Brazil nuts contain high levels of minerals such as selenium, magnesium, copper, manganese, potassium, calcium, iron, phosphorus, and zinc. Magnesium is a key nutrient in a whole host of biological processes. Selenium is an important co-factor for the antioxidant enzyme glutathione-peroxidase.
Print All Open All Close All. A gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is a type of tumor that occurs in the gastrointestinal tract, most commonly in the stomach or small intestine. The tumors are thought to grow from specialized cells found in the gastrointestinal tract called interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs) or precursors to these cells. GISTs are usually found in adults between ages 40 and 70; rarely, children and young adults develop these tumors.
Overview. An osteoblastoma is an uncommon primary neoplasm of the bone that has clinical and histologic manifestations that are similar to those of an osteoid osteoma; therefore, some consider the 2 lesions to be variants of the same disease, with osteoblastoma representing a giant osteoid osteoma.resentation and natural history. Osteoblastoma is typically seen in the second decade of life, with a male predilection. Approximately 40% of all osteoblastomas are located in the spine. The tumors usually involve the posterior elements, and 17% of spinal osteoblastomas are found in the sacrum.