Supplementary benefits of CT-guided transthoracic lung aspiration biopsy for core needle biopsy
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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Breast MRI and tumour biology predict axillary lymph node response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer [PDF]
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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Inflammation in benign prostate tissue and prostate cancer in the finasteride arm of the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial [PDF]
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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Bone marrow sampling remains essential in the evaluation of hematopoietic and many non-hematopoietic disorders. One common limitation to these procedures is the discomfort experienced by patients.
Larry J. Miller +8 more
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An analysis of research biopsy core variability from over 5000 prospectively collected core samples
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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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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Capabilities of percutaneous biopsy methods to preoperatively verify breast microcalcinates
Information on the morphological type of a tumor is of crucial importance for successfully planning the treatment of patients with breast cancer (BC).
N. V. Ponedelnikova +5 more
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Objective: There is increasing tendency to multidisciplinary care of patients with of breast lesions. This study sought to evaluate the initial experience of the diagnostic arm of a new breast program in a resource limited setting.Materials and Methods ...
Chinedu Okoli +9 more
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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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Secondary somatic mutations restoring RAD51C and RAD51D associated with acquired resistance to the PARP inhibitor rucaparib in high-grade ovarian carcinoma [PDF]
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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