Volume 19 (2024)
Volume 18 (2023)
Volume 17 (2022)
Volume 16 (2021)
Volume 15 (2020)
Volume 14 (2019)
Volume 13 (2018)
Volume 12 (2017)
Volume 10 (2015)
Volume 9 (2014)
Volume 8 (2013)
Volume 7 (2012)
Volume 6 (2011)
Volume 5 (2010)
Volume 4 (2009)
Volume 3 (2008)
Volume 2 (2007)
Volume 1 (2006)
Review Article
Thyroid Papillary Microcarcinoma: Etiology, Clinical Manifestations, Diagnosis, Follow-up, Histopathology and Prognosis

Shiva Dideban; Alireza Abdollahi; Alipasha Meysamie; Shokouh Sedghi; Mona Shahriari

Volume 11, Issue 1 , January 2016, Pages 1-19

Abstract
  Background: Thyroid carcinoma is the most common malignancy of the endocrine system. Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common type of thyroid cancer, accounting for 70–90% of well-differentiated thyroid malignancies. Thyroid papillary microcarcinoma is a subtype of papillary carcinoma ...  Read More

Original Research
Clinco-Pathological Patterns in Women with Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding

Rehana Najam; Rana Sherwani; Safia Rana; Seema Hakim; Zeeba Jairajpuri

Volume 11, Issue 1 , January 2016, Pages 20-26

Abstract
  Background: The term dysfunctional uterine bleeding(DUB) refers to any abnormal bleeding from the uterus, unassociated with tumour, inflammation and pregnancy. The histological diagnosis of DUB is very essential for adequate management especially in perimenopausal and postmenopausal females. The present ...  Read More

Original Research
Clinical Characteristic of the HIV/AIDS Patients with Cryptosporidiosis Referring to Behavioral Diseases Consultation Center, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran in 2013

Rashid Gholami; Shirzad Gholami; Hamid Emadi-Kouchak; Alireza Abdollahi; Mona Shahriari

Volume 11, Issue 1 , January 2016, Pages 27-34

Abstract
  Background: Cryptosporidiumis known as an opportunist disease-causing agent in man in recent decades. It causes diarrhea and intestinal disorders in the immune deficit and immune competent individuals. This study was aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics of HIV/AIDS patients withcryptosporidiosisinfection. ...  Read More

Original Research
Enzymatic Digestion Pattern of Varicella Zoster Virus ORF38 and ORF54 in Chickenpox Patients Using RFLP Technique

Hossein Keyvani; Fahimeh Safarnezhad Tameshkel; Mohammad Hadi Karbalaie Niya

Volume 11, Issue 1 , January 2016, Pages 35-40

Abstract
  Background: Varicella zoster virus (VZV) causes chickenpox in children and zoster (zona) in the elderly. Using RFLP-PCR method for detection of VZV specific SNPs ORF38, 54 and 62 could  distinguish the profile of VZV isolates. The aim of this study was to investigate enzymatic digestion pattern ...  Read More

Original Research Microbiology
Developing Michigan Cancer Foundation 7 Cells with Stable Expression of E7 Gene of Human Papillomavirus Type 16

Faezeh Ghasemi; Sina Rostami; Maryam Sadat Nabavinia; Zahra Meshkat

Volume 11, Issue 1 , January 2016, Pages 41-46

Abstract
  Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is responsible for the development of cervical neoplasia.  Infection with human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV-16) is a major risk factor for the development of cervical cancer. The virus encodes three oncoproteins (E5, E6 and E7), of which, the E7 oncoprotein ...  Read More

Original Research Microbiology
Relation between Resistance to Antipseudomonal β-Lactams and ampC and mexC Genes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Fatemeh Rezaei; Horieh Saderi; Shahram Boroumandi; Soghrat Faghihzadeh

Volume 11, Issue 1 , January 2016, Pages 47-53

Abstract
  Background: In order to select a better antibiotic choice for treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections, this study was conducted to determine the frequency of resistance to some antipseudomonal β-lactams in P. aeruginosa isolates from patients in Tehran, Iran. In addition, the relation between ...  Read More

Original Research Dermatopathology
Clinico-Pathological Study of Cutaneous Granulomatous Lesions- a 5 yr Experience in a Tertiary Care Hospital in India

Srabani Chakrabarti; Subrata Pal; Biplab Biswas; Kingshuk Bose; Saswati Pal; Swapan Pathak

Volume 11, Issue 1 , January 2016, Pages 54-60

Abstract
  Background: Granulomatous dermatoses are common skin pathology, often need histopathological confirmation for diagnosis. Histologically six sub-types of granulomas found in granulomatous skin diseases- tuberculoid, sarcoidal, necrobiotic, suppurative, foreign body & histoid type. The aims of the ...  Read More

Case Reports
Ovarian Hemangioma: a Rare Case Report and Review of the Literature

Katayoun Ziari; Kamyab Alizadeh

Volume 11, Issue 1 , January 2016, Pages 61-65

Abstract
  Ovarian hemangiomas are benign and rare tumors of female genital tract with less than 60 reported cases in the literature. A 38- yr- old woman was admitted to Be’sat Hospital, Tehran, Iran in 2012, due to severe abdominal pain. Ultrasound evaluation revealed a 6 cm left ovarian cystic mass and ...  Read More

Case Reports
Immature Teratoma with Embryonal Carcinoma; a Rare Malignant Mixed Germ Cell Tumor in a 13-Year-Old Girl

Shweta Rana; Manmeet Kaur Gill; Shivani Kalhan; Rahul N Satarkar; Ashok Sangwaiya; Pawan Singh

Volume 11, Issue 1 , January 2016, Pages 66-70

Abstract
  Malignant mixed germ cell tumors,though rare overall, are the most common type of malignant ovarian neoplasms in young and adolescent girls. These tumors are rapidly growing and can metastasize. We report a case of 13-yr-old girl who presented at SHKM GMC, Nalhar, Mewat, Haryana, India in December 2013 ...  Read More

Case Reports Hematopathology
The Report of KRAS Mutation and NRAS Wild-Type in a Patient with Thyroid Metastasis from Colon Cancer: a Rare Case Report

Mehrdad Payandeh; Masoud Sadeghi; Edris Sadeghi

Volume 11, Issue 1 , January 2016, Pages 71-75

Abstract
  Colorectal cancer (CRC) metastasis to the thyroid gland is rare. Here wereport a 45 yr-old man in western Iran referred to Hematology Clinic, Kermanshah city, Iran in March 2014 with complaint of exertional dyspnea, multi-nodular goiter as well as complaint of exertional dyspnea, and multi-nodular goiter. ...  Read More

Case Reports
Solitary Psoas Muscle Metastasis of Gastroesphageal Junction Adenocarcinoma

Payam Azadeh; Ali Yaghobi Joybari; Samaneh Sarbaz; Hosein Ali Ghiasi; Maryam Farasatinasab

Volume 11, Issue 1 , January 2016, Pages 76-79

Abstract
  Metastasis of gastroesphageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma in skeletal muscle is rare and primary sites for skeletal muscle metastases are usually lung, renal and colorectal cancer. We have encountered with the first case report of solitary psoas muscle metastasis of GEJ adenocarcinoma. Here we describe ...  Read More

Case Reports
Congenital Anaplastic Rhabdomyosarcoma Presenting As Abdominal Wall Mass

KRISHNENDU MONDAL; RUPALI MANDAL

Volume 11, Issue 1 , January 2016, Pages 80-84

Abstract
  Rhabdomyosarcoma encompasses a group of malignant myogenic neoplasms expressing a multitude of clinical and pathological diversities. It is the commonest soft tissue sarcoma of childhood but neonates are rarely affected. Embryonal subtype is the most frequent. Head-neck and genitourinary tracts are predominant ...  Read More