Publications by authors named "Shahram Zehtabian"
Retraction Note to: Diagnostic procedures for improving of the KIT (CD117) expressed allele burden for the liver metastases from uterus mast cell tumors: prognostic value of the metastatic pattern and tumor biology.
Tumour Biol
November 2016
Article Synopsis
- Aseptic meningitis, the most common form of meningitis, involves inflammation of the meninges without identifiable bacterial causes in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).
- This study analyzed 196 CSF samples from patients with suspected meningitis, finding that 4.08% tested positive for herpesviruses, specifically 2.55% for varicella-zoster virus (VZV) and 1.53% for herpes simplex virus type I (HSV-1).
- The findings suggest a significant presence of herpesvirus infections in aseptic meningitis cases, emphasizing the importance of molecular testing to differentiate viral from bacterial meningitis for appropriate treatment.
Background: Mast cells are one of the characteristic factors in angiogenesis, growth, and metastatic spread of tumors. Further studies are suggested to determine the type of these cells which might be useful in the assessment of biological nature of the tumor and its future treatment modality. Few studies have evaluated mast cell infiltration in visceral tumors, especially uterine tumors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDiagnostic procedures for improving of the KIT (CD117) expressed allele burden for the liver metastases from uterus mast cell tumors: prognostic value of the metastatic pattern and tumor biology.
Tumour Biol
February 2015
The activating KIT marker plays a central role in the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and targeted treatment of systemic mastocytosis (SM). Recent studies have identified the KIT (CD117) as a marker that distinguishes nonneoplastic from neoplastic mast cells in human systemic mastocytosis. In this study, we conclude that immunohistopathology assays for KIT staining pattern are useful complimentary tools for diagnosis and evaluation of prognosis in uterus mast cell tumor (MCT) metastasis to the liver in 10 patients.
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