Evaluation of the thyroid and hypothyroid function after postoperative radiation therapy among breast cancer patients.

Background: The current advances in radiotherapy (RT) have improved the outcome of breast cancer (BC) patients. Despite its therapeutic benefits, the iatrogenic toxicities of RT and its impact on BC survivors are still debated, and further evaluations should be considered. This study aims to assess the rate of subclinical hypothyroidism and hypoparathyroidism among BC patients who were exposed to therapeutic radiation.

Histopathological Feature of Early-Onset Breast Cancer: A Comparative Analysis.

Background: Breast cancer is one of the most common malignancies among women. In some reports, it has been specified that the diagnosis of breast cancer at an earlier ages worsens the prognosis; this can be attributed to a combination of factors such as advanced stage of disease and late demonstration. Considering different results in last studies, this study's aim was investigation of breast cancer histopathology in two age groups of women under and above 40 years old.

Agenesis of the left hemi-diaphragm, the cause of a neglected dyspnea in a 65-year-old female; case report and literature review.

Introduction And Importance: In its complex way of embryonic evolvement, the diaphragmatic membrane can be involved with various disorders that may partially or entirely not develop. Agenesis of the diaphragm is the term that refers to this maldevelopment. It is the more severe form of congenital diaphragmatic hernia in which intra-abdominal viscera protrude into the thoracic cavity, causing respiratory and gastrointestinal problems.

Factors Affecting Behaviors of Women with Breast Cancer Facing Intimate Partner Violence Based on PRECEDE-PROCEED Model.

More than half of women in Iran experience intimate partner violence (IPV). This study aimed to explore IPV in women with breast cancer (BC) in Ardabil, Iran. Moreover, the predictors of violence and women's reactions against violence were examined.

The Predictors of Sexual Satisfaction among Iranian Women with Breast Cancer.

Background: Breast cancer targets women's sexual organs and deals with patients' femininity. The low age of incidence and the late stage of diagnosis of the disease in Iran give rise to sexual dysfunction among patients. Identifying the severity of the disorder, and its determiners can specify the probable groups to be influenced.

Management of Esophageal Burns Caused by Caustic Ingestion: A Case Report.

Introduction: Domestic and industrial swallowing of caustic substances can cause acute and chronic injuries. In the acute phase of care, focus is on the immediate control of tissue damage and perforation, and in the chronic phase, the focus is on the treatment of pharyngeal narrowing and impaired swallowing.

Case Presentation: The patients of this report were an 18-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman, who had esophageal burns after ingesting chemicals, and for solving their nutritional problems, such as difficulty in swallowing, they had underwent surgery.

Papillary carcinoma of the thyroglossal duct cyst: case report.

Thyroglossal duct cysts are the most common form of congenital cysts on the neck. The incidence of thyroid papillary carcinoma in thyroglossal duct cyst is less than 1%. In most cases the diagnosis is made postoperatively.

Effect of troxerutin on synaptic plasticity of hippocampal dentate gyrus neurons in a β-amyloid model of Alzheimer׳s disease: an electrophysiological study.

Alzheimer׳s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder with a progressive cognitive decline and memory loss. Multiple pathogenetic factors including aggregated β-amyloid (Aβ), neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs), cholinergic dysfunction and oxidative stress are involved in AD. Aβ, a major constituent of the senile plaques, is a potent neurotoxic peptide and has a pivotal role in cognitive deficit and reduced synaptic plasticity in AD.

Healing initial of appendectomy infection wounds with aggressive washing method.

Background: Appendicitis is one of the most common causes of mortality, despite medical advances it continues to be a major problem.

Objectives: The main goal of this study was healing initial of appendectomy infection wounds with aggressive washing method.

Patients And Methods: This study is a semiexperimental investigation which was performed on 300 patients with perforated appendicitis and infected ulcers who were selected randomly during 2001-2005.

Calculation of the probability of survival for trauma patients based on trauma score and the injury severity score model in fatemi hospital in ardabil.

Background: Trauma, in addition to economic and social costs, is the fourth cause of death in the world and in the year 2000 alone, it led to the death of more than 6000000 people. In Iran, Trauma has the first burden of disease and also needs a long medical surveillance.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of trauma cases using the trauma score and the injury severity score (TRISS) model and then comparing this with the results of a major trauma outcome study (MTOS) carried out in the US.

Determination of safe margin in the surgical pathologic specimens of non-small cell carcinoma of the lung.

Background And Aim: Local recurrences of the tumor at the surgical margin are serious problems in pulmonary resections for lung cancer. The aim of this study is to determine the involved margins and safe distances of the resection sites from tumor for prevention of local recurrences.

Material And Methods: In this prospective study, 66 patients operated for non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) from Jan 2006 to Sep 2008 were evaluated.

Chronic constrictive pericarditis.

Constrictive pericarditis (CP) is a rare clinical entity that can pose diagnostic problems. The diagnosis of CP requires a high degree of clinical suspicion. The gold standard for diagnosis is cardiac catheterization with analysis of intracavitary pressure curves, which are high and, in end diastole, equal in all chambers.

Understanding hypernatremia.

Understanding hypernatremia is at times difficult for many clinicians. However, hypernatremia can often be deciphered easily with some basic understanding of water and sodium balance. Here, the basic pathophysiological abnormalities underlying the development of sodium disorders are reviewed, and case examples are given.

Efficacy of Aloe vera/olive oil cream versus betamethasone cream for chronic skin lesions following sulfur mustard exposure: a randomized double-blind clinical trial.

Background: Chronic pruritic skin lesions are among the common late complications of sulfur mustard intoxication. In the present randomized double-blind clinical trial, therapeutic efficacy of Aloe vera/olive oil combination cream in the alleviation of these lesions was evaluated and compared to that of betamethasone 0.1% cream.

Familial Mediterranean fever in northwest of Iran (Ardabil): the first global report from Iran.

Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), which is the prototype of the hereditary periodic fever syndromes, is common in the countries around the Mediterranean Sea. Considering its geographical position in the northwest of Iran, with its population of Turkish origin and its vicinity to the Mediterranean Sea, th incidence of FMF should be high in Ardabil. The goal of this study was to introduce FMF as a disease with significant outbreak in this area.