Hydatid disease of the ribs: An exceptional location.

Background: Hydatid disease is a zoonosis caused by larval stages of cestodes belonging to the genus Echinococcus. The rib location is exceptional. It presents a real diagnostic and therapeutic challenge.

Incidental finding of multiple pulmonary and cardiac hydatid cysts.

Background: Cardiac hydatid cyst is a rare parasitic disease. Since it may be associated with fatal complications, early diagnosis and treatment of a cardiac hydatid cyst is very important, however, it may stay asymptomatic for a long time, until they reveal themselves being perforated into cardiac chambers and/or pulmonary artery or systemic circulation.

Case Presentation: We report a case of a young asymptomatic boy, who underwent a routine chest x ray in a pre employment check up in whom we discovered a multiple pulmonary lesions and a right ventricle hydatid cyst.

[Pneumoblastoma in adults: a new case report and literature review].

Pulmonary blastoma is a rare tumor which has been mainly reported in children. It accounts for 0.25-0.

Expression of receptor for advanced glycation end-products (RAGE) in thymus from myasthenia patients.

Objectives: The receptor for advanced glycation end-products (RAGE) is a membranous immunoglobulin involved in the pathogenesis of numerous autoimmune diseases and tumors. The aim of this study was to investigate the possible involvement of RAGE in the pathogenesis of myasthenia gravis.

Material And Methods: This prospective study included 41 cases of myasthenia gravis treated at our institution between 2010 and 2015.