GTD (Gestational Trophoblastic Disease) is a pathology that encompasses benign and malignant clinical forms, affects women of childbearing age, has variable incidence more frequent in developing or underdeveloped countries, colliding with the economic barrier. The absence clear protocols guidelines for correct diagnosis results inadequate classification, imprecise treatment failed post-therapeu...

Follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC) is the second most common type of thyroid cancer after papillary carcinoma. It usually grows slowly and is clinically indolent; but rarely, its aggressive forms with distant metastases can occur. We report here an uncommon case of bilateral orbital metastasis of FTC. A 70-year-old woman present...

follicular thyroid carcinoma (ftc) is the second most common type of thyroid cancer after papillary carcinoma. it usually grows slowly and is clinically indolent; but rarely, its aggressive forms with distant metastases can occur. we report here an uncommon case of bilateral orbital metastasis of ftc. a 70-year-old woman presented with bilateral exophtalmus and past medical history of thyroid n...

Abstract Limited by rigid instruments, traditional open curettage of bone cysts requires large incisions and the removal substantial amounts healthy tissue to approach lesion. This causes a lengthy recovery period with an increased risk for complications. While other less invasive methods have been suggested, none accepted as standard treatment modalities, many them not applied beyond academic ...

OBJECTIVE To develop a thoracoscopic technique for correcting and/or removing an intrathoracic disease process using our existing operating room equipment and without a "small thoracotomy." METHODS AND PROCEDURES Fifty-eight patients from October 1994 to April 1998 were prospectively studied. All were undergoing procedures involving the removal of a suspected benign (or infectious) pleural pr...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Vacuum aspiration has become standard surgical procedure for safe early pregnancy termination. Most of these operations are performed in the operating theater using suction curettage and an electric vacuum pump. MVA (manual vacuum aspiration) is an alternative that is well suited for use as a clinical procedure, which could have advantages both for the patient and the h...

UNLABELLED This study aimed at investigating ultrasonographic features of partial hydatidiform mole to establish a proper diagnosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS This was a retrospective study of 70 pregnancies which were divided into two groups: group I--35 pregnant women with a molar pregnancy diagnosed in the first trimester; group II--35 pregnant women with physiological pregnancy spontaneously a...