Lymph node metastasis of squamous cell carcinoma from an unknown primary in the upper and middle neck: impact of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography [PDF]
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the potential of F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) imaging for detection of the primary tumor and its impact on treatment planning in patients presenting
Bonte, Katrien+3 more
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Current status of sentinel lymph node biopsy in solid malignancies [PDF]
Lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymph node biopsy were first reported in 1977 by Cabanas for penile cancer. Since that time, the technique has become rapidly assimilated into clinical practice.
Goyal, Amit, Mansel, Robert E
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Background Pancreaticoduodenectomy is the only definitively curative therapy for the long-term survival of distal cholangiocarcinoma patients. Lymph node metastasis is widely accepted as an important prognostic factor for distal cholangiocarcinoma.
Shaocheng Lyu+5 more
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Potential benefits of crawl position for prone radiation therapy in breast cancer [PDF]
Purpose: To investigate crawl position with the arm at the treated side alongside the body and at the opposite side above the head for prone treatment in patients requiring breast and regional lymph node irradiation. Methods: Patient support devices for
Boute, Bert+11 more
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Lymph Node Metastasis Prediction from Primary Breast Cancer US Images Using Deep Learning.
Background Deep learning (DL) algorithms are gaining extensive attention for their excellent performance in image recognition tasks. DL models can automatically make a quantitative assessment of complex medical image characteristics and achieve increased
Li-Qiang Zhou+10 more
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Tissue Tropism in Host Transcriptional Response to Members of the Bovine Respiratory Disease Complex. [PDF]
Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is the most common infectious disease of beef and dairy cattle and is characterized by a complex infectious etiology that includes a variety of viral and bacterial pathogens.
Behura, Susanta K+11 more
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1399 H&E-stained sentinel lymph node sections of breast cancer patients: the CAMELYON dataset
Background The presence of lymph node metastases is one of the most important factors in breast cancer prognosis. The most common way to assess regional lymph node status is the sentinel lymph node procedure.
G. Litjens+16 more
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Adjuvant radiotherapy after radical cystectomy for patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer : a phase II trial [PDF]
Background: Neo-adjuvant chemotherapy followed by radical cystectomy with extended pelvic lymph node dissection is considered to be the treatment of choice for patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC).
De Meerleer, Gert+7 more
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Background Current literature lacks a comparison of lymph node metastases and non-pathological lymph nodes distribution in breast cancer patients. The aim of the current retrospective study was to generate a comprehensive atlas of the lymph node system ...
Kai J. Borm+8 more
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: Gene expression profiling (GEP) by microarrays of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) has enabled the categorization of DLBCL into activated B-cell–like and germinal center B-cell–like subclasses.
Thomas Yssing Michaelsen+7 more
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