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Invited for the cover of this issue is the group of Shun-Jun Ji and co-workers at Soochow University, (China). The image depicts a cheaper, low-toxic, eco-friendly benign and metal-free methodology incorporating the both aryl and trifyl sulfonyl functionality from allylic alcohols. Read the full text of the article at…

The paper presents three children of various ages with tumors of different histology localized in the retroperitoneum. The children underwent investigation as orthopedic cases at the Orthopedic Department of the Belgrade University Childrens' Hospital. All children had orthopedic symptoms and several similar clinical f…

Hobnail hemangioma (HH) was known in the past as targetoid hemosiderotic hemangioma (THH). We present a case that meets the criteria of HH in a 34-year-old woman. The lesion presented as a reddish papule on her left hip. It changed periodically during menstruation and the changes included. The biopsy showed the charact…

Philadelphia chromosome (Ph) is a characteristic chromosomal marker that is associated with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). Philadelphia chromosome in bone marrow cells in patients with suspected diagnosis of CML in the Presov region (1995-2004) was detected in 94.4 % of cases. In one patient a complex translocatio…

The goal of periodontal treatment in not only the stabilization of disease but also the regeneration of the destructed tissue. In the past few years various procedures have been created to achieve this. The guided tissue regeneration is a surgical procedure developed on the basis of experimental studies. It enables the…

Some characteristics of quality and way of life were examined in the group of persons aged over 60 years. One group was in the West region of the Czech Republic--1028 people living in the city of Plzen. The other group was in the East region of Slovakia--125 senior citizens from the town of Presov. The investigations w…

AntiHBc seropositivity among patients with chronic HCV infection is not a rare entity (57.14 %). We observed that antiHBc antibody seropositivity does not have a significant impact on treatment responses to interferon/ribavirin therapy in patients for chronic HCV infection in contrast to some reports in the literature…

PURPOSE: A retrospective study of patients records with the diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections at the Department of Dermatovenerology, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava in the period of 1996-2005. RESULT AND CONCLUSION: During ten years, 545 patients were diagnosed and treated (represent 3…

We tested automated detection of influenza-like illness (ILI) from free-text clinician notes extracted from the VA electronic medical record using a simple negation algorithm coupled with string matching for relevant ILI symptoms mapped to UMLS concepts. Additionally, we documented negation problems encountered and ada…

We report on a rare case of an adult patient with rhabdomyosarcoma treated at the Dpt Ophthalmology, Comenius University, Medical School in Bratislava as a single case since 1968 (Fig. 2, Ref. 5). Full Text in free PDF www.bmj.sk.

The absence of inferior vena cava (IVC) is one among infrequent subtypes of IVC abnormalities that are rarely seen in general population. The absence of IVC involves either that of entire IVC or that of infrarenal segment. These two entities are relatively similar but their etiopathogeneses are still controversial. The…

Isolated extramedullary relapse (IEMR) of acute leukemia (AL) after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) is a rare occurrence. It is seen more commonly after BMT than after conventional chemotherapy (CHT) alone. We describe the natural history and response to treatment in four patients with IEMR following allog…

The present cadaveric study, describes asymmetrical right cerebral hemisphere and anomalous posterior horn of the right lateral ventricle and discusses its clinical implications. The occipital lobe of right cerebral hemisphere extended more posteriorly as compared to the left and so did the posterior horn of the latera…

We describe successful use of enteral sildenafil following surgery for congenital heart disease in three cases. One infant after repair of ventricular septal defect and aortic coarctation had pulmonary hypertension non-responsive to nitric oxide, another infant and 3.5 year child following palliative surgery for congen…

We are presenting a 59-year-old woman and 37-year-old man with amaurosis fugax. They underwent a comprehensive ophthalmological and neurological examination. Standard diagnostic examination revealed no possible cause of this temporary condition, therefore additional genetic analysis for possible hereditary thrombophili…

Cushing's syndrome accompanying the small cell de-differentiation of the prostatic adenocarcinoma is a relatively rare clinical entity, associated with poor overall prognosis. Despite several treatment options available, there is still no effective standard therapy for this clinical condition. Herein, we report two pat…

Although precise criteria have not been assessed yet, small haematomas and clinical improvement claim only close observation according to literature. However a question can arise how to advance in patient with vertex epidural haematoma (VEPH) thinner than 10 mm associated with intradural lesions, when his neurological…

The intestinal protozoan parasite E. histolytica is the causative organism responsible for human amebiasis and amebic dysentery. Although it is primarily an infection of the colon, it may also be spread by hematogenous path to other organs, especially the liver. In general, the clinical spectrum of colorectal amebiasis…

Though germ cell cancer is rare, it is the most common cancer in males between 20 and 40 years. The primary site for the development of germ cell tumor is testes, but it can be seen in extragonadal locations as well. Herein, we present a rare case of a 19-year-old patient with non/seminomatous extragonadal germ cell tu…

Many countries (USA, Australia, Canada, Latin America, Spain, France, SRN) have national or international systems (e.g. Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations--NDLTD), which openly (NDLTD) or commercially (University Microfilm International--UMI) present up to 50% of master dissertations and doctoral the…