Evaluation of Culturally-Familiar Odorants for a Persian Smell Identification Test.

Introduction: Processing odor information by the olfactory system depends greatly on the odor concentration. In order to use an odorant in a smell identification test (SIT), the minimum identification concentration (MIC) needs to be determined.

Materials And Methods: This study was conducted in 60 healthy native individuals aged 20 to 60 years, selected from patients' companions in a tertiary hospital.

Does Opium Dependency Affect the Pattern of Involvement in Laryngeal Cancer?

Introduction: Laryngeal cancer is the second most common cancer involving the respiratory tract, second only to lung cancer. Previous studies have shown opium dependency to be a possible risk factor for laryngeal cancer. Opium consumption is a major problem in some parts of the world.

Ki67 Labeling Correlated With Invasion But Not With Recurrence.

Pituitary adenomas account for 10% to 15% of intracranial neoplasms. Multiple factors had been introduced for tumor recurrence. MIB-1 monoclonal antibody, a marker of the proliferative index, has been introduced in various tumors, but unfortunately, the usefulness of MIB-1 in predicting the behavior of pituitary adenoma has been debated recently.