background the number of patients with gastric cancer is growing worldwide. in iran (in 2009) of the 74067 new cases of cancer, 6886 were diagnosed as having gastric cancer. this study was conducted to investigate 5-year survival rate for gastric cancer in yazd province, central iran. methods in this descriptive study, the medical records of patients with gastric cancer were collected from the ...

objective: at present, treatment of edentulous areas with implant-supported prosthesis has greatly increased. the aim of this study was to assess the survival rate of implants with different diameters. methods: this retrospective study was conducted on 239 warfare victims presenting to qazi tabatabaie clinic during 2000-2010. a total of 1,649 implants were placed. the success criteria included ...

abstract         in the increasing population of the elderly in iran, so far no prospective health studies have been undertaken.   this study was conducted to identify the risk factors of survival time of the elderly of ages above 60 years. material and methods: individuals above 60 years old were recruited in the primary phase of the tehran lipid and glucose study (tlgs) during 1998-2001. they...

conclusions it was observed that the success and survival rate of maxillary molar immediate implant was relatively high and similar to those of conventional delayed implants. results immediate implants were most frequently used for incisor and premolar sites and there is very little data available on immediate implantation in the molar area. in this research, we reviewed all the existing papers...

results cox regression analysis showed that co-infection with hiv significantly affects the survival rate of tb patients so that the rate of death was 20.7 (8.1-53) times more than tb infected patients alone. also, married patients with tuberculosis were 2.7 times more at risk of death than single subjects. we also confirmed that in hiv/tb positive patients, married individuals were more prone ...

background: the cryopreservation of human oocyte would make a significant contribution to infertility treatment, such as using it for oocyte donation and for patients a bout to lose ovarian function due to surgery or chemotherapy. despite of using standard freezing straws and cryovials or even open pulled straws, only a few successful pregnancies have been arisen from cryopreserved human oocyte...

background: acute myeloid leukemia (aml) is known as one of the most common leukemia among adults. environmental and different genetic factors affect disease process, prognosis and treatment. among different genetic factors npm1, flt3, mll and baalc genes are the most effective on patient's survival rate. the aim of this study was to assess amount of baalc gene expression in aml patients, and i...

background: intracranial lesions of the pituitary gland are common pituitary adenomas, accounting for 6-10% of all symptomatic intracranial tumors. in this retrospective study, the clinicopathologic features and survival rate of pituitary adenomas were evaluated. methods: the present retrospective study was conducted on 83 patients with pituitary adenomas, referring to radiation oncology depart...

purpose : to describe the survival characteristics and prognostic factors of patients with retinoblastoma in a referral center in iran methods : from medical records, we retrospectively analyzed the data of 139 consecutive children diagnosed in our hospital between 1991 and 2001 as having retinoblastoma. information on gender, laterality, age at diagnosis, presenting signs, tumor staging, treat...