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Elmaoğulları S, Özalkak Ş, Çetinkaya S, Karaman İ, Üner Ç, Arda N, Savaş-Erdeve Ş, Aycan Z. Evaluation of Children and Adolescents with Thyroid Nodules: A Single Center Experience. J Clin Res Pediatr Endocrinol 2021; 13:276-284. [PMID: 33374093 PMCID: PMC8388051 DOI: 10.4274/jcrpe.galenos.2020.2020.0213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE We aimed to evaluate the clinical, radiological and pathological findings of children and adolescents with thyroid nodules. METHODS Data of 121 children and adolescent with thyroid nodules and had fine needle aspiration (FNA) were examined retrospectively. Concomitant thyroid disease, ultrasonography (US) features of the nodule, FNA and histopathological results were recorded. FNA results were assessed according to The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology (TBSRTC). RESULTS Median (range) age of the cases was 14 (3-18) years and 81% were female. FNA results of patients were: insufficient in 1 (0.8%); benign in 68 (56.2%); indeterminate in 44 (36.4%); and malignant in 8 (6.6%) patients. Among 39 patients who underwent surgery, 10 (25.6%) had differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) and the overall malignancy rate was 10.0% (10/100). Follow-up FNA results showed progress based on TBSRTC in 18.7% of benign results and 4/75 patients had DTC on surgical excision. Two of 22 patients with atypia of undetermined significance (AUS) who continued follow-up was diagnosed with DTC. Male gender, presence of Hashimoto thyroiditis and US findings of uninodularity, hypoechogenicity, increased blood flow, irregular margins, solid structure, microcalcification and presence of abnormal cervical lymph nodes were associated with malignancy. CONCLUSION In this study 10% of thyroid nodules were malignant in children and adolescents. Patients with AUS have a 9% potential for malignancy. Patients with initially benign FNA result may have changes on repeat FNA when assessed with TBSTRC indicating a 5.3% false negative rate.
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- Selin Elmaoğulları
- University of Health Sciences Turkey, Ankara Dr. Sami Ulus Children’s Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Pediatric Endocrinology, Ankara, Turkey,* Address for Correspondence: University of Health Sciences Turkey, Ankara Dr. Sami Ulus Children’s Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Pediatric Endocrinology, Ankara, Turkey Phone: +90 532 580 88 62 E-mail:
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- University of Health Sciences Turkey, Ankara Dr. Sami Ulus Children’s Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Pediatric Endocrinology, Ankara, Turkey
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- University of Health Sciences Turkey, Ankara Dr. Sami Ulus Children’s Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Pediatric Endocrinology, Ankara, Turkey
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- University of Health Sciences Turkey, Ankara Dr. Sami Ulus Children’s Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Pediatric Surgery, Ankara, Turkey
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- University of Health Sciences Turkey, Ankara Dr. Sami Ulus Children’s Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Pediatric Radiology, Ankara, Turkey
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- University of Health Sciences Turkey, Ankara Dr. Sami Ulus Children’s Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Pediatric Pathology, Ankara, Turkey
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- University of Health Sciences Turkey, Ankara Dr. Sami Ulus Children’s Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Pediatric Endocrinology, Ankara, Turkey
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- University of Health Sciences Turkey, Ankara Dr. Sami Ulus Children’s Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Pediatric Endocrinology, Ankara, Turkey,Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Ankara, Turkey
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Yaşar Durmuş S, Tanır G, Ekşioğlu AS, Aydın Teke T, Taşçı Yıldız Y, Kaman A, Yalçınkaya R, Arda N, Öz FN. Retrospective Evaluation Of Pediatric Patients With Abdominal Tuberculosis: A Single Center Experience. J Pediatr Inf 2020. [DOI: 10.5578/ced.69283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Objective: Abdominal tuberculosis is a kind of extrapulmonary tuberculosis that can usually occur during the lymphohematogenous spread of first Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, develop by neighborhood from an abdominal focus or a mesenteric lymph node. The aim of this study is to evaluate pediatric cases diagnosed with abdominal tuberculosis. Material and Methods: Between 2012-2018, seven patients diagnosed with abdominal tuberculosis through patients who diagnosed with extrapulmonary tuberculosis in our hospital, were included in study. Demographic and clinical characteristics, diagnostic methods, commenced treatments and clinical follow up of patients were listed from medical records. Results: Of patients, four were female. The mean age was 144.2 ± 42.7 months. None of the patients had a history of tuberculosis contact. The median complaint time was 20 days (5-180). The most frequent complaint was abdominal pain and the most frequent physical examination finding was abdominal tenderness. Mean white blood cell count was 9.26 x 103 ± 4.77 x 103 μ/L, C reactive protein level: 79.9 ± 54.9 mg/dL, erytrocyte sedimentation rate: 45 ± 30 mm/h. Tuberculin skin test was positive in two patients, interferon gamma releasing assay was positive in three patients, and in two patients, both tests were positive. There were findings suggesting tuberculosis on pulmonary imaging in five patients and abdominal imaging in all patients. Histopathological examination of the specimens of six patients revealed findings consistent with tuberculosis. The presence of M. tuberculosis was confirmed microbiologically in clinical specimens taken from three patients. The most common abdominal tuberculosis type was mesenteric lymphadenitis. The mean time from admission to diagnosis was 15 ± 12.8 days. All patients recieved antituberculosis treatment. Conclusion: Abdominal tuberculosis should be kept in mind, in patients presenting with abdominal complaints lasting more than five days. Ultrasonography and computed tomography are useful to determine abdominal tuberculosis type. The disease can be sucsessfully treated with standart antituberculosis treatment.
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Yaşar Durmuş S, Tanır G, Ekşioğlu AS, Aydın Teke T, Taşçı Yıldız Y, Kaman A, Yalçınkaya R, Arda N, Öz FN. Retrospective Evaluation of Pediatric Patients With Abdominal Tuberculosis: A Single Center Experience. J Pediatr Inf 2020. [DOI: 10.5578/ced.202065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Objective: Abdominal tuberculosis is a kind of extrapulmonary tuberculosis that can usually occur during the lymphohematogenous spread of first Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, develop by neighborhood from an abdominal focus or a mesenteric lymph node. The aim of this study is to evaluate pediatric cases diagnosed with abdominal tuberculosis. Material and Methods: Between 2012-2018, seven patients diagnosed with abdominal tuberculosis through patients who diagnosed with extrapulmonary tuberculosis in our hospital, were included in study. Demographic and clinical characteristics, diagnostic methods, commenced treatments and clinical follow up of patients were listed from medical records. Results: Of patients, four were female. The mean age was 144.2 ± 42.7 months. None of the patients had a history of tuberculosis contact. The median complaint time was 20 days (5-180). The most frequent complaint was abdominal pain and the most frequent physical examination finding was abdominal tenderness. Mean white blood cell count was 9.26 x 103 ± 4.77 x 103 μ/L, C reactive protein level: 79.9 ± 54.9 mg/dL, erytrocyte sedimentation rate: 45 ± 30 mm/h. Tuberculin skin test was positive in two patients, interferon gamma releasing assay was positive in three patients, and in two patients, both tests were positive. There were findings suggesting tuberculosis on pulmonary imaging in five patients and abdominal imaging in all patients. Histopathological examination of the specimens of six patients revealed findings consistent with tuberculosis. The presence of M. tuberculosis was confirmed microbiologically in clinical specimens taken from three patients. The most common abdominal tuberculosis type was mesenteric lymphadenitis. The mean time from admission to diagnosis was 15 ± 12.8 days. All patients recieved antituberculosis treatment. Conclusion: Abdominal tuberculosis should be kept in mind, in patients presenting with abdominal complaints lasting more than five days. Ultrasonography and computed tomography are useful to determine abdominal tuberculosis type. The disease can be sucsessfully treated with standart antituberculosis treatment.
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Yazılıtaş F, Çakıcı EK, Kurt Şükür ED, Özdel S, Arda N, Güngör T, Bülbül M. Clinicopathological Assessment of Kidney Biopsies in Children with Familial Mediterranean Fever: A Single-Center Experience. Nephron Clin Pract 2020; 144:222-227. [PMID: 32172241 DOI: 10.1159/000506289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2019] [Accepted: 01/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a monogenic auto-inflammatory disease which might rarely cause glomerulopathy in patients. The aim of this study was to determine the clinical, demographic, and genetic characteristics and type of glomerular lesions in pediatric FMF patients who underwent kidney biopsy. METHODS The data of 30 pediatric FMF patients with biopsy-proven glomerulopathy were retrospectively reviewed. Patients were grouped into 2 categories as amyloid nephropathy (AN, n = 16) and non-amyloid nephropathy (N-AN, n = 14). RESULTS The mean age at FMF diagnosis was 7.2 ± 3.0 years. The AN group showed higher rates of hypertension, higher levels of 24-h protein excretion and serum creatinine, and lower estimated glomerular filtration rate at the time of kidney biopsy. The rate of ESRD was found to be higher in the AN group (p = 0.011). Mesangioproliferative glomerulonephritis was the most common pathology in the N-AN group (21.4%). The frequency of amyloidosis was significantly higher in patients with homozygous p.M694V mutations than non-homozygous p.M694V mutations (p = 0.039). CONCLUSIONS In children with FMF, nephropathy is rare. To our knowledge, this is the first study performed in pediatric FMF patients exploring amyloid and non-amyloid glomerulopathies. Patients with AN had higher rates of proteinuria, lower estimated glomerular filtration rate levels, and higher blood pressure than N-AN patients at the time of biopsy.
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- Fatma Yazılıtaş
- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Ankara Dr. Sami Ulus Maternity and Children Hospital, Ankara, Turkey,
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Ankara Dr. Sami Ulus Maternity and Children Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Ankara Dr. Sami Ulus Maternity and Children Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Ankara Dr. Sami Ulus Maternity and Children Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pathology, Ankara Dr. Sami Ulus Maternity and Children Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Ankara Dr. Sami Ulus Maternity and Children Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology and Rheumatology, Ankara Dr. Sami Ulus Maternity and Children Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Bedirhan M, Urer N, Seyrek Y, Arda N, Fener N, Cansever L, Kıyık M, Altun S. P2.18-14 The Role of Surgery in High Grade Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Lung. J Thorac Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.08.1968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Çakıcı EK, Gür G, Yazılıtaş F, Eroğlu FK, Güngör T, Arda N, Orhan D, Özalp Ateş FS, Bülbül M. A retrospective analysis of children with Henoch–Schonlein purpura and re-evaluation of renal pathologies using Oxford classification. Clin Exp Nephrol 2019; 23:939-947. [DOI: 10.1007/s10157-019-01726-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2018] [Accepted: 03/10/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Kayali S, Dogan V, Arda N, Koç M, Ertugrul I, Özgür S, Örün UA, Karademir S. Symptomatic Fetal-Type Cardiac Rhabdomyoma. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2017; 27:S53-S55. [PMID: 28302247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2016] [Accepted: 11/18/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Rhabdomyomas are the most common primary cardiac tumors, especially seen during early periods of childhood. Fetaltype rhabdomyoma is a benign tumor described almost always in extracardiac locations. Although the natural history of the cardiac rhabdomyoma is to regress, the behaviour of the fetal-type rhabdomyomas when present in the heart is unknown with respect to its infrequency. Herein, we report a hemodynamically unstable female neonate with a single large intra-cardiac mass unresponsive to medical treatment, who underwent surgery. The neonate could not survive the operation due to ventricular fibrillation. The mass was diagnosed as fetal-type cardiac rhabdomyoma on autopsy.
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- Seyma Kayali
- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Dr. Sami Ulus Maternity and Children Research and Training Hospital, Pediatric Cardiology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Dr. Sami Ulus Maternity and Children Research and Training Hospital, Pediatric Cardiology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pathology, Dr. Sami Ulus Maternity and Children Research and Training Hospital, Pediatric Cardiology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology Surgery, Dr. Sami Ulus Maternity and Children Research and Training Hospital, Pediatric Cardiology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Dr. Sami Ulus Maternity and Children Research and Training Hospital, Pediatric Cardiology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Dr. Sami Ulus Maternity and Children Research and Training Hospital, Pediatric Cardiology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Dr. Sami Ulus Maternity and Children Research and Training Hospital, Pediatric Cardiology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Dr. Sami Ulus Maternity and Children Research and Training Hospital, Pediatric Cardiology, Ankara, Turkey
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Kacar O, Hatipoglu I, Yilmaz V, Arda N, Ulukaya E, Acilan C. Elucidation of molecular action mechanisms of cytotoxic palladium derivatives on various cancer cells. Eur J Cancer 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(16)61484-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Uçar EO, Pekmez M, Mertoğlu E, Dalyan L, Arda N. Protective effects of Sanicula europaea extracts on nuclear DNA damage. Eur J Cancer 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(16)61119-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Adiguzel Z, Ozalp-Yaman S, Celik G, Salem S, Bagci-Onder T, Cetin Y, Arda N, Acilan C. A platinum-blue complex exerts its cytotoxic activity via DNA damage and induces apoptosis in cancer cells. Eur J Cancer 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(16)61491-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Acilan C, Cevatemre B, Adıguzel Z, Karakas D, Ulukaya E, Arda N, Ribeiro N, Correiae I, Pessoa J. Synthesis, biological characterization and evaluation of molecular mechanisms of novel copper complexes as anticancer agents. Eur J Cancer 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(16)61485-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Özlü SG, Çaltık A, Aydoğ Ö, Bülbül M, Demircin G, Çakıcı E, Arda N, Öner A. Crescentic glomerulonephritis in children: a single centre experience. World J Pediatr 2016; 12:225-30. [PMID: 26684304 DOI: 10.1007/s12519-015-0036-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2014] [Accepted: 12/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Crescentic glomerulonephritis (CsGN) is characterized by crescents in 50% or more of glomeruli and clinically by a sudden and progressive decline in renal function. METHODS We evaluated the etiology, clinical features, prognostic factors and long-term outcome of CsGN. Between January 2000 and December 2010, 45 children (26 girls, 19 boys) with biopsy-proven CsGN (>50% crescents) were investigated retrospectively. RESULTS The mean age of the patients was 130.86±33.77 months. The mean duration of symptoms prior to diagnosis was 26±12 days (4-40 days). Most of the children had hypertension (62.2%), macroscopic hematuria (73.3%), oligoanuria (44.4%), edema (51.1%) and purpuric rash (40%) at presentation. The final clinical status of the patients was complete remission (n=21), partial remission (n=5) or chronic kidney disease (n=19). Adverse outcomes were significantly associated with a long duration between the onset of symptoms and treatment (P=0.038), the presence of oligoanuria (P=0.006), a severe decreased glomerular filtration rate (GFR <30 mL/min/1.73m²) and the need for dialysis (P=0.003) on admission, the ratio of crescents (>75%) (P=0.03), and the ratio of fibrous crescents (P=0.015). CONCLUSION The outcome of CsGN in children continues to be poor, and it should be treated as a renal emergency.
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- Sare Gülfem Özlü
- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Dr Sami Ulus Childrens and Maternity Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. .,Department of Pathology, Sami Ulus Childrens and Maternity Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Dr Sami Ulus Childrens and Maternity Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Dr Sami Ulus Childrens and Maternity Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Dr Sami Ulus Childrens and Maternity Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Dr Sami Ulus Childrens and Maternity Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Dr Sami Ulus Childrens and Maternity Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pathology, Sami Ulus Childrens and Maternity Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Dr Sami Ulus Childrens and Maternity Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Arda N, Altinors N, Senveli E, T�rker A, Donmez T, Birler S, �inar N, Oral N. Orbital Tumors. Skull Base Surg 2015. [DOI: 10.1159/000429846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Günel T, Kuntz M, Arda N, Ertürk S, Temizkan G. Metabolic Engineering for Production of Geranylgeranyl Pyrophosphate Synthase in Non-Carotenogenic YeastSchizosaccharomyces Pombe. BIOTECHNOL BIOTEC EQ 2014. [DOI: 10.1080/13102818.2006.10817383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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- Ayşe Karaman
- Department of Pediatric Surgery; Dr. Sami Ulus Children's Hospital; Ankara; Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery; Dr. Sami Ulus Children's Hospital; Ankara; Turkey
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- Department of Pathology; Dr. Sami Ulus Children's Hospital; Ankara; Turkey
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Kaçar A, Paker I, Orhan D, Poyraz A, Okçu Heper A, Arda N, Boduroğlu E. Childhood fibroblastic and myofibroblastic tumors: a multicenter documentation and review of the literature. Turk Patoloji Derg 2012; 28:24-30. [PMID: 22207428 DOI: 10.5146/tjpath.2012.01093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE In this study, we aimed to give a documentation of 37 cases of childhood fibroblastic/myofibroblastic tumors retrieved from the archives of 6 reference centers in Ankara along with a comprehensive review on the subject. MATERIAL AND METHOD A retrospective archive search was carried out for the period between 2006-2010 in 6 reference centers in Ankara covering patients with ages ranging between 0-18 years. All the tumors categorized under fibroblastic and myofibroblastic group according to World Health Organization criteria were collected. RESULTS The study comprised 407 soft tissue tumors in total. Fibroblastic/myofibroblastic tumors constituted 9,1 % (37 cases) of these tumors. According to histopathology; 16 cases were categorized as fibromatosis, 8 cases as inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor, 6 cases as infantile fibrous hamartoma, 3 cases as nodular fasciitis and 2 cases as infantile myofibroblastic tumor/myofibromatosis and 1 case as cranial fasciitis. The only malignant case was an infantile fibrosarcoma. CONCLUSION Infantile fibrosarcoma was lower than reported series and a male predominance was noted. The low incidence of newly described entities as well suggests that these tumors may have been unrecognized.
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- Ayper Kaçar
- Department of Pathology, Ankara Children's Hematology and Oncology Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
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Baş VN, Aycan Z, Cetinkaya S, Uner C, Cavuşoğlu YH, Arda N. Thyroid nodules in children and adolescents: a single institution's experience. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 2012; 25:633-8. [PMID: 23155686 DOI: 10.1515/jpem-2012-0132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aims of this study were to analyze the role of fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) in the management of pediatric thyroid nodules and to analyze the malignancy risk of thyroid nodules by studying the association between autoimmune thyroiditis and thyroid cancer. METHODS We conducted a retrospective study on 111 patients with thyroid nodules diagnosed in childhood or adolescence. FNAB was performed in 46 participants with thyroid nodules after ultrasonography (US). Cytology diagnoses were categorized as insufficient, benign, suspicious, and malignant. Clinical and surgical follow-up data were obtained from medical records. The clinical correlation and accuracy of FNABs were evaluated. RESULTS The family history was positive in four patients. Forty-six patients had positive antithyroid antibodies and an inhomogeneous hypoechogenic US pattern. One patient had previous neck irradiation history. Eighty-six patients (%77.5) were euthyroid. All patients underwent US examination. The FNAB results of the 46 patients were 29 (63%) benign cases, 7 (15%) insufficient, and 10 (22%) suspicious patients. Malignancy was not reported at all. A repetition of FNAB in two benign cases, which were diagnosed with papillary carcinoma during followup, reported these cases as suspicious. Ten patients with suspicious FNAB results underwent surgery because of increases in the size of the nodules; two patients were diagnosed with papillary carcinoma. In this study, the prevalence of malignancy was 4.5% in patients with thyroid nodules. CONCLUSION In this study, the importance of FNAB in the diagnosis and follow-up of thyroid nodules in childhood has been observed, and risk factors, such as history of familial thyroid carcinoma, radiotherapy to the neck at younger ages, suspicious cytological findings, and increased nodular sizes during follow-up in cases with Hashimoto thyroiditis have been correlated with increased thyroid carcinoma malignancy risk.
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- Veysel Nijat Baş
- Clinics of Pediatric Endocrinology, Dr. Sami Ulus Research and Training Hospital of Women's and Children's Health and Diseases, Ankara, Turkey.
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Uçar E, Arda N, Aitken A. Extract from mistletoe, Viscum album L., reduces Hsp27 and 14-3-3 protein expression and induces apoptosis in C6 rat glioma cells. Genet Mol Res 2012; 11:2801-13. [DOI: 10.4238/2012.august.24.5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Erol-Dayi Ö, Pekmez M, Bona M, Aras-Perk A, Arda N. Total Phenolic Contents, Antioxidant Activities Cytotoxicity of Three Centaurea Species: C. calcitrapa subsp. calcitrapa, C. ptosimopappa C. spicata. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.5530/ax.2011.2.7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- S Ozmen
- Department of Pediatric Allergy and Asthma, Dr. Sami Ulus Woman's Health and Children, Education and Research Hospital, 63/23 Basin Cad. Basinevler, Ankara, Turkey
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Unsal Tuna EE, Ozbek C, Arda N, Ilkdogan E, Dere H, Ozdem C. Development of a Hodgkin disease tumor in the neck of a patient who previously had undergone complete excision of a hyaline-vascular Castleman disease neck mass. Ear Nose Throat J 2010; 89:E20-E23. [PMID: 20397132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023] Open
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Castleman disease is an uncommon cause of a neck mass. A benign lymphoproliferative disorder, it may be seen as a self-limited unicentric process or as a fulminant multicentric disease with systemic symptoms. The association between Hodgkin disease and Castleman disease has been debated extensively, but this association is rare. The associated Hodgkin disease frequently has been of the interfollicular subtype and typically has coexisted with the multicentric plasma-cell variant of Castleman disease. We report a case of mixed-cellularity Hodgkin disease of the neck in a patient previously diagnosed with hyaline-vascular-type Castleman disease who had undergone complete excision of a neck mass 2 years earlier.
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- Evrim E Unsal Tuna
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, 4. Cad, 26. Sok, 5/19, 06460, Ovecler, Ankara, Turkey.
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Yalçin B, Tezel GG, Arda N, Erman M, Alli N. Vascular endothelial growth factor, vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-3 and cyclooxygenase-2 expression in psoriasis. Anal Quant Cytol Histol 2007; 29:358-364. [PMID: 18225391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate expression patterns and relationship of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), vascular endothelial receptor-3 (VEGF-R3) (FLT-4) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in psoriasis. STUDY DESIGN Forty-three patients were included in this study. The clinical severity of psoriasis was assessed using the psoriasis area and severity index (PASI). Punch biopsy samples both from psoriatic and nonlesional skin were taken and VEGF, VEGF-R3 and COX-2 expressions determined. RESULTS VEGF, VEGF-R3 and COX-2 expressions were detected in 90.9%, 78.0% and 86.4% of psoriatic and 84.1%, 71.8%, and 84.1% of nonlesional skin, respectively. Epidermal VEGF, VEGF-R3 and COX-2 expressions were detected in 56.8%, 77.8% and 34.1 of psoriatic and 75%, 78.1% and 65.9% of nonlesional skin, respectively. In dermis, VEGF, VEGF-R3 and COX-2 expression was observed in 88.6%, 77.5% and 84.1% of psoriatic and 81.8%, 64.1% and 77.3% of nonlesional skin, respectively. Among the PASI subgroups no statistically significant differences were detected for VEGF, VEGF-R3 and COX-2 expression. CONCLUSION Our study demonstrated that VEGF, VEGF-R3 and COX-2 expression in psoriatic and nonlesional skin is significantly high in epidermis and dermis. Although there was significant concordance between VEGF and VEGF-R3 expressions in psoriatic lesions, there seems to be no concordance between the others.
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- Başak Yalçin
- First Dermatology Clinic, Ankara Numune Educational and Research Hospital, Turkey.
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Karaman I, Karaman A, Arda N, Cakmak O. External cystic rectal duplication: an unusual presentation of rectal duplication cyst. Singapore Med J 2007; 48:e287-e288. [PMID: 17975678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Duplications of gastrointestinal tract are rare anomalies, and rectal duplications account for five percent of the alimentary tract duplications. We present an unusual case of rectal duplication, which was located externally in a newborn female, and discuss the types of distal hindgut duplications.
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- I Karaman
- Deparment of Paediatric Surgery, Dr Sami Ulus Childrens Hospital, Babür Cad, Altindag 06080, Ankara, Turkey.
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Yalçin B, Arda N, Tezel GG, Erman M, Alli N. Expressions of vascular endothelial growth factor and CD34 in oral aphthous lesions of Behçet's disease. Anal Quant Cytol Histol 2006; 28:303-6. [PMID: 17220143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Behçet's disease (BD) is an immunoin-flammatory vasculitis with an unknown etiopathogenesis. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a cytokine-stimulating angiogenesis. It has been suggested to play a role in inflammation and pathogenesis of vasculitic processes. STUDY DESIGN VEGF and CD34 expressions were assessed in samples taken from oral aphthous lesions. The patients were evaluated for disease activity, duration of lesions, serum C-reactive protein (CRP) levels and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). RESULTS Twenty-six patients were included. Fourteen (53.9%) had increased CRP levels and 12 (46.1%) had increased ESR levels. Positive VEGF and CD34 staining were detected in 46.2% and 69.2% of biopsy samples, respectively. There was good positive correlation between them. The frequency of positive VEGF and CD34 staining was statistically higher in lesions with a duration of more than 6 days. No correlation was found between positive VEGF staining and serum CRP level, ESR and disease activity. CONCLUSION Increased VEGF expression in correlation with CD34 positivity in oral aphthous lesions may show the role of VEGF in pathogenesis of these vasculitic lesions. We have concluded that VEGF may play a role during the course of oral aphthous lesions in BD.
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- Başak Yalçin
- First Department of Dermatology, Numune Education and Research Hospital.
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Naderi S, Arda N. Complication of cages. J Neurosurg 2001; 95:282-3. [PMID: 11599861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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Sarikaya A, Gunel T, Arda N, San T, Ercan F, Akman G, Temizkan G. Effect of Nikel on Growth and Ultrastructure of Schizosaccaromyces Pombe. BIOTECHNOL BIOTEC EQ 2001. [DOI: 10.1080/13102818.2001.10819107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Oner A, Demircin G, Erdoğan O, Bülbül M, Memiş L, Arda N, Ersoy F. A family with hyperimmunoglobulin M syndrome and systemic amyloidosis. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2000; 15:1480-2. [PMID: 10978420 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/15.9.1480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Arda N, Topal-Sarikaya A, Gemici B, Ulusoy S, Temizkan G. A Rapid Technique for the Determination of Furfural in the Fission Yeast Culture Media. BIOTECHNOL BIOTEC EQ 2000. [DOI: 10.1080/13102818.2000.10819061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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The antiviral activity of Sanicula europaea L. extracts against human parainfluenza virus type 2 (HPIV-2) was examined. The extract prepared from the leaves of the plant and a fraction separated from the crude extract with gel filtration chromatography were found to inhibit HPIV-2 replication without any toxic effect on Vero cells. The acidic fraction obtained from the crude extract of S. europaea leaves was found to be the most active fraction with plaque inhibition assay at non-cytotoxic concentrations. Unfortunately, antiviral activity was not detected in the molecules purified from the crude ethanol extract of Sanicula leaves.
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- A Karagöz
- Molecular Biology Section, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Istanbul, Vezneciler, 34459-Istanbul, Turkey
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Altinörs N, Gürses L, Arda N, Türker A, Senveli E, Dönmez T, Sanli M, Bavbek M, Caner H. Intracranial meningiomas. Analysis of 344 surgically treated cases. Neurosurg Rev 1998; 21:106-10. [PMID: 9795943 DOI: 10.1007/bf02389314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The authors present 344 (230 females, 114 males) surgical cases of intracranial meningioma. A total of 370 interventions (344 primary procedures, 10 reexplorations for neurologic deterioration, 16 operations for recurrence) were made. Mean follow-up was 38 months. The overall evaluation revealed that 306 (88.95%) patients were completely normal or in a better condition than before operation. 18 (5.23%) were in a worse condition after operation and 20 (5.81%) died. Results suggested that complications and mortality were mostly related to localization and large volume; we also still have problems with aggressive and malignant meningiomas.
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- N Altinörs
- Neurosurgery Department, Başkent University, Ankara, Turkey.
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Dönmez T, Bavbek M, Demiralp O, Arda N, Altinörs MN. Anterior pontine hydatid cyst: case report. Kobe J Med Sci 1998; 44:45-50. [PMID: 10036859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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We report a rare case of anterior pontine hydatid cyst. Diagnosis was established on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings preoperatively and was confirmed during surgery and by laboratory findings of cyst fluid, and section of cyst wall. A classical suboccipital craniectomy was performed, followed by an approach through the floor of the fourth ventricle. After a failed attempt at the Dowling technique, we punctured the cyst, aspirated the contents, then extirpated the cyst membrane. The patient survived suffering only minor morbidity. The surgical technique and pontine myelotomy are discussed.
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- T Dönmez
- Social Security Hospital, Neurosurgery Division, Ankara, Turkey
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Extracts from the aerial parts of Sanicula europaea L. were investigated for their anti-HIV activity, and the 50% ethanolic extract was shown to exhibit the highest activity. A new triterpene saponin glycoside, 21 beta-(angeloyloxy)-3-O-[beta-D-arabinopyranosyl(1-->4)-beta- D-glucopyranosyl (1-->3)-beta-D-glucuronopyranosyl propyl ester]-3 beta,15,16,22 alpha,28 beta-pentahydroxy-delta(12)-oleanene, saniculoside N (1), in addition to the known phenolic acids, rosmarinic acid (2), and caffeic acid (3) were isolated as major components. Rosmarinic acid was established as the principal active substance.
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- N Arda
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Istanbul, Turkey
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Altinörs N, Senveli E, Arda N, Türker A, Erdoğan A, Cinar N, Pak I. Spinal extradural metastasis from a medulloblastoma. Neurochirurgia (Stuttg) 1989; 32:84-6. [PMID: 2733803 DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1054011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Medulloblastoma metastasising extraxially is a rare entity. The mechanisms that cause such spread are not fully understood. We present a patient who developed a low thoracic metastasis three years after surgical removal of a posterior fossa medulloblastoma. A spinal metastasis penetrated the dura, thus becoming extradural and from this tumour a completely extradural lumbal metastasis developed. Simultaneous local recurrences of systemic metastases were not noted.
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- N Altinörs
- Department of Neurosurgery, Social Security Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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We present 6 patients with a definite diagnosis of von Recklinghausen's neurofibromatosis. All of them had aqueductal stenosis and hydrocephalus requiring surgical intervention because of clinical signs of increased intracranial pressure confirmed by pressure measurements.
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- E Senveli
- Clinic of Neurosurgery, Social Security Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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The authors present a patient who underwent transsphenoidal surgery for a pituitary adenoma and afterward developed late, severe rhinorrhea and tension pneumocephalus. The patient was treated conservatively.
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- N Altinörs
- Clinic of Neurosurgery, Social Security Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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The authors describe a patient with Behçet's disease who suffered from intracerebral hemorrhage 2 1/2 years after the initial diagnosis. There is strong evidence that this situation is not merely a coincidence; rather, these two abnormalities have a cause and effect relationship.
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- N Altinörs
- Clinic of Neurosurgery, Social Security Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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The authors report a case of craniopharyngioma presenting in the right cerebellopontine angle. The tumor was removed totally. The purpose of this report is to record this very unusual localization of a craniopharyngioma.
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