Background: Marjolin's ulcer is a rare, aggressive condition that arises on chronic skin lesions and diseases. In this article, we will report 83 cases of this disease. Methods: Retrospectively, we retrieved 83 records of patients with cancer arising from chronic skin conditions. Data concerning demography, type of original skin insult, time interval between original lesion and cancer, ...

objectives: this study aimed to compare the incidence of white spot lesions (wsls) around orthodontic bands following the application of two glass ionomer (gi) cements namely gc gold label and gc fuji plus for six to 12 months. materials and methods: a total of 186 permanent first molars of orthodontic patients requiring banding of at least two permanent first molars were chosen. the teeth were...

BACKGROUND Our group has previously published a retrospective review defining variables predictive of transmural bowel ischemia in the setting of pneumatosis intestinalis (PI). We hypothesize this prospective study will confirm the findings of the retrospective review, enhancing legitimacy to the predictive factors for pathologic PI previously highlighted. METHODS Data were collected using th...

advances in optical coherence tomography have enabled a better appreciation of the role of pathologic choroidal changes in a variety of retinal disease. a “pachychoroid” (pachy-[prefix]: thick) is defined as an abnormal and permanent increase in choroidal thickness often showing dilated choroidal vessels and other structural alterations of the normal choroidal architecture. central serous c...

OBJECTIVE To identify the pathologic features of prognostic significance in patients with resectable adrenocortical carcinomas. DESIGN Retrospective review. SETTING Tertiary referral center. PATIENTS Review of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center prospective adrenocortical carcinoma database from 1986 through 1996 identified 46 patients who underwent curative adrenalectomy for prima...