Superficial Acral Fibromyxoma: A case report.

Introduction: Superficial Acral Fibromixoma is a benign and rare tumor of the soft tissues, also it called digital fibromyxoma. It is a painful, slow growing solitary mass that is frequently observed in the fingers, toes and nail beds. Local recurrence is often associated with a positive margin.

Effects of insulin-like growth factor-1 on random pattern skin flap survival in rats.

Purpose: To investigate the effects of pharmacological delay with insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) on skin flap survival.

Methods: Thirty Sprague-Dawley rats were submitted to dorsal skin flap (3x9 cm). Seven days before the surgery, the animals were subdivided into three groups of 10 rats.

The effect of scrotal reconstruction with skin flaps and skin grafts on testicular function.

Due to its unique composition, the reconstruction of scrotal skin defects is a major clinical challenge. This study was designed to evaluate the effects of scrotal reconstruction, using skin grafts and skin flaps, on spermatogenesis. In Group 1, the rats did not undergo surgery and were used as controls.

Histological assessment of skin grafts stored in amniotic fluid and saline.

We investigated the efficacy of amniotic fluid as a substance in which to store grafts; it is rich in nutrients, proteins, and growth factors, and has well-known antimicrobial features. We compared it with the widely-used and practical saline. Split-thickness grafts 4 × 4 cm were prepared from the back of 20 rats and divided into four groups (n = 5 each).

Evaluation of amniotic fluid as a skin graft storage media compared with RPMI and saline.

We aimed to assess and compare the histological changes of grafts stored in Roswell Park Memorial Institute-1640 solution (RPMI), amniotic fluid (AF), and saline. Amniotic fluid which has abundant nutrients, proteins, and growth factors, and antimicrobial features may be an easily achievable and cheap alternative for the short term preservation of skin grafts. Discarded surgical skin pieces obtained from 15 trauma patients were divided into three groups as RPMI, AF, and saline.

Mitral valve prolapse as a new finding in branchio-oto-renal syndrome.

We report a patient and his family, who have branchio-oto-renal (BOR) syndrome and coexisting mitral valve prolapse. A literature review of BOR syndrome failed to identify any similar families and we report this as a new observation. During the preoperative assessment of a patient with BOR syndrome, tachycardia was noted and a cardiologic examination including echocardiography revealed mitral valve prolapse.

Presence of interferon regulatory factor-1 in aggressive and nonaggressive histological variants of Basal cell carcinoma specimens.

Background: Expression of Interferon regulatory factor-1 (IRF-1) has been demonstrated in a variety of cancers previously. To the best of our knowledge, there is only one report about the IRF-1 expression in basal cell carcinoma (BCC) specimens, which has demonstrated increased expression of the IRF-1 gene in BCC versus normal skin. Furthermore, IRF-1 expression has not been compared between aggressive and nonaggressive subtypes of BCC before.

Temperament and character traits of women admitted for breast reduction and comparison with body perception.

Background: Reduction mammaplasty improves self-esteem and low body perception. Previous reports comprise either retrospective data or sectional analysis in which women were evaluated postoperatively. Furthermore, temperament and character properties of women applying for breast reduction have not been investigated.

Evaluation of mental foramina in adult living crania with MDCT.

Purpose: Multi-detector Computed Tomography (MDCT) is an exquisite technique in demonstrating the cranial foramina. This study aimed to assess the anatomic variations and locations of mental foramina in living adult mandible by MDCT.

Methods: MDCT data of 100 dentulous adult subjects were collected from the high-resolution examinations that covered the mandible.

Pilomatricoma: a review of six pediatric cases with nine lesions.

Pilomatricoma, although rare, is the second most frequent benign skin tumor in childhood. It is a hard, painless, slowly progressing subcutaneous tumor that is commonly located in the head-neck region, especially periorbital, and in the upper extremities. Histopathologic characteristics are distinctive.

The prognostic importance of trauma scoring systems in pediatric patients.

Purpose: Traumas are among important causes of morbidity and mortality in the pediatric group. Our aim was to evaluate the predicting effects of general trauma scores on mortality and morbidity rates.

Methods: The files of 74 patients, who were admitted to our hospital with trauma between the years 2006 and 2008, were retrospectively investigated.

Repair of wide myelomeningocele defects with the bilateral fasciocutaneous flap method.

Objective: Five large myelomeningocele defects repaired by bilateral fasciocutaneous flaps are presented in this article.

Patients And Methods: After the neurological repair, bilateral fasciocutaneous flaps were raised, transposed over the midline, and sutured to each other.

Results: All operations lasted shorter than one hour and no major complication was noted in the follow-up.

Variations of supraorbital foramina in living subjects evaluated with multidetector computed tomography.

Background: We aimed to evaluate the anatomic variations of supraorbital foramina/notches in living subjects using multidetector CT (MDCT) related to age, sex, and side.

Methods: Computer records of 399 patients (207 men and 192 women) referred for high-resolution CT examinations were evaluated for presence, shape, width, and distance from the nasion.

Results: The most common presentation was single notch.

Chondroid syringoma in a child.

Chondroid syringoma is a myxoid tumor of the skin, which has a reported incidence of <0.01% among primary skin tumors. The majority of these tumors occur in the head and neck regions of adult males.

Concurrent large spindle cell and ordinary lipomas.

The number of reported coexistences of ordinary lipoma and spindle cell lipoma is very limited in the literature. We present a patient with neighboring large spindle cell lipoma and ordinary lipoma in the posterior neck. Clinical, radiologic, and histologic findings of the case are presented with distinguished figures.

A new syndrome of microtia with mixed type hearing loss, renal agenesis, and multiple skeletal anomalies.

We report on a 17-year-old man who presented with unreported combination of right sided microtia and preauricular skin tag with conductive hearing loss, unilateral renal agenesis, partial syndactyly of forth and fifth metacarpals, multiple tarsal coalitions, absent toe, and hypoplastic tibia and fibula. Radiological and clinical findings did not match with the previously described syndromes with the type of anomalies seen in the case. We propose that this represents a new syndrome.

Effect of short-term use of oral smokeless tobacco on random- pattern skin flap survival in rats.

We investigated the effects of smokeless tobacco on the survival of random-pattern skin flaps in rats. Twenty rats were divided into two groups (n=10 each). In the experimental group 200 mg smokeless tobacco (Maras powder) (1 mg nicotine) was inserted intraorally once a day for seven days under general anaesthesia.

Radiologic and histologic assessment of diced cartilage grafts for cranial bone defects of rabbits: an experimental study.

This study was performed to experimentally evaluate the viability and coverage of diced cartilage grafts for cranial defects. Biparietal bone defects were prepared in each of 20 rabbits. Otogenous bone grafts were fixed to one side, whereas cartilage grafts taken from the right ear, diced, and wrapped with oxidized regenerated cellulose (Surgicel) were placed on other side.