, cavernous hemangioma and leiomyoma in the liver of dromedary camels. seventy livers of dromedary camels which were slaughtered for human consumption were collected from july to november 2011 from the north east of iran an...

AIM Computed tomography (CT)-guided stereotactic brain biopsy has been performed in our clinic since March 1998. In this prospective study, we examined the patient data undergoing stereotactic biopsy and the results of biopsies in 500 consecutive patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS Between the dates of March 1998 and January 2015, CT-guided stereotactic biopsies were performed by using the Leksell...

PURPOSE To evaluate the usefulness of a virtual ultrasound (US) imaging device as a tool to assist novice sonographers. MATERIALS AND METHODS A prospective blinded pilot study was conducted involving patients with liver lesions. Two sonographers and 2 medical doctors with less than 5 years of experience performed US examinations. The time needed to detect liver lesions on US and the success r...

The presence of occlusive portal vein thrombosis (PVT) greatly changes the natural history of liver cirrhosis, because it not only significantly increases the incidence of variceal rebleeding but also negatively influences the survival. However, due to the absence of strong evidence, no standard treatment algorithm for the secondary prophylaxis of variceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients with no...

Abstract Background Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is an abnormal polyclonal proliferation of cells that affect different parts the body. Temporal bone involvement quite common among involved sites. The etiology unknown. Diagnosis based on symptoms, imaging, and histopathology. Especially LCH in temporal confused with acute or subacute otitis media. There are many treatment options LCH. Ca...

Mycosis fungoides (MF) is the most frequent type of primary cutaneous T-cell/NK-cell lymphoma. The Koebner phenomenon is defined as the appearance of cutaneous lesions on previously noninvolved skin following trauma and is observed in a series of cutaneous diseases including psoriasis, lichen planus, viral warts, molluscum contagiosum, etc. In this case report, 3 patients with longstanding MF a...

OBJECTIVE To characterize clinical and interictal electroencephalographic aspects of children and adults with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) due to tumoral lesions. METHOD We performed a retrospective analysis of the clinical and interictal electroencephalographic aspects of 16 children (64 exams) and 12 adults (78 exams) with lesions in the temporal lobe. RESULTS The most frequent etiologies...