Ethnic predisposition, risk factors and breast cancer presentation; a 10-year data. Single centered prospective cohort study from Karachi.

Background: Breast cancer, a leading cause of mortality among females, has been the center of research for many decades. Work is in progress to advance the research worldwide and in our region. This study is conducted to look into regional ethical predilection/age, clinical presentation/stage, pathological subtypes and risk factors of BC among patients of Karachi, with the aim of proposing a ground in our policy making regarding protocol setting for screening and management of BC patients.

Synovial sarcoma of cervicodorsal spine: A case report.

Synovial sarcoma is a soft-tissue sarcoma. Its involvement of the spine is extremely rare. We report a 40 year old male who presented with shoulder pain and progressive weakness in all four limbs for six months with a visible, slowly growing bulge in his upper back.