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Item Clinicopathologic Characteristics And Surgical Management Of Schwannomas Of The Upper Digestive Tract(2022) Parsak, Cem Kaan; Teke, Zafer; Topal, Ugur; Unal, Ayse Gizem; Bal, Nebil; 34711705AIM: Schwannoma is a peripheral nervous system tumor arising from Schwann cells of the neural sheath, and they are very rarely seen in the upper digestive tract. In this study, we aimed to present the clinicopathologic characteristics and surgical management of patients who underwent surgical treatment for esophageal or gastric schwannoma. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Patients who were diagnosed with esophageal or gastric schwannoma between January 2013 and January 2020 were included in the study. Demographic, clinicopathological and immunohistochemical parameters of the patients were analyzed along with the follow-up results. RESULTS: There were 13 patients in our study. Nine patients had gastric schwannoma and 4 patients had esophageal schwannoma. Female gender was dominant (61.5%). The mean age was 56 years. Esophageal tumors were all enucleated. Minimal invasive approach was preferred in 3 patients. Gastric tumors were most commonly localized in the lesser curvature. Three patients underwent laparoscopic wedge resection, 3 patients open wedge resection, 2 patients subtotal gastrectomy, and one patient proximal gastrectomy. Intraoperative or postoperative complications did not develop in any patient. No patient required reoperation, and there were no deaths within 90 days postoperatively. In the postoperative 90-day period, there was no unplanned re-admission to the hospital. The mean follow-up period was 53.4 months (range: 23-93 months). No recurrence was detected in any patients. CONCLUSIONS: Definitive diagnosis of schwannomas is made only by histopathologic examination postoperatively. S-100 expression has diagnostic significance. The preferred treatment is complete surgical excision with negative margins, and the long-term outcome is excellent as these lesions are mostly benign.Item Comparison Of Efficacy Of Oral Versus Intra-Articular Corticosteroid Application In The Treatment Of Frozen Shoulder: An Experimental Study In Rats(2022) Cinar, Bekir Murat; Battal, Vahit Erdal; Bal, Nebil; Guler, Umit Ozgur; Beyaz, Salih; 35234132Objective: The aim of this study was to compare clinical and histopathological effects of oral versus intraarticular corticosteroid application in a rat model of frozen shoulder. Methods: In this study, eighty adult Sprague-Dawley rats were used. The animals were divided into 5 equal groups. The frozen shoulder model was created by immobilizing animals' shoulders with internal fixation with sutures for 8 weeks. At the 8th week, sham(n: 16) and control (n: 16) groups were sacrificed to collect data for healthy and affected shoulders. Also, at the 8th week, 50 mg/kg methylprednisolone was started for the oral treatment group, and a single dose of 0.5mg/kg triamcinolone acetonide was injected for the intraarticular treatment group. The effect of additional steroid treatment was expected for 2 weeks, then all remaining treatment and natural course groups were sacrificed on the 10th week. Results: After sacrification, specimens taken as "en bloc" scapulothoracic disarticulation were randomly divided into two groups for a range of motion measurement and histopathological examination. The control (frozen shoulder model) group's shoulder range of motion in all directions was lower than the sham (healthy) group (P < 0.01). Natural course and intraarticular steroid groups, compared to the frozen shoulder model showed a significant increase in the direction of abduction (P < 0.05). Also, it was found for treatment groups that in all directions the range of motion was not as good as the healthy values (P < 0.01). The intraarticular treatment group showed higher degrees of abduction compared to the natural course and oral steroid treatment groups (P < 0.01). Oral steroid treatment group's range of motion was not significantly better than the disease model and had no superiority to the natural course group (P > 0.05). Histopathologically, no statistically significant difference was observed between the groups for signs of frozen shoulder which was found in the immobilized group (P > 0.05). Histopathologically, immobilization was found to cause thickening of the capsule that cannot be resolved by treatment. (P < 0.05). Conclusion: In frozen shoulder disease, intraarticular steroid injection seems to be superior in increasing the range of motion than oral steroid treatment.Item F-18-FDG PET/CT Imaging in an Unusual Case of Cutaneous Melanoma Arising From Congenital Melanocytic Nevus in a Two-year-old Girl(2021) Erhamamci, Seval; Reyhan, Mehmet; Bal, Nebil; Torun, Nese; Yapar, Ali Fuat; 0000-0001-5016-4650; 0000-0001-8550-3368; 34082516; AAJ-5242-2021Item Squamous cell carcinoma of the penis: a clinicopathological study from a population with late circumcision(2019) Baydar, Dilek Ertoy; Akkaya, Hampar; Apa, Duygu Dusmez; Bal, Nebil; Demirsam, Asli; Gucluer, Berrin; Nese, Nalan; Sari, Aysegul Akder; Kirdar, Sevin; Akdogan, Bulent; Karabulut, Erdem; 31658325Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the penis has been subject to only a few studies in populations where late childhood circumcision is performed. To asses clinicopathological features and human papillomavirus (HPV) status of penile SCC in men with late circumcision, eight institutions in the country volunteered to collaborate and 15 cases of penile SCC were collected from their pathology archives. The presence and genotype of HPV were determined in addition to clinicopathological features of the tumors. Findings were correlated with disease outcome. The mean age of the patients evaluated was 66.5 years. Histological subtypes were usual SCC (6/15), papillary (2/15), mixed (2/15), basaloid (2/15), acantholytic (1/15), pseudohyperplastic (1/15), and warty-basaloid (1/15) carcinomas. HPV was identified in 33.3% of samples; HPV16 was detected in 60% of positive cases and was associated with basaloid and/or warty morphology. Cause-specific 1-year and 2-year survivals were 76.9% and 54.5%, respectively. The usual subtype and nodal metastasis were associated with worse outcome (p=0.045 and p=0.047, respectively). As a conclusion, our results suggest an inclination for penile SCC to develop at a later age in a population with late circumcision than the patients from the regions of high penile cancer incidence. These men seem to have less frequent HPV association and their outcome appears poorer than other populations, although reaching substantial provision is not possible due to our limited case number.Item Papillary renal cell carcinoma within a renal oncocytoma: Case report of very rare coexistence(2014) Ozer, Cevahir; Goren, Mehmet Resit; Egilmez, Tulga; Bal, Nebil; 25553171Renal oncocytomas accounts for 3% to 9% of primary renal neoplasms. The coexistence of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) within the oncocytoma is extremely rare. We report the case of an asyptomatic 74-year-old man with papillary RCC within oncocytoma managed with left radical nephrectomy.Item Epidermoid Cyst of Orbit in a Newborn(2015) Canan, Handan; Altan-Yaycioglu, Rana; Bal, Nebil; Torer, Birgin; Cetinkaya-Cakmak, Bilin; Gulcan, Hande; 26075126A 3-day-old male newborn presented with a severe proptosis of the left eye leading to exposure keratopathy. He underwent debulking of the cyst and biopsy of the tumour and received the pathological diagnosis of epidermoid cyst of orbit. Clinicopathological features of this rare disease are discussed.Item Author response: Papillary RCC and oncocytoma: Longer follow-up reported(2015) Ozer, Cevahir; Goren, Mehmet Resit; Egilmez, Tulga; Bal, Nebil; 26085864Item Intractable Diarrhea from Cytomegalovirus Colitis in a Case with Hereditary Spherocytosis(2015) Ozkale, Murat; Canan, Oguz; Asilsoy, Suna; Bal, Nebil; Noyan, AytulCytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is a common viral infection worldwide, with a frequency as high as 90% in developing countries. Only 10% of primary CMV infection is symptomatic in immunocompetent patients, and it rarely causes specific complications. We report CMV colitis in an immunocompetent adolescent with hereditary spherocytosis and spontaneous rupture of the spleen, who was critically ill with septicaemia and significant non-bloody diarrhoea that responded to specific CMV treatment.Item Bilateral renal leiomyoma with 5 year follow-up: Case report(2015) Goren, Mehmet Resit; Erbay, Gurcan; Ozer, Cevahir; Goren, Vinil; Bal, Nebil; 26664510Renal leiomyomas are exceptionally rare benign tumours of the kidney. Although the renal leiomyomas usually do not metastasize, the differential diagnosis between renal leiomyomas and malign lesions (leiomyosarcoma or renal cell carcinoma) cannot be done by radiological examinations, but is possible by histological examination. Surgery is the preferred treatment. After surgery, the prognosis is excellent without recurrence. Although uterine leiomyomas can be multicentric, renal leiomyomas have been single lesions. We report an incidentally detected case of bilateral renal leiomyoma in a 50-year-old woman with a 5-year follow-up. We also review the literature and discuss clinical, radiological and histological features of renal leiomyomas.Item Comparison of Cajal-like cells in pelvis and proximal ureter of kidney with and without hydronephrosis(2015) Balikci, Omer; Turunc, Tahsin; Bal, Nebil; Celik, Huseyin; Ozkardes, Hakan; 26742978Objectives: To evaluate effects of Cajal-like cells on human renal pelvis and proximal ureter on peristalsis. Materials and Methods: 63 patients submitted to nephrectomy due to atrophic non- functional kidney associated with hydroureteronephrosis were included as study group and 30 cases with nephrectomy due to other reasons were included as control group. Samples from renal pelvis and proximal ureters were obtained and sections of 5 mu form paraffin blocks of these samples were prepared; layers of lamina propria and muscularis mucosa were examined by immune-histochemistry using CD117 in order to determine count and distribution of Cajal-like cells. Results: During immune-histochemical examinations of sections, obtained from renal pelvis and proximal ureter of hydronephrotic kidneys by CD117, Cajal-like cells number determined in lamina propria and muscularis propria was statistically significantly lower compared to control group (p<0.001). Distribution of Cajal-like cells in renal pelvis and proximal tubulus was similar under examination by light microscope, and also both groups were not different from each other regarding staining intensity of Cajal-like cells by c-kit. Conclusion: Significantly reduced number of Cajal-like cells in study group compared to control group, shows that these cells may have a key role in regulation of peristalsis at level of renal pelvis and proximal ureter in urinary system.