Publications by authors named "G Abadjian"

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  • - The text discusses sacral spinal gangliogliomas, rare tumors that can cause symptoms like lower back pain and bladder issues, and are treated primarily through surgical resection due to their location near critical nerves.
  • - A case study of a 66-year-old woman highlights the surgical challenges faced, where a misdiagnosis led to unexpected findings during surgery but ultimately resulted in successful near-total tumor removal and symptom relief.
  • - The conclusion emphasizes the need for accurate diagnosis and careful surgical planning to minimize neurological risks, and it calls for ongoing research to enhance treatment strategies for these tumors.
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  • Reactive angioendotheliomatosis (RAE) is a rare, non-cancerous skin condition that involves the abnormal growth of blood vessels and endothelial cells in the skin, often linked to other health issues like infections or lymphoproliferative disorders.
  • This report highlights a unique case of RAE in a 46-year-old man who has ulcerative colitis (UC), a type of inflammatory bowel disease.
  • Histopathological analysis and immunostaining confirmed the diagnosis of RAE in this patient, marking it as the first known association of RAE with ulcerative colitis.
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Report the epidemiologic and histologic characteristics of CNS lesions in the Lebanese population. We conducted a retrospective study evaluating 2025 CNS lesions diagnosed between 1998 and 2017 in the pathology laboratory of a Lebanese tertiary center. 52.

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  • - Dural cavernous hemangiomas are rare brain tumors, typically presenting symptoms like headaches and seizures, but this case involved atypical choreiform movements in a 67-year-old male.
  • - Imaging revealed a parietal tumor invading both intradural and extradural spaces, resembling a meningioma, complicating the diagnosis based on its location.
  • - Following a craniotomy for resection, pathology confirmed a cavernous hemangioma, and the patient fully recovered, indicating that the tumor’s compressive effects were responsible for the unusual movement disorders.
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High-resolution sonography is becoming a method of choice for the detection and diagnosis of cervical lymph node metastasis in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). The purpose of this study is to assess the diagnostic accuracy of neck ultrasound (US) in the detection of lymph node metastases from PTC. Data for all patients with papillary thyroid cancers and preoperative neck US were reviewed retrospectively.

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