Ali Asilian, Masoud Farinam, Asadollah Kiani,
Volume 5, Issue 4 (Winter 2002)
Abstract
Introduction: Basal cell carcinoma is the most common malignancy in humans. A number of treatment modalities are available. We performed this study in order to determine the efficacy of Mohs micrographic surgery in treatment of basal cell carcinoma.
Materials and Methods: This retrospective descriptive study was performed on 194 basal cell carcinoma (in 175 patients) were treated in Isfahan Al-Zahra Hospital from september 1999 to March 2003 with Mohs micrographic surgery. Data were obtained from patient's files and were analized by SPSS software.
Results: Of the 175 patients (with 194 basal cell carcinomas), 110 (62.85%) paticnls were male and 65 patients (37.14%) were females. The mean age of patients was 58±12.38 years. The majority of tumors were located on face and scalp. 180 of tumors were primary and 14 were recurrences. 17% of tumors were larger than 2cm. Recurrences of the tumor occured in 3 patients. The cosmetic results were excellent and good in 81%. The incidence of recurrnce rate was 0.9%.
Conclusion: Kecurrence rate is low when basal cell carcinomas treated with micrographic surgery so this treatment modality (when indicated) is also strongly recommended in Iran for the treatment of basal cell carcinoma.
Shahla Enshaeye , Zabihollah Shah Moradi , Masoud Farinam,
Volume 6, Issue 1 (Spring 2003)
Abstract
Chemical weapons are among the most violent weapons of mass destruction used during wars. Unfortunately, these dreaful weapons were frequently used by Iraq against Iranian soldiers during Iran-Iraq war, so that we are still witnessing the late onset consequence of the exposure to these weapons among their victims.
Regarding the fact that the usage of chemical weapons is a threat against humanity with many hazardous effects which tend to appear even after years of exposure, it seems very important to have a complete and correct undestanding about the nature of these gasses in order to gain more information about the clinical pictures of their victims leading to a better approach to the management of there patients. The present article in the result of thorough review and analysis to the textbooks articles and papers published in the last two decades. There are minor and major complications associated with the exposure to these lethal gasses, ranging from simple medical problems like skin colour changes to more serious conditions such as severe ophthalmologic and pulmonary injuries and malignancies. There complications are reviewed in two separate categories (regarding early onset as late onsent complications) in this article. |
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