BACKGROUND Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors (DNETs) are rare, benign brain neoplasms that typically arise in children and adolescents and classically present with intractable, partial complex seizures. DNETs are classically associated with a favorable prognosis after complete surgical resection. CASE DESCRIPTION We describe a case of long-term recurrence of a DNET, which initially rese...

purpose: to report the clinical, radiological, pathological and therapeutic features of a case of recurrent cavernous hemangioma. case report: a 32 year old lady with progressive decrease of vision in her right eye associated with blepharoptosis was diagnosed to have orbital cavernous hemangioma which was excised. 10 years later she presented with recurrent proptosis and progressive eye deviati...

background postoperative relapse is a common feature of crohn's disease (cd) in western countries but its frequency and risk factors have not been studied in the middle east where there is a rapid upsurge in the incidence of cd. this study aims to research the frequency and risk factors of its recurrence after surgery among 566 iranian patients with cd in tehran, iran. methods all 566 patients ...

background upper gastrointestinal bleeding (ugib) is a major healthcare problem and is the most frequent gastrointestinal reason for admission to hospital. we aimed to investigate the prognosis of patients with ugib referred to a referral hospital in northern iran in 2013. methods all patients with ugib who admitted to sayyad shirazi hospital, in gorgan, northern iran, in 2013 were enrolled. th...

AIM To assess the relationship between the timing of radiotherapy and the risk of local failure in patients with endometrioid-type endometrial cancer who had undergone surgery and adjuvant external pelvic radiotherapy (with or without brachytherapy), but not chemotherapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS One hundred and seventy seven patients were analyzed in this study. The median follow-up of the survi...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to analyze oncologic outcomes after transanal local excision (LE) to ensure adequate surveillance of recurrence in order to treat with curative intent. METHODS Between January 2000 and June 2009, 102 patients who underwent transanal LE for rectal adenocarcinoma were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS Of the 102 patients, 53 (52.0%) were male. The mean age wa...