background: giant retroperitoneal uterine leiomyomas are uncommon. degenerative changes of a leiomyoma may lead to unusual presentation resulting in misdiagnosis preoperatively. the final diagnosis can be made either intraoperatively or histologically. case: we report a 45-year-old multiparous women presented with abdominal distension and fatigue for six months. abdominopelvic sonography and co...

giant cell glioblastoma is an extremely rare variant of glioblastoma (who grade iv) which is characterized by a predominance of bizarre, multinucleated giant cells. these tumors comprise of 0.8% of brain tumors and up to 5% of glioblastomas. in pediatric age group, these tumors are still uncommon with only around 53 published cases since 1952. here, we report a case of a 12-year old female pati...

giant cell tumors (gct) are benign tumors with potential for aggressive behavior and capacity to metastasize. although rarely lethal, benign bone tumors may be associated with a substantial disturbance of the local bony architecture that can be particularly troublesome in peri-articular locations. its histogenesis remains unclear. it is characterized by a proliferation of mononuclear stromal ce...

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Giant cell lesions as a group of the oral and maxillofacial lesions are common and potentially destructive. The aim of this study was to assess the frequency of oral lesions containing giant cells in a 22-year period in Isfahan Dental School, Iran.METHODS: In this epidemiological, cross-sectional, retrospective study the archive information in the Department of Oral Patholog...

Giant cell carcinoma of the endometrium is a rare and an aggressive tumor that should be distinguished from other endometrial tumors with a prominent giant cell component, including trophoblastic tumors, certain primary sarcomas, and malignant mixed müllerian tumors. At present, cumulative data on this rare histological variant is limited and the prognostic significance of the presence and the ...

The association between actinic granuloma and giant cell arteritis (temporal arteritis) has been claimed by some authors. There is a hypothesis that actinic radiation has the principal role in the etiology of both diseases in a similar way. Here, we report a case of actinic granuloma that had characteristic pathologic features of giant cell arteritis in histopathologic examination without clini...

Giant bamboo Dendrocalamus asper is recommended in environmental and livelihood programs in the Philippines due to its various ecological, economic and social benefits. However, there are limited data on the ecology of giant bamboo litterfall production, which contributes to soil nutrient availability. Bamboo also contributed in carbon sequestration. The study was conducted within the ...