Leiomyosarcoma = غرن عضلي أملس

Leiomyosarcoma = غرن عضلي أملس Leiomyosarcoma   EPIDEMIOLOGY Exact incidence is unknown, but older studies suggest that leiomyosarcomas comprise approximately 3 percent of soft-tissue sarcomas. Superficial leiomyosarcoma occurs in all age groups, and there appears to be no gender predilection.   LEIOMYOSARCOMA AT A GLANCE ·         Rare malignant tumor of smooth muscle: Cutaneous and subcutaneous […]

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Leishmania =الليشمانيا

Leishmania =الليشمانيا Leishmaniasis Leishmaniasis is a protozoan disease with a prevalence of 12 million cases and an incidence of almost 2 million new cases worldwide, making it, together with malaria, helminthic infestations of the gastrointestinal tract, and HIV infection, one of the most common infectious diseases worldwide . The inciting organism belongs to the order […]

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Lentigo maligna melanoma = ميلانوم الشامة الخبيثة

Lentigo maligna melanoma = ميلانوم الشامة الخبيثة Lentigo Maligna Melanoma Lentigo maligna, previously referred to as melanosis circumscripta preblastomatosa of Dubreuilh and also as melanotic freckle of Hutchinson [or Hutchinson’s melanotic freckle (HMF), a term used currently in Australia for this condition], accounts for about 10% of melanomas and typically occurs on the chronically exposed […]

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Lentigo simplex= النمشة البسيطة

Lentigo simplex= النمشة البسيطة LENTIGO SIMPLEX   Epidemiology The frequency of lentigo simplex in children and adults has not been determined. There does not appear to be a racial or gender predilection. Lentigo simplex is the most common histopathologic pattern of darkly pigmented lesions excised from acral sites of darkly pigmented races. Pigmented nail bands, […]

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Lepromatous leprosy = الجذام الجذامي

Lepromatous leprosy = الجذام الجذامي Leprosy Leprosy is caused by M. leprae and predominantly affects the skin and peripheral nerves. The disease is endemic in many tropical and subtropical countries but is declining in prevalence as a result of multidrug therapy. The Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, sub-Saharan countries in Africa, and Brazil comprise the areas […]

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Leprosy = الجذام

Leprosy = الجذام Leprosy Leprosy is caused by M. leprae and predominantly affects the skin and peripheral nerves. The disease is endemic in many tropical and subtropical countries but is declining in prevalence as a result of multidrug therapy. The Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, sub-Saharan countries in Africa, and Brazil comprise the areas most affected […]

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