Purpose : Ossification of the laryngeal cartilage has been investigated, including pattern ossification, age-related changes, and sex differences. This study aimed to examine beginning, processes, differences ossification in Japanese patients using ultra-high-resolution computed tomography (UHRCT).

Reprint requests to: Dr. Ruey-Sheng Chang Department of Medical Imaging, Chia-Yi Christian Hospital. No. 539, Jhongsiao Road, Chiayi 600, Taiwan, R.O.C. Intraabdominal heterotopic ossif ication is a rare sequela of abdominal surgery or trauma. Only a few previous reports have been described in the literature. Here, we report the case of a 20-year-old man who underwent appendectomy 3 years ago a...

purpose : primary localized amyloidosis of eyelid is a localized type of amyloidosis without evidence of systemic involvement, which is a quite rare clinical condition. here we report a case of primary localized amyloidosis of eyelid. case report : a 40-year-old woman presented with a four-month history of swelling of the left upper eyelid resulting in a mechanical ptosis. the mass had a firm b...

inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor is an uncommon benign neoplasm and its presentation in small bowel is rare. due to clinical manifestation, laboratory data and radiologic results, there is an increased risk of over diagnosis as malignant tumors particularly malignant lymphoma in childhood therefore may be resulting in wrong therapeutic approach. however pathologic findings could be demonstrat...

Introduction: The blood supply as well as mechanical factors are known to guide the fracture healing process [1-4]. Revascularization, tissue differentiation and local mechanical conditions depend on each other in a very complex manner. Mathematical models have been developed to describe the time dependent callus formation during fracture healing. [5-8]. However, previous models did not take in...

Chondrosarcoma is a malignant tumor that produces cartilage matrix, and lesions that arise de novo are called primary. Primary chondrosarcoma is the third most common primary malignant tumor of bone, constituting 20%–27% of all primary malignant osseous neoplasms. There are numerous types of primary chondrosarcomas, including conventional intramedullary, clear cell, juxtacortical, myxoid, mesen...

F ray, M ay 5, 2017 PURPOSE: Acquired hypoparathyroidism is most commonly caused by surgical removal or iatrogenic injury. Permanent hypoparathyroidism occurs in up to 5% of patients undergoing total thyroidectomy or neck dissection, which can result in profound hypocalcemia. If injury is noted intraoperatively the parathyroid gland can be minced and implanted subcutaneously to recover function...

Ossification of the ligamentum flavum is a pathologic condition that affects the yellow ligaments mostly in male adults between fifty to sixty years of age. Ossification is more common in the thoracic spine causing slowly progressive myeloradiculopathy. In fact, OLF is so common in East Asian countries that is regarded as a frequent aging pathology in the people of this region (3,10-15,21,22,31...