Pediatric Germ Cell Tumors; A 10-year Experience.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of germ cell tumors in patients admitted to our center during a ten year period.

Methods: In a retrospective descriptive study, patients with the pathological diagnosis of germ cell tumor (GCT) were included. All records were evaluated and patients followed by personal visit in clinic or phone call.

Acute mediastinitis in children: a nine-year experience.

Background: Acute mediastinitis is a serious medical condition with a mortality rate of 30 to 40% or even higher. Early diagnosis with prompt and aggressive treatment is essential to prevent its rapid progression. We evaluated acute mediastinitis cases and analyzed the outcomes.

Congenital rhabdomyosarcoma of shoulder.

A 16-day-old female was referred with congenital swelling on her right shoulder. On examination, there was a hard, round, ecchymotic, nontender, slightly movable, warm and shiny 10x15 cm mass on the right axillary pits which was extended to the right side of neck and chest wall. The mass separated the shoulder from the chest wall causing paralysis of right hand.

Complete colonic duplication in children.

Background: Complete colonic duplication is a very rare congenital anomaly that may have different presentations according to its location and size. Complete colonic duplication can occur in 15% of gastrointestinal duplication. We report two cases of complete colonic duplications, and their characteristics.

Tracheoesophageal fistula following disc battery ingestion and foreign body impaction.

Background: Ingestion of foreign bodies may result in the formation of a tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF), which causes severe morbidity in children. We describe four cases of TEF, who underwent emergent surgery for repair.

Case Presentation: In this report, we present about four patients aged between 9 months to 2.

Vulvovaginal candidiasis and its related factors in diabetic women.

Objective: One of the problems of women with diabetes is resistant vulvovaginitis, which is related to some factors such as hyperglycemia, allergy and atopy. One of the most common pathogens associated with this condition is Candida albicans . Thus, most physicians begin antifungal therapy at the patients first visit, even without paraclinical findings.

The prevalence of polyp in colon of patients with acromegaly.

Several studies have shown that patients with acromegaly are at increased risk of developing colorectal polyps and cancer. The prevalence of polyp in colon of patients with acromegaly was variously reported between 23% and 53%. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of polyp and cancer of colon in patients with acromegaly.

Discordance in diagnosis of osteoporosis using spine and hip bone densitometry.

BACKGROUND: Diagnostic discordance for osteoporosis is the observation that the T-score of an individual patient varies from one key measurement site to another, falling into two different diagnostic categories identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) classification system. This study was conducted to evaluate the presence and risk factors for this phenomenon in a large sample of Iranian population. METHODS: Demographic data, anthropometric measurements, and risk factors for osteoporosis were derived from a database on 4229 patients referred to a community-based outpatient osteoporosis testing center from 2000 to 2003.