Background The incidence of colonic diverticular disease varies with national origin, cultural
background and diet. The frequency of this disease increases with advancing age. Right-…

Context Solid pseudopapillary tumors of the pancreas are rare and have recently been
shown to harbor mutations of the beta-catenin gene with resultant nuclear localization of beta-…

BACKGROUND Activated Src, which has intrinsic protein tyrosine kinase activity, has been
found in human solid tumors such as colorectal and breast carcinomas. The Src gene …

Three diffuse centroblastic lymphomas developed at the site of previous surgery. Two were
preceded by atypical lymphoid infiltrates. Clinical data, microscopic features, and …

Post-translational modification has long been recognized as a way in which the properties
of proteins may be subtly altered after synthesis of the polypeptide chain is complete. …

A 37 year old male with a poorly differentiated carcinoma of the stomach presented with
cervical lymphadenopathy. It was clinically thought to be a metastatic carcinoma, but on biopsy, …

Background: The etiology of malignant melanoma has been the subject of much study.
Tumour suppressor genes p53 and pl6 and the antiapoptotic, Bcl-2, are implicated in the …

Cystic hydatid disease is caused by the parasite Echinococcus granulosus. Indigenous
infections are seen among the Indians and Inuit. Man is an occasional intermediate host in whom …

A cardiac high-molecular-weight calmodulin-binding protein (HMWCaMBP) was previously
identified as a homologue of the calpain inhibitor, calpastatin. In the present study, we …

Superficial angiomyxomas are rare benign tumors that typically present as a solitary lesion
or as a component of Carney complex and rarely have been associated with other lesions. In …