Report of results of pleural biopsy (Needle biopsy and open biopsy) in 108 cases and 245 biopsies [PDF]
1. The results of 245 pleural biopsies perfomed in 108 patients including 219 pleural needle biopsies and 26 pleural open biopsies were reported. The method of pleural biopsy seems to be superior to any other currently available diagnostic procedures for
Mc, Lt. Col., Sohn, Isaack
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Massive malignant pleural effusion due to lung adenocarcinoma in 13-year-old boy [PDF]
A 13-year-old boy with no risk factors for lung cancer presented with a massive left-sided pleural effusion and a mediastinal shift on chest radiography and computed tomography. A chest tube drained bloody pleural fluid with an exudative pattern.
Afghani, R. +5 more
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Ultrasonic needles for bone biopsy [PDF]
Bone biopsy is an invasive clinical procedure where a bone sample is recovered for analysis during the diagnosis of a medical condition. When the architecture of the bone tissue is required to be preserved, a core-needle biopsy is taken.
Cleary, Rebecca +5 more
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Effective osimertinib treatment in a patient with discordant T790 M mutation detection between liquid biopsy and tissue biopsy. [PDF]
BACKGROUND:We report the successful treatment of the patient with osimertinib 80 mg/day following disease progression and a discordance in the detection of a mechanism of resistance epithelial growth factor receptor (EGFR) T790 M between liquid biopsy ...
Mambetsariev, Isa +3 more
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The primacy of multiparametric MRI in men with suspected prostate cancer [PDF]
Background: Multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) became recognised in investigating those with suspected prostate cancer between 2010 and 2012; in the USA, the preventative task force moratorium on PSA screening was a strong catalyst. In a few short years, it has
Logager, V. +5 more
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Biopsy confirmation of metastatic sites in breast cancer patients:clinical impact and future perspectives [PDF]
Determination of hormone receptor (estrogen receptor and progesterone receptor) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 status in the primary tumor is clinically relevant to define breast cancer subtypes, clinical outcome,and the choice of therapy ...
A Santinelli +69 more
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Abdominal wall defects (AWDs) represent a wide spectrum of congenital anomalies which are characterized by a herniation of abdominal organs through a pathologic opening in the abdominal region.
Bartos V.
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Validation of a score tool for measurement of histological severity in juvenile dermatomyositis and association with clinical severity of disease. [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: To study muscle biopsy tissue from patients with juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) in order to test the reliability of a score tool designed to quantify the severity of histological abnormalities when applied to biceps humeri in addition to ...
Amato, Anthony A +19 more
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AbstractLiquid biopsy is based on minimally invasive blood tests and has a high potential to significantly change the therapeutic strategy in cancer patients, providing an extremely powerful and reliable noninvasive clinical tool for the individual molecular profiling of patients in real time.
Evi Lianidou, Klaus Pantel
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MRI-targeted or standard biopsy for prostate-cancer diagnosis [PDF]
Background Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), with or without targeted biopsy, is an alternative to standard transrectal ultrasonography-guided biopsy for prostate-cancer detection in men with a raised prostate-specific antigen level who ...
Allen, Clare +49 more
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