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Sonographic localisation of lymph nodes suspicious of metastatic breast cancer to surgical axillary levels

open access: yesJournal of Medical Radiation Sciences, Volume 72, Issue 1, Page 119-138, March 2025.
Sonographic imaging is used to identify the presence, number and location of malignant lymph nodes. Axillary lymph nodes suspicious of harbouring breast cancer metastasis can be localised to three surgical axillary levels. This paper will unpack the axillary anatomy, muscular sonographic landmarks, surgical axillary lymph node levels and the ...
Michelle Fenech   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Measuring the metastatic potential of cancer cells [PDF]

open access: yes, 1993
Cancer cells must secrete proteolytic enzymes to invade adjacent tissues and migrate to a new metastatic site. Urokinase (uPA) is a key enzyme related to metastasis in cancers of the lung, colon, gastric, uterine, breast, brain, and malignant melanoma. A
Atassi, M. Z.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

An improved specimens handling procedure for pathogen detection of the cerebrospinal fluid by microscope

open access: yesChinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery, 2013
Background The diagnosis of encephalitis depends on the finding of pathogens in the brain parenchyma or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). But the success rates of finding pathogens by microscope are low by the traditional specimens handling procedure in which ...
Yue-feng ZHANG, Hua-cheng WANG
doaj  

Effect of MPATH‐Dx 2.0 on Diagnostic Agreement in the Histopathologic Assessment of Melanocytic Skin Lesions

open access: yesJEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
To estimate between pathologist agreement using MPATH‐Dx V1.0 and MPATH‐Dx V2.0 a cross‐sectional reading study on four dermatopathologists assessing paired clinical and histopathology images of melanocytic lesions in blinded and unblinded settings was performed.
Belinda Lai   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Primary central nervous system lymphoma with ependymal involvement: analysis of clinical manifestations and cerebrospinal fluid cytological features of 4 cases

open access: yesChinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery, 2011
Objective To analyse clinical and cerebrospinal fluid cytological features of primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) with ependymal involvement and investigate the diagnostic value of cerebrospinal fluid cytology.
Min QIAN   +5 more
doaj  

ACR‐TIRADS Institution and Effect on Thyroid Surgeries in Veterans: A 10‐Year Retrospective Study

open access: yesThe Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
Following analysis of the adoption of ACR TI‐RADS at the VA Northern California Healthcare System, the number of thyroid ultrasounds and FNAs increased substantially, while the total number of thyroid surgeries remained relatively stable. Surgical practice trends towards more selective and less‐invasive management, with fewer total thyroidectomies for ...
Isabella W. Leon   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of Systemic Inflammatory Markers in Predicting Malignancy in Parotid Gland Tumors

open access: yesThe Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
Preoperative systemic inflammatory indices may assist in distinguishing benign from malignant parotid tumors. In this cohort of 259 patients undergoing parotidectomy, malignant tumors were associated with higher neutrophil‐to‐lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet‐to‐lymphocyte ratio (PLR) values, as well as larger tumor size and older age.
Ozcelik Erdem Rukiye   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cryptococcal meningitis

open access: yesChinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery, 2013
Cryptococcus neoformans is a kind of encapsulated fungal organism that widely exists in the nature. Because of its neurotropic nature, the central nervous system becomes its major target organ.
Yun-can WANG   +4 more
doaj  

Giemsa-based cytological assessment of area, shape and nucleus:cytoplasm ratio of goblet cells of rabbit bulbar conjunctiva [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Carillo MP   +8 more
core   +1 more source

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