Chronic sclerosing sialadenitis, known as KT, was first described in 1896 by Kuttner. KT is clinically characterised by a firm mass of submandibular gland in middle-aged adults. This is an uncommon tumor-like lesion that typically involves one of the submandibular glands [1-3]. The treatment of choice is complete removal of the affected gland. The definitive diagnosis is made by histopathologic...

In their struggle against targeting rules, however, McCallum and Nelson seem to face an uphill battle. There is now a rapidly growing literature by many authors that successfully applies targeting rules to monetary policy analysis. This literature includes recent contributions by Benigno and Benigno (2003), Benigno and Woodford (2004a,b), Cecchetti (1998, 2000), Cecchetti and Kim (2004), Evans ...

conclusions pc-rplnd is one the major operations in the field of urology, which is associated with significant adjunctive surgeries. in appropriate cases, pc-rplnd was associated with good cancer specific survival in tertiary oncology center. results twenty-one patients underwent bilateral pc-rplnd. mean age was 26.3 years (ranged 16 - 47). mean size of retroperitoneal mass after chemotherapy w...

background: neuroblastoma is the most common tumor in infancy and wilms’ tumor is the most common malignant tumor of kidney in childhood. both the tumors are usually within the differential diagnosis of each other. this study compares the clinical manifestations, sex and age distribution of childhood wilms’ tumor and neuroblastoma at one of tehran children hospitals. materials and methods: the ...

abstract gastrointestinal mesenchymal tumors are a group of tumors originating from the mesenchymal stem cells of the gi tract. digestive tract schwannomas are rare mesenchymal tumors which occur most frequently in the stomach. we report a 56-yearold woman who was examined endoscopically for dyspepsia which she had suffered from since 3 years ago. around gastric antral mass was seen. surgical r...

purpose: to present a case of orbital granular cell tumor, a rare orbital tumor. case report: a 55-year-old woman presented with binocular diplopia and right ocular displacement. the problem had initiated 3 years ago. a firm nontender mass at the region of the right lower lid was visible. orbital ct-scan disclosed a well-defined mass in the inferior right orbit with involvement of the inferior ...

results there was no statistical difference between the 2 groups with respect to the recurrence rate (p > 0.05). although the recurrence interval was longer for the metformin group, this increase was not statistical significant (p > 0.05). furthermore, tumor recurrence had no correlation with sex or the grade of the tumors. conclusions according to our findings, it seems that metformin has no c...