MRI-targeted or standard biopsy for prostate-cancer diagnosis [PDF]
, 2018 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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Inflammation in benign prostate tissue and prostate cancer in the finasteride arm of the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: A previous analysis of the placebo arm of the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial (PCPT) reported 82% overall prevalence of intraprostatic inflammation and identified a link between inflammation and higher-grade prostate cancer and serum PSA ...
Barber, John R +15 more
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Supplementary benefits of CT-guided transthoracic lung aspiration biopsy for core needle biopsy
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 ObjectiveThis study aimed to investigate the diagnostic efficacy of computed tomography (CT)-guided transthoracic lung core needle biopsy combined with aspiration biopsy and the clinical value of this combined routine microbial detection.Materials and ...
Jia-Huan He +7 more
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Imaging-guided chest biopsies: techniques and clinical results [PDF]
, 2017 Background This article aims to comprehensively describe indications, contraindications, technical aspects, diagnostic accuracy and complications of percutaneous lung biopsy.
ANDRANI, FABRIZIO +6 more
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Breast MRI and tumour biology predict axillary lymph node response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer [PDF]
, 2019 Background: In patients who have had axillary nodal metastasis diagnosed prior to neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer, there is little consensus on how to manage the axilla subsequently.
A Gangi +35 more
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An analysis of research biopsy core variability from over 5000 prospectively collected core samples
npj Precision Oncology, 2021 Factors correlated with biopsy tissue adequacy and the prevalence of within-biopsy variability were evaluated. Totally, 1149 research biopsies were performed on 686 patients from which 5090 cores were assessed.
Deepak Bhamidipati +14 more
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Periacinar clefting and p63 immunostaining in prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia and prostatic carcinoma [PDF]
, 2006 The aim of the present study was to correlate the presence and extent of retraction clefting and the expression of p63 in neoplastic glands and glands with prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN) in needle core biopsies.
Belicza, Mladen +5 more
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Reports, 2022 The presence of stromal osteoclast-like giant cells is a distinctive feature of some rare breast tumors, accounting for less than 1% of all breast cancer cases.
Antonio d’Amati +5 more
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Evaluation of an epigenetic assay for predicting repeat prostate biopsy outcome in African American men [PDF]
, 2019 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate an epigenetic assay performed on tissue from negative prostate biopsies in a group of African American (AA) men undergoing repeat biopsy, and to compare accuracy for predicting repeat biopsy outcome to prior studies conducted in ...
Anglade, Ronald +16 more
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Secondary somatic mutations restoring RAD51C and RAD51D associated with acquired resistance to the PARP inhibitor rucaparib in high-grade ovarian carcinoma [PDF]
, 2017 High-grade epithelial ovarian carcinomas (OC) containing mutated BRCA1 or BRCA2 (BRCA1/2) homologous recombination (HR) genes are sensitive to platinum-based chemotherapy and poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors (PARPi), while restoration of HR ...
Barker, Holly +34 more
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