BACKGROUND Radiofrequency thermal ablation (RFTA) has recently been introduced for the treatment of painful bone metastases. We report the outcome of one combined protocol session of percutaneous RFTA and cementoplasty on a painful sternal breast cancer metastasis of a 66-year-old patient. PATIENTS AND METHODS A sternal lesion was identified at a repeated CT scan during the oncological follow...

the developmental abnormality of tooth resulting from the infolding of enamel/dentin into the root is called dens invaginatus. management of such cases is usually challenging due to the morphological complexity of root canal system. this report presents a rare treatment protocol of a clinical case of oehler’s type iii dens invaginatus combined with an endodontic lesion in a vital maxillary late...

OBJECTIVE We assessed thin-section CT features specific to benignity in solitary pulmonary nodules of 1 cm or smaller that were detected at population-based CT screening for lung cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two reviewers independently made qualitative (presence or absence of lobulation, spiculation, air bronchogram, cavity, satellite lesions, pleural tag, concave margins, polygonal shape, a...

tumefactive fibroinflammatory lesions (tfls) are rare idiopathic benign fibrosclerosing lesions that clinically simulate a malignancy. tfls are seen more frequently in males between 10 and 74 years of age. the usual site of involvement is the head and neck region, but rarely the extremities may be involved. coexisting fibrosclerotic processes have been reported including retroperitoneal fibrosi...

statement of problem: failure of endodontic treatment is determined on the basis of radiographic findings and clinical signs and/ or symptoms of the treated teeth. purpose: the purpose of this study was to determine endodontic treatment failure in relation to various factors influencing it in teeth with periapical lesions (clinically and radiographically). materials and methods: teeth which had...

introduction: chronic sclerosing sialadenitis is a relatively uncommon disorder of the salivary gland. because of its clinical similarity to a salivary gland neoplasm, this condition has been known as kuttner tumor and is classified as a tumorlike lesion. case report: this is the first reported case of bilateral kuttner tumor of the submandibular glands in iran. it was initially diagnosed as a ...

introduction traumatic lumbar spondylolisthesis is rare disease and in the literature, different surgical approaches, including anterior, posterior, or combined approaches (posterior and anterior) are used to treat the lesion. case presentation we treated a case of traumatic lumbosacral spondylolisthesis using posterior approach and the patient showed a satisfactory outcome. at the final follow...