Unilateral malignant pleural effusion as an initial manifestation that leads to the diagnosis of an underlying acute lymphoblastic leukemia is a rare event. Early and accurate diagnosis of this case is important for prompt ...

Multiple myeloma is a neoplastic plasma cell dyscrasia. Patients usually present with bone pain, anemia, hypercalcemia and renal failure. Unusual presentations include progressive bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, ...

Background: The present study aimed to investigate the rate and time of ovarian function restoration in breast cancer patients between 40 and 60 years of age who were in menopause (biochemically documented) and received ...

Background: Basal cell carcinoma is the most common form of skin cancer in men. Increased marker expressions of apoptosis and cell proliferation have been found in the majority of basal cell carcinomas. Our purpose was to ...

A desmoplastic small round cell tumor is a malignant tumor of the abdominal and pelvic cavities. This tumor involves serosal surfaces such as the peritoneum, pleura, and scrotum. In this case report a 28-year old male ...

Background: The main function of the pineal hormone melatonin which is mediated via its two receptors, MTNR1A and MTNR1B, is to mediate dark signals in addition to anti-oxidation, immune system enhancement, protection from ...

Background: ST6Gal1, Cox-2 and HB-EGF genes are involved in different tumors and their enhanced expressions often correlate with poor prognosis. In this study we assay the expressions of these genes by reverse transcriptase-PCR ...

Background: This study evaluated the role of family history of cancer and gynecologic factors in relation to the etiology of ovarian cancer in a low socioeconomic population in Iran.Methods: From 2007-2009 we conducted a ...