AIMS AND BACKGROUND Neutron rays produce high linear energy transfer radiation, which has particular radiobiological characteristics. The aim of the study was to observe the curative effects and complications of external irradiation combined with californium-252 (252Cf) neutron intraluminal brachytherapy for treatment of cervical carcinoma. METHODS AND STUDY DESIGN From December 2000 to Decem...

lymphangioma circumscriptum is a benign lymphatic malformation which is localized to the skin and subcutaneous tissues. it consists of dilated lymph channels lined by normal endothelium.primary vulvar involvement is very rare and only 28 cases have been reported till 2002. here we report a case in an 18 years old girl who was referred to our gynecologic clinic with symptoms of pain,swelling and...

lymphatic metastasis to abdominal lymph nodes. The patient received 1 course of platinum-containing chemotherapy, but the response was evaluated as progressive disease. The abdominal lymph nodes grew up to 30 mm in size. She died of lung cancer 2 months after the chemotherapy. Direct lymphatic metastasis to abdominal lymph nodes without involvement of lobar, hilar, or mediastinal lymph nodes is...

purpose: to present a case of traumatic bilateral eyelid lymphedema. case report: an 18-year old male presented with severe bilateral eye lid lymphedema with a history of severe craniofacial trauma three month ago and neurosurgical procedure. he had lost vision in his left eye because of sever globe injury. his lymphedema was attributed to wide surgical incision scar. the patient underwent manu...

Introduction: Lymphorrhea defined as the leakage of serous lymphatic fluid in response to lymphatic duct disturbances. It could be resulted either due to malignant neoplasms, abdominal traumas, bacterial peritonitis, pelvic irradiation, peritoneal dialysis, or abdominal tuberculosis. It could also be from iatrogenic causes such as aortic surgery, spinal surgery, and lymph node dissection for va...

This study was conducted because of influence of prebiotics (alphamune) and symbiotic (biomin) on histometrical development of small intestine and lymphatic tissue of caecal tonsil have been not reported on broiler chicken. In this study, different parts of small intestine and caecal tonsil, which is a major area of gut associated lymphatic tissue (GALT) in chicken were selected. One hundred an...

Background: Management of lymphedema is a challenging issue in surgery.  A variety of operations have been used, albeit with little success. Objective: To investigate the efficacy of testicular patch as a lymphatic conduit. Methods: An incision was made on the inguinal area of 10 dogs and all lymph nodes of inguinal area were excised. The tunica albuginea and parenchyma near the hilum of testes...

background: radiation-induced discomfort is frequently observed during pelvic radiotherapy. this study was performed to determine the effect of a green tea tablet to reduce the incidence of radiation-induced diarrhea and vomiting in patients with abdomen and pelvic malignancy. materials and methods: this randomized controlled clinical trial recruited 42 patients with abdomen and pelvic malignan...

We have reported previously that the incidence of tumors induced in Sprague-Dawley rats by total-body gamma-ray irradiation can be considerably reduced by restriction of food intake [Gross, L. & Dreyfuss, Y. (1984) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 81, 7596-7598]. In experiments reported here we investigated the influence of reduced food intake on the development of radiation-induced leukemia in C3H(f...