AN UNUSUAL PRESENTATION OF DESMOPLASTIC SMALL ROUND CELL TUMOUR OF THE ABDOMEN: MORPHOLOGICAL, IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL, ULTRASTRUCTURAL, AND MOLECULAR STUDIES

An Unusual Presentation of Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumour of the Abdomen: Morphological, Immunohistochemical, Ultrastructural, and Molecular Studies

Desmoplastic small round cell tumour (DSRCT) is patches an aggressive and a rare neoplasm.We report on a 34-year-old male who had abdominal discomfort with a large intraperitoneal mass.Histological examination of the tumour biopsy revealed sheets of small round cells.The cells were positive with vimentin and desmin (with occasional dot positivity)

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Aerosolized plus intravenous colistin vs intravenous colistin alone for the treatment of nosocomial pneumonia due to multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria: A retrospective cohort study

Objective: To compare the effectiveness and safety of aerosolized (AER) plus intravenous (IV) colistin with IV colistin alone in patients with nosocomial pneumonia (NP) due to multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacteria.Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study of adults with NP who received IV colistin alone or in combination with AER co

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Nanosized Cubosomal Thermogelling Dispersion Loaded with Saquinavir Mesylate to Improve Its Bioavailability: Preparation, Optimization, in vitro and in vivo Evaluation

Khaled M Hosny1,2 1Department Water-Based Lubricants of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 2Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, EgyptCorrespondence: Khaled M HosnyDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz U

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