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Early Investigations and Recent Advances in Intraperitoneal Immunotherapy for Peritoneal Metastasis. [PDF]
, 2018 Peritoneal metastasis (PM) is an advanced stage malignancy largely refractory to modern therapy. Intraperitoneal (IP) immunotherapy offers a novel approach for the control of regional disease of the peritoneal cavity by breaking immune tolerance.
Bowne, Wilbur B. +5 more
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Journal of Ovarian Research, 2010 Background The production of ascites is a common complication of ovarian cancer. Ascites constitute a unique tumor microenvironment that may affect disease progression.
Lane Denis +3 more
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The use of non-selective beta-blockers in patients with cirrhosis: more doubts than certainties [PDF]
, 2017 In conclusion, prospective RCT would be needed on the use of NSBBs in decompensated cirrhotic patients with ascites however these trials are difficult to organize and will need a large sample size.
Di Gregorio, Vincenza +3 more
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Presence of multiple bacterial markers in clinical samples might be useful for presumptive diagnosis of infection in cirrhotic patients with culture-negative reports [PDF]
, 2016 Bacterial infections in cirrhotic patients with ascites are associated with a severe prognosis and an increased risk of death. The microbiological standard tests for the diagnosis of suspected infection, based on culture test of blood and ascitic fluid ...
Boaretti, M +4 more
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Laminin concentration in ascites of patients with hepatic cirrhosis and peritoneal carcinomatosis
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2005 Laminin levels in ascitic fluid have been proposed as a marker for neoplastic ascites. We compared the concentration of laminin in serum and in ascitic fluid from patients with hepatic cirrhosis and peritoneal carcinomatosis and assessed the diagnostic ...
R.M. Catarino +3 more
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Frontiers in Surgery, 2023 BackgroundPseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is a rare disease, with the overall survival (OS) influenced by many factors. To date, no ascites characteristics have been reported to predict OS of patients with PMP.
Bing Wang +16 more
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Current OncologyChylous ascites is a rare form of ascites with high triglyceride content arising from the thoracoabdominal lymph nodes in the peritoneal cavity due to various benign or malignant etiologies, including pancreatic cancer.
Hiroo Imai +11 more
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Exosomes promote pre-metastatic niche formation in ovarian cancer. [PDF]
, 2019 Ovarian cancer is one of the most common gynecological malignancies. Upon initial diagnosis, the majority of patients present with widespread metastatic growth within the peritoneal cavity. This metastatic growth occurs in stages, with the formation of a
Dean, Dylan C +4 more
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Characteristics of ascitic fluid in cardiac ascites
Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2007 Cardiac ascites remains a rare entity with unique clinical and pathogenetic features that are not adequately recognized by clinicians. The purpose of this study was to contribute towards elucidating the nature of cardiac ascites.We describe a series of 26 ascitic fluid samples from eight patients with cardiac ascites that were referred and further ...
Christou, L. +4 more
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Hepatology Communications, 2022 Ascites formation is a sign of decompensation of cirrhosis and heralds a poor prognosis. The widely used standard binary classification of ascites as diuretic‐responsive or refractory does not cover the spectrum of ascites and has limited prognostic ...
Rasmus Hvidbjerg Gantzel +5 more
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