Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide. The presence of axillary lymph node metastases in breast cancer is an important factor in assessing prognosis and determines management after surgery. The study aimed at identification of the factors that predict axillary lymph node involvement in CA breast. Addressing the prognostic effect of axillary lymph node involvement in turn of predicting the recurrence of CA breast.Methods: This is a prospective review of one hundred cases of Ca breast who have underwent modified radical mastectomy and axillary clearance at Al-Karama Teaching Hospital during the period from January 2014 to December 2018.Results: Positive axillary involvement was found in (74/100, 74%). The highest occurrence of positive axilla was found in (less than 30 and 30-39 years) age groups (27/74, 36%) with the outer quadrants (upper and lower) constituting the majority (50/74, 68%). Positive axillary involvement was mostly notified in tumor grade T4 (39/74, 53%) and in poorly differentiated lesions (47/74, 64%). The highest recurrence rate was found in patients with positive axillary metastases (12/74, 16%), nodal involvement of ten or more nodes (9/41, 22%), nodes with extracapsular extension (10/51, 20%) and in patients who have not taken and/or completed their chemo-radiation sessions (9/11, 82%).Conclusions: Positive axillary lymph node involvement was seen mostly in: young age patients, outer quadrant lesions, tumors with skin involvement, and poorly differentiated lesions.

Background: Diabetic foot disease is a foot that exhibits any pathology that results directly from diabetic mellitus or any long-term chronic complication of diabetes mellitus. The aim of the study was to determine the risk factors and indications for amputations among diabetics.Methods: this clinical prospective study includes 120 diabetic foot patients admitted to AL- Karama teaching hospital from 1st January 2015 to 1st January 2019. All patients assessed for age, gender, duration of diabetes, hyperglycemia at admission and control of diabetes, history of smoking, hypertension, assess dominant foot and examination of diabetic foot lesion and classify it according to Meggit-Wagner grading status, indications for amputation and outcome.Results: The male to female ratio was 2:1. Most frequent age group of patients treated by amputation was between 50-80 years. Among patients treated with amputation (68.33%) of patients had diabetes mellitus for 11-20 years. From patients admitted with diabetic foot (53.33%) were smokers. Regarding hypertension (93.33%) of all patients were hypertensive. It was noted that (65%) of patients lesion occur in dominant foot Regarding Wagner's grading system (36.66%) of patients were grade 4 followed by grade 1 (21.66%). regarding mode of treatment (53.33%) of patients treated by amputation and other treated conservatively. Only 3 patients from 60 died while other discharged well after complete treatment.Conclusions: Increasing in age, long duration of diabetes mellitus, poor control of diabetes, smoking and occurrence of lesion in dominant foot all considered as a significant risk factors for increase liability amputation.

Background: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a common condition that causes pain, numbness, and weakness in the hands and wrist. CTS affecting female more than male, and diagnosed by EMG and NCS. The aim of this study was to describe the profile and surgical management among sample of Iraqi patients.Methods: Sixty-two patients collected from the neuro-surgical departments of the specialized surgical hospital from June 2015 till June 2018, all patients studied thoroughly regarding age, sex, associated diseases, clinical features, EMG studies, surgery and out come and follow up for at least one year.Results: There was around 2:1 female: male, with age predominant between 40-60 years. All the patients had pain (aching) and most of them numbness, and tingling and only 1/3 had atrophy of muscle of the hand all diagnosed by EMG and NCS, treated surgically results were good compared with other studies regarding complications and final outcome.Conclusions: Surgery for CTS is safe and successful surgery under meticulus procedure and appropriate choice of patients.