Objective: Anticipatory grief is one of the most prominent psychological phenomena in mothers of children diagnosed with cancer. The aim of present study was to compare anticipatory grief of mothers of children diagnosed with cancer within the previous 1 month and those whose children were diagnosed 6-12 months earlier.  Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. The sample consisted of 7...

superficial acral fibromyxoma are rare soft tissue tumors predominantly involving hands and feet of adults. there are only a few reported cases of this benign neoplasm, but no fnac diagnosis of this tumor is reported in the literature. a forty-eight year old female presented with a 5 x 3.5 cm globular, firm swelling over the right fifth toe. fine needle aspiration cytology (fnac) of the lesion ...

Background: Caudal regression syndrome (CRS) is a rare complex congenital anomaly which is characterized by agenesis of the sacral and lumbar spine. Pelvis, lower extremity, genitourinary, cardiac anomalies and lower extremity neurological and motor development deficits may be accompanied. The exact etiology is unclear but the maternal insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (hyperglycaemia during ...

Received Oct 2, 1998. Received revised Jan 13, 1999. Accepted for publication Jan 13, 1999. From the Division of Child Neurology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas (Dr Roach), Dallas, TX; the Division of Pediatric Neurology, University of Connecticut at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center (Dr DiMario), Hartford, CT; the Johnson Neurological Clinic (Dr Kandt), High Poin...

Fan, S-t., Choi, T-k., Chan, F-I., Lai, E.C.S. and Wong, J. (1989) Pancreatic Phlegmon: What Is It? The American Journal of Surgery, 157 544-547 In a retrospective study of 264 patients with acute pancreatitis, 22 were identified as having phlegmon by combined radiologic and clinical criteria. The radiologic criteria consisted of demonstration of abnormal lesion on computed tomography scan whic...