Exploring bixin from L. seeds: quantification and insights into its anti-cancer potential.

Bixin, the key pigment of L., is an apo-carotenoid found in the seed arils. The present study aimed to quantitatively determine the bixin content of seeds and explore its anti-cancer activity through studies.

Symptomatic cerebral vasospasm following posterior fossa hemangioblastoma resection: illustrative case.

Background: Symptomatic cerebral vasospasm following posterior fossa intra-axial tumor resection is a rare phenomenon with only seven cases previously reported in the literature. The condition appears distinct to vasospasm following supratentorial tumor resection and extra-axial tumor resection of the posterior fossa. It shares, however, similarities with vasospasm following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology vs. the Postoperative Histology - the Continuing Need for Multi-Disciplinary Approach?

We set out to investigate the concordance rates that were observed between fine needle aspiration cytology (FNA) compared with that of the post operative histology obtained for thyroid nodules over an 8 year period at a large university hospital.A retrospective analysis of 355 cases was conducted; patients operated for hyperthyroidism were excluded for the purposes of this study. We identified malignancy in a total of 101 cases (28%) The chance of malignancy with 2 Thy1 specimens was 5% in this study and 9% was observed in those with a Thy 2 FNA.

Anastomosing Haemangioma of the Kidney Involving a Segmental Branch of the Renal Vein.

Anastomosing variant of capillary haemangioma is a rare and recently described vascular tumour with a proclivity for the genitourinary tract. Here we present the case of a 64-year-old man with incidental finding of 3.4 cm renal mass on CT who had laparoscopic nephrectomy with a good postoperative recovery.

An infant with splenohepatomegaly: a rare cause.

Osteopetrosis is a rare congenital disorder of bone resorption, caused by failure of osteoclasts to reabsorb immature bone. Malignant infantile osteopetrosis presents in early life with generalized osteosclerosis and decreased bone marrow spaces, resulting in anemia, splenohepatomegaly due to extramedullary hematopoiesis, cranial nerve compression, and growth failure. It is a fatal condition with death occurring within the first year of life.