The melanocortin receptors and their accessory proteins. [PDF]
The five melanocortin receptors (MCRs) named MC1R-MC5R have diverse physiological roles encompassing pigmentation, steroidogenesis, energy homeostasis and feeding behavior as well as exocrine function.
Chan, LF+3 more
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AXILLARY ACCESSORY BREAST SARCOMA IN A YOUNG PATIENT
The accessory breast tissue in the axillary region is rare, but as there is breast tissue, there is the possibility of pathological degeneration. With an even greater rarity, breast sarcoma is a diverse group of malignancies derived from mesenchymal ...
C. Pasetto+3 more
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Rapid Evolution of BRCA1 and BRCA2 in Humans and Other Primates [PDF]
The maintenance of chromosomal integrity is an essential task of every living organism and cellular repair mechanisms exist to guard against insults to DNA.
Demogines, Ann M.+6 more
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Thyroid ultrasonography reporting: consensus of Italian Thyroid Association (AIT), Italian Society of Endocrinology (SIE), Italian Society of Ultrasonography in Medicine and Biology (SIUMB) and Ultrasound Chapter of Italian Society of Medical Radiology (SIRM) [PDF]
Thyroid ultrasonography (US) is the gold standard for thyroid imaging and its widespread use is due to an optimal spatial resolution for superficial anatomic structures, a low cost and the lack of health risks.
Cantisani, V.+11 more
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A Rare Case of Accessory Breast Mimicking Lipoma in a Male
Accessory breast tissue is a rare condition in which there is a presence of breast tissue in an ectopic site in addition to normal site. It occurs in about 0.4-6% of women and 1.68% occurrence is seen in men.
VM Vinoth Vaithiya, S. S. Kumar
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Axillary accessory breast carcinoma masquerading as axillary abscess: a case report [PDF]
Accessory breast is a frequently seen developmental breast abnormality, commoner among Asians than Caucasians. This ectopic breast tissue shares many similarities as the normal breast tissue, and although subjected to the same pathological processes ...
Emran, Nor Aina+3 more
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A Case Report of Accessory Breast Cancer in the Anterior Chest Wall
We present and discuss a case report of a 70-year-old patient with a primary carcinoma in accessory breast tissue in the anterior chest wall. Accessory breast tissue has a reported incidence of 0.3% to 6% in the general population, resulting from an ...
Nayla Robledo+5 more
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Clinicopathological features of extranodal lymphomas: Kuwait experience [PDF]
A total of 935 patients with extranodal non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) diagnosed in the period between January 1985 and December 2000 in Kuwait Cancer Center, serving the whole population of Kuwait, were used to describe the clinicopathological and ...
Bamanikar S+17 more
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Breast cancer associated with an accessory nipple [PDF]
### Clinical presentation A 90-year-old female presented with a new mass along the anterolateral aspect of her chest wall. On clinical examination a hard, irregular subcutaneous lump inferior to the left inframammary fold and lateral to an accessory nipple was observed (figure 1).
Kailas Munot+2 more
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Activation of an Estrogen/ Estrogen Receptor Signaling by BIG3 Through Its Inhibitory Effect on Nuclear Transport of PHB2/REA in Breast Cancer [PDF]
Breast cancer is known to be a hormone-dependent disease, and estrogens through an interaction with estrogen receptor (ER) enhance the proliferative and metastatic activity of breast tumor cells.
Arata Shimo+10 more
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