Publications by authors named "Ayman Salman"
Article Synopsis
- - Synovial sarcomas are uncommon soft tissue tumors that primarily occur in the limbs but can also be found in unusual sites like the ethmoid sinus, complicating diagnosis.
- - A 38-year-old man with severe headaches and facial nerve issues was diagnosed with monophasic synovial sarcoma after an endoscopic biopsy, despite initial suspicions of a different condition.
- - After experiencing multiple strokes and being referred for treatment, the patient received chemotherapy and radiation specifically for the tumor but is now under palliative care to manage his symptoms, highlighting the need for early diagnosis and a team approach in treatment.
Introduction: Spinal Epidural Lipomatosis (SEL) is a rare disorder of pathological overgrowth of the spinal epidural fat in the extradural space. The pathogenesis of SEL usually involves exogenous steroid use or endogenous steroids overproduction. However, idiopathic cases have been reported.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCurrent advances in cancer therapy have increased survival, emphasizing the need for life quality improvement. Fertility loss is common post-chemotherapy. Current guidelines establish embryo and oocyte cryopreservation to address premature ovarian insufficiency (POI).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCerebello-pontine angle (CPA) tumors account for only less than 10 % of intracranial tumors, it usually affects children at a young age with the midline being the most favorable location. Our adult patient demonstrated a very unusual site for medulloblastoma at the CPA. Less than 50 cases all around the world have been reported in the English literature for Medulloblastoma to be located at the CPA, and most of them in pediatric age group.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Clear cell sarcoma is a very rare malignant tumor originating from neural crest cells, the tumor most commonly affects the lower limbs but there have been few cases reported to affect the trunk and para spinal area. Patients with Para spinal sarcoma have a variety of clinical presentations and a variable prognosis depending on several prognostic factors including tumor size.
Case Presentation: A 14-year-old male patient presented with paraplegia for one month duration and he was diagnosed later on to have a paraspinal clear cell sarcoma at D12-L1 level.
Objectives: This study aims to assess the association between joint hypermobility (JHM) and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
Patients And Methods: This cross sectional study included 100 consecutive Iraqi patients (43 males, 57 females; mean age 30±6.6 years; range 18 to 40 years) with GERD diagnosed by a gastroenterologist according to the guidelines for diagnosis and management of GERD and age and sex matched 100 healthy controls (36 males, 64 females; mean age 30±5.