Different anatomic patterns of the indirect tendon of the rectus femoris.

Purpose: The rectus femoris forms the anterior portion of the quadriceps muscle. It has a proximal tendinous complex, which is constituted by a direct tendon, an indirect tendon, and a variable third tendon. Direct and indirect tendons converge into a common tendon.

Sentinel Lymph Node Sampling for Early Gastric Cancer-Preliminary Results of A North American Prospective Study.

Introduction: Although endoscopic resection for early gastric cancer is well established, anatomical resection with regional lymphadenectomy is recommended for lesions at high risk for occult lymph node metastasis (e.g., lymphovascular invasion, poor grade, and deep submucosal invasion).

Nuclear Imaging of a Cardiac Paraganglioma.

We report a case of a cardiac paraganglioma in the right atrioventricular groove in which the use of different nuclear medicine studies aided in the diagnosis.