Effect of Mitomycin C on Recurrence of Ganglion Cysts in the Foot and Ankle.

Ganglion cysts are among the most common benign soft tissue masses. Although surgery has been shown to be effective, ∼12% to 42% of cases with long-term follow-up have been reported to recur. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of the topical application of mitomycin C used as an adjuvant to surgery on recurrence rate of ganglion cysts.

Epidemiology, Incidence, and Survival of Rhabdomyosarcoma Subtypes: SEER and ICES Database Analysis.

Rhabdomyosarcoma is the most common soft-tissue sarcoma in children and adolescents and accounts for 3% of all pediatric tumors. Subtypes include alveolar, spindle cell, embryonal, mixed-type, pleomorphic, and rhabdomyosarcoma with ganglionic differentiation. The National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database was queried for patients diagnosed with any type of rhabdomyosarcoma between 1973 and 2014.

Identification of Risk Factors for Cervical Spine Injury from Pediatric Trauma Registry.

Background: Cervical spine injuries are rare in children. Our goal is to establish guidelines for cervical spine clearance that are practical for our pediatric population, and, in the process, to reduce the risk of radiation exposure from unnecessary advanced imaging.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the records from the registries of two pediatric trauma centers from the past 11 years (January 2002 to June 2013).

Surgical excision of an abdominal wall granular cell tumour with Permacol(R) mesh reconstruction: a case report.

Introduction: Granular cell tumours of the abdominal wall are extremely rare: less than 10 have been reported in the worldwide medical literature. We report this interesting case, review the relevant literature on this tumour and discuss surgical abdominal wall reconstruction options.

Case Presentation: A 70 year old lady presented with a left abdominal mass.

Inhibition of plasminogen activation protects against ganglion cell loss in a mouse model of retinal damage.

Purpose: The mechanisms that trigger ganglion cell death in ischemic retinal diseases are not clearly understood. Using a mouse optic nerve ligation model, the objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that extracellular matrix (ECM) modulating plasminogen activators (PAs) potentiate ganglion cell loss.

Methods: Optic nerve ligation was performed to initiate ganglion cell loss in the retina.