miRNAs as Influencers of Cell-Cell Communication in Tumor Microenvironment [PDF]
microRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNAs that regulate gene expression at the posttranscriptional level, inducing the degradation of the target mRNA or translational repression.
Conti, Ilaria+6 more
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Brown tumor of the iliac crest initially misdiagnosed as a giant cell tumor of the bone
Summary Brown tumors (BTs) are expansile osteolytic lesions complicating severe primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). Clinical, radiological and histological features of BTs share many similarities with other giant cell-containing lesions of the bone ...
S. Hamidi+5 more
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Brown tumor causing thoracic compressive myelopathy: A case report and review of literature
Brown tumors are nonneoplastic bony lesions resulting from primary, secondary or tertiary hyperparathyroidism. Primary hyperparathyroidism is caused by parathyroid adenomas or parathyroid hyperplasia while chronic renal failure is a common cause of ...
Manoj Kumar Ramachandraiah+1 more
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Brown Tumor of Lumbar Spine in a Patient with Primary Hyperparathyroidism: Case Report [PDF]
Background Data: Brown tumor is a lytic bone tumor and has variable symptoms according to the affected site. It is called brown because of its characteristic brown color believed to have occurred after accumulation of blood, fibrous tissue, and ...
Mohamed E Elsebaey, MD+4 more
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Benign so-called “brown tumors” secondary to hyperparathyroidism are a rare diagnostic pitfall due to their impressively malignant-like character in various imaging modalities.
Adrien Holzgreve+8 more
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OSSEOUS AND DENTAL PROBLEMS IN PATIENTS WITH RENAL FAILURE [PDF]
We present a case of a patient with severe renal disease and many complications. The patient is fully questioned and tested due to the searched dental focus - his state is not going better in spite of the treatment and the partial parathyroidectomy.
Miglena Balcheva+4 more
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Brown Tumor of the Mandible as an Initial Presentation of Hyperparathyroidism
The paper presents a brown tumor case related to secondary hyperparathyroidism in an end stage kidney disease patient undergoing dialysis treatment. The interesting feature of the case is that the primary clinical presentation of the condition was a mild
Antigoni Delantoni+2 more
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Identification of genes expressed by immune cells of the colon that are regulated by colorectal cancer-associated variants. [PDF]
A locus on human chromosome 11q23 tagged by marker rs3802842 was associated with colorectal cancer (CRC) in a genome-wide association study; this finding has been replicated in case-control studies worldwide. In order to identify biologic factors at this
Ash, Colleen+31 more
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Magnetic resonance tumor regression grade (MR-TRG) to assess pathological complete response following neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer [PDF]
This study aims to evaluate the feasibility of a magnetic resonance (MR) automatic method for quantitative assessment of the percentage of fibrosis developed within locally advanced rectal cancers (LARC) after neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy (RCT). A total
Bellini, D+10 more
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MYC is a metastasis gene for non-small-cell lung cancer. [PDF]
Metastasis is a process by which cancer cells learn to form satellite tumors in distant organs and represents the principle cause of death of patients with solid tumors. NSCLC is the most lethal human cancer due to its high rate of metastasis.
Castro, Inês+8 more
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