BackgroundCancer recurrence remains a significant problem, and most postoperative recurrences of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) develop within 5 years after resection.
Ha-Young Park +9 more
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'Unforgettable' : a pictorial essay on anatomy and pathology of the hippocampus [PDF]
The hippocampus is a small but complex anatomical structure that plays an important role in spatial and episodic memory. The hippocampus can be affected by a wide range of congenital variants and degenerative, inflammatory, vascular, tumoral and toxic ...
Achten, Eric +9 more
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Osteopontin and `Melanoma Inhibitory Activity': Comparison of Two Serological Tumor Markers in Metastatic Uveal Melanoma Patients [PDF]
Background: Evaluation of the protein osteopontin (OPN) as a potential new marker in comparison to melanoma inhibitory activity (MIA) for screening and detection of metastatic uveal melanoma. Methods: Plasma levels of 32 patients with uveal melanoma were
Haritoglou, Christos +5 more
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Postenucleation adjuvant chemotherapy with vincristine, etoposide, and carboplatin for the treatment of high-risk retinoblastoma. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Analysis of 52 eyes with high-risk retinoblastoma managed with postenucleation adjuvant chemotherapy using vincristine sulfate, etoposide phosphate, and carboplatin showed no evidence of systemic metastasis in any case during a mean (range ...
Eagle, Ralph C +5 more
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Choroidal metastases: Origin, features, and therapy
The choroid is the most common ocular site for metastatic disease, owing to abundant vascular supply. The primary cancers that most commonly lead to choroidal metastases include breast cancer (40-47%) and lung cancer (21-29%).
Sruthi Arepalli +2 more
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Purpose. To investigate the value of optical coherence tomography (OCT) for differentiation between choroidal melanoma and metastasis based on characteristics of the anterior choroidal surface and the chorioretinal interface. Methods.
Vicktoria Vishnevskia-Dai +5 more
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Choroidal Metastasis in Myriad of Primary Malignancies: A Cross-sectional Study [PDF]
Introduction: All metastatic malignancies commonly metastasise to choroid tissue in eye due to its peculiarity in vascular properties; thereof ocular manifestations are most common in the practice of oncology and ophthalmology.
Asif Ibrahim Tamboli +2 more
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False‑positive technetium‑99m methylene diphosphonate bone scan activity in the orbit in a patient with a history of breast carcinoma [PDF]
Metastasis of breast carcinoma to the orbit is an uncommon entity and carries a poor prognosis. This case report presents false-positive technetium-99m methylene diphosphonate activity in the right orbit of a patient with a history of a primary breast ...
Bonnet, Sarah E., Palko, Joel R.
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Cervical Carcinoma Manifesting as Progressive Bilateral Visual Loss
We report a patient with bilateral choroidal metastasis from disseminated cervical squamous cell carcinoma. A 52-year-old woman presented with progressive bilateral visual loss due to choroidal masses in both eyes.
O’Sam Shibeeb +3 more
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Imaging of adult ocular and orbital pathology - a pictorial review [PDF]
Orbital pathology often presents a diagnostic challenge to the reporting radiologist. The aetiology is protean, and clinical input is therefore often necessary to narrow the differential diagnosis.
Brennan, Paul +8 more
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