Smoking habits are an independent prognostic factor in patients with lung cancer.

Objectives: The role of tobacco in the pathogenesis of lung cancer (LC) has been clearly established. Based on the epidemiological evidence that smoking may influence LC progression, we investigated the idea that smoking behavior could be associated with overall survival (OS) in this group of patients.

Methods: A total of 351 patients with LC (311 men and 40 women) were reviewed.

Pustular eruption induced by etanercept in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis: a rare side effect.

Etanercept is a tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-a) antagonist with anti-inflammatory effects. It is used in the treatment of dermatologic and rheumatologic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, polyarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. However, etanercept has various cutaneous and systemic side effects.

Subdural empyema and unilateral pansinusitis due to a tooth infection.

Paranasal sinus infections are very common. Dental infections, tumours and anatomical malformations can cause unilateral sinusitis. Most cases can be treated without complications.

Laryngeal verruca vulgaris.

Laryngeal verruca vulgaris is a rare disease of the larynx that is easily misdiagnosed as other laryngeal lesions. This article reports three patients with laryngeal verruca vulgaris and discusses the differential diagnosis of laryngeal verrucous lesions to avoid over treatment.

Wilson's disease presenting with HELLP syndrome; A case report.

Wilson's disease (WD) is an autosomal recessive disorder. It is characterized by toxic accumulation of copper mainly in the liver and brain but also in cornea and kidney due to a defect in biliary excretion of copper. The hepatic manifestation of WD is diverse and may include asymptomatic elevation of aminotransferase, chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, or acute/fulminant hepatic failure.

Chromosomal Translocation t (10;19) (q11.2;q13.4) in an Infertile Male.

Chromosomal rearrangements are usually associated with male factor infertility. We report here a 34-year-old man suffering from primary infertility for 15 years. The cytogenetic analysis and investigation of Y-chromosome microdeletions were performed.

The Interaction of Nepafenac and Prostaglandin Analogs in Primary Open-angle Glaucoma Patients.

Purpose: To investigate the effect of nepafenac on intraocular pressure (IOP) in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) patients treated with prostaglandin (PG) analogs.

Materials And Methods: This prospective clinical study included 35 patients who had been receiving latanoprost (n=12), travoprost (n=12), or bimatoprost (n=11) for POAG. Nepafenac 0.

Relapsing polychondritis and otologic findings.

Relapsing polychondritis is a cartilage tissue disease characterized by inflammatory and destructive episodes. Elastic cartilage of the ear and nose, hyaline cartilage of the joints, hyaline cartilage of vertebra and trachea are the main involvement areas. Also organs having proteoglycan structure such as eyes, heart, blood vessels, and the inner ear can be affected.

Is there any effect of bolus and/or infusion 5-fluorouracil treatment on microalbuminuria in immediate or long term?

5-Fluorouracil is a widely used cytotoxic chemotherapeutic agent in the treatment settings particularly in patients with gastrointestinal cancer. Various studies on the cardiac adverse effects of 5-fluorouracil, reported the likelihood of altered myocardial contractility and vascular endothelial damage caused by this agent. However, the mechanism underlying 5-fluorouracil-related cardiotoxicity is not clear.

Peripheral atherosclerosis in patients with arterial erectile dysfunction.

Erectile dysfunction (ED) develops owing to psychogenic, organic or/and both of these two factors. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between penile cavernosal arterial flow and peripheral atherosclerosis in men with ED. This study was conducted on 102 patients who had presented to Radiology Clinic with a prediagnosis of ED.

Treatment of acromegaly by endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery: surgical experience in 214 cases and cure rates according to current consensus criteria.

Object: Acromegaly is a disease that has significant morbidity and mortality related to high levels of growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I), and is usually caused by pituitary adenomas. The goal in this study was to investigate the role of endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery and surgical experience in the treatment of GH adenoma cases in relation to surgical results and hormonal cure rates, and to perform a review of the literature.

Methods: The authors present a retrospective analysis of 214 GH adenoma cases.