Neurofibromas (NFs) are rare neurogenic tumors of the oral cavity. They can present as solitary or multiple when associated with neurofibromatosis-1 (NF-1)/von Recklinghausen's disease. Solitary intraoral NFs unassociated with NF-1 are sporadic and m
imic any other soft tissue tumor of the oral cavity. The authors report a case of a 49-year-old deaf-mute lady who presented with slowly growing solitary mass in the anterolateral aspect of the tongue, which was successfully managed in the outpatient clinic with complete excision and base cauterization under local anesthesia without complicationsز
In Alassad Hospital we studied a population of 70 patients with pleural effusion for a period from August 2014 to Agust 2015 . The patients were 40men(57.1%) and 30 women(42.9) . According to the criteria used , 23(32.9%)patients were transudative ef
fusions , and 47(67.1%)had exudative effusions . In our study we measured the level of cholesterol in the pleural fluid to assess the role of this measure in differentiating between transudativ and exudative effusion and the different causes of the effusion . We found that : pleural fluid cholesterol levels were significantly lower in the transudative than in exudative effusions ( 10.702±21.8 mg/dL and 32.67±69.39 mg/L respectively ) , but Light's criteria is better than level of cholesterol in pleural effusion to differentiate between the two types of effusions . but the stsatistic result improved when we add cholesterol into lights criteria . In the exudative effusion with lymphocytic cholesterol level more than 72.5 mg/dL is a strong suggestion for tuberculosis effusion , whether the level lower suggestive of malignant for exudative effusions . So , levels of cholesterol in pleural effusion can narrow the differential diagnosis of pleural effusions and help for perfecting the results .
A retrospective study of 55 cases (mean age 55, range 82 ـ 35 years) of Gastrointestinal stromal tumors cancer admitted at AL Assad University Hospital , Lattakia , Syria. from 1\1\2002 to 1\1\2014 for studying its :locations ,risk factors and surgic
al management.
Stomach was the most common site for GISTs in 52.27% , small intestinal in 30.90%, rectum in 9.09% and colon in 7.27%.
The most common clinical signs and symptoms were: gastrointestinal bleeding 61.8% ,abdominal pain 21.81%.the histologic prognosis was high and moderate in 72.72% of patients.
Total gastrictomy was performed for one patient ,subtotal gastrictomy for 16 patients and a wedge in 11 cases. In 6 patients a segementectomy of small intestinal were performed. and in one patient a resection of the upper rectum performed.
يعد السرطان من أكثر الأمراض خطورة وتهديداً لحياة المريض ويمثل تحدياً كبيراً من حيث ارتفاع عدد حالات الإصابة به في كل انحاء العالم
دراسة العوامل الإنذارية ومعدل البقيا بعد استئصال الكلية والحالب الجذري في أورام السبيل البولي العلوي
We retrospectively reviewed data of all patients who underwent study or surgery for Lung Cancer from (1997 to 2012) in the department of thoracic surgery at Alassad University Hospital in Damascus. There were 2029 patients with Lung cancer,1727 male
85,11% and 302 female 14,88%,87,53% of patients were smoking, and cough was the most common symptom about 70% of patients. There were 889 squamous cell carcinoma 43,81%, 702 adenocarcinoma 34,79%, 246 small cell carcinoma 12,12%,67 large cell carcinoma 3,3% and 66 carcinoid tumor 3,25%; the staging was 6,35% stageI,14,98% stageII,15,91% stage IIIA,29,02% stageIIIB,33,71% stage IV. Radical Surgery consisted of 621 formal lung resection 229 lobectomies 36,87%, 163 bilobectomies 26,2%, 158 pneumonectomy 25,44%,35 sleeve or bronchoplastic resection 5,63% ,36 partial resection 6,15%. The perioperative mortality was 3,05% and the overall 5 year survival was 22,9%. Our study resembles most of the studies made in the developing countries in the result that the rate of smoking and of lung cancer among women is fewer compared to the International rate. It also resembles most of the European countries in the result that squamous cell carcinoma is the most common pathological pattern, and the size of pulmonary resection is bigger than that in the developed countries where they have earlier diagnosis. Moreover, the rate of the sleeve resection surgery along with the rate of mortality resemble that of the International centers.
A number of patients who had undergone to craniotomies for tumor resection,
re- intubated in ICU as urgent procedure. This may result in poor prognosis, overloading the staff, and
high cost.
The goal is looking for clinical, surgical, and laborato
ry risk factors helping in early detection of cases
which require keep ETT in place and maintaining of ventilation.
Objective: to assess the clinicopathologic features of tumors of the hair
follicles.
This study included 35 patients with tumors of the
hair follicles seen at dermatology and venereology hospital at Damascus
university during 2 years (2007-2008). A retrospective study of patient's files
and re-examination of their histological slides were done.
the aim of this study is to prove that laparoscopic approach in
experienced hands is the treatment
of choice for adrenal masses (up to 10 cm)
the study was conducted in Al Asad University
hospital between 2004-2006.By
reviewing the files of 22 p
atients with adrenal mass retrospectively and
prospectively all of them were done
laparoscopicaly except one case in which the operation was converted to
open approach .the variables that
considered in this study were the difficulty of the procsdure,time of surgery,
the ratio of conversion to the
classic approach (open adrenalectomy ^morbidity and mortality rates.
This article aims to assess the application of skull- base approaches and
their results in the management of different skull-base pathology in Al-
Muwasat university hospital in Damascus.
Different approaches to the skull base (Supraorbital, Crani
oOrbito-
Zygomatic, Extended middle fossa, Petrosal and Transcondylar) were used
according to the pathology and site of the lesion.
