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Matrix metalloproteinase-9 and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 in diagnosis of pleural effusion of malignant origin [PDF]

, 2016
OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of matrix metalloproteinase-9 and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 in differentiating benign from malignant exudative pleural effusions.
D'Angelo, L., Di Carlo, A., Di Domenico, M., Feola, A., Fiorelli, A., Mazzella, A., Ricci, S., Santini, M.   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Treatment of malignant pleural effusion

Journal of Visualized Surgery, 2018
Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is a very disabling condition that often affects patients with advanced neoplasm. Conservative approach, repeated thoracentesis, pleurodesis and use of indwelling pleural catheters (IPC) are the main methods to deal with this condition.
Ricardo Mingarini Terra, Alberto Jorge Monteiro Dela Vega   +1 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Sample Size of Trials Investigating the Impact of Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound‐Guided Strategies on Patient Outcomes

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, EarlyView.
Point‐of‐care ultrasound (POCUS) is increasingly utilized for bedside diagnosis and management in diverse clinical contexts. However, the design of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the impact of POCUS‐guided strategies on clinical outcomes presents significant challenges.
William Beaubien‐Souligny, Michel Gouin, Karel Huard   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diagnostic value of cyfra 21-1 and carcinoembryonic antigen in differentiation between benign and malignant pleural effusion

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2015
Background: Tumor markers were used in malignant pleural effusion with negative cytology. Aim of the work: The aim was to assess the value of serum and pleural levels of cyfra 21-1 (fragment of cytokeratin 19) and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) in the ...
Waffa S. El-Shimy, Basem I. El-Shafey, Hesham A. El-Sorougy, Eman Ali Abd El-Monem   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Right Atrial Metastatic Melanoma with Unknown Primaries [PDF]

, 2015
A 54-year-old male with history of anemia and rheumatoid arthritis presented with a three-month history of dyspnea on exertion and lower extremity edema. Patient was referred for a transthoracic echocardiogram that revealed a large right atrial mass with
Cowley, Michael, Gangadharan, Venkataramanan, Kuriakose, Robin, Melvani, Rakhi   +3 more
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Protein glycosylation in lung cancer from a mass spectrometry perspective

Mass Spectrometry Reviews, EarlyView.
Abstract Lung cancer is a severe disease for which better diagnostic and therapeutic approaches are urgently needed. Increasing evidence implies that aberrant protein glycosylation plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis and progression of lung cancer.
Mirjam Balbisi, Simon Sugár, Lilla Turiák   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dose de-escalation of intrapleural tissue plasminogen activator therapy for pleural infection. The alteplase dose assessment for Pleural infection Therapy project [PDF]

, 2017
Rationale: Intrapleural therapy with a combination of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) 10 mg and DNase 5 mg administered twice daily has been shown in randomized and open-label studies to successfully manage over 90% of patients with pleural infection ...
Bintcliffe, Oliver, Blyth, Kevin G., De Fonseka, Duneesha, Edey, Anthony, Lee, Y. C. Gary, Martin, Geoffrey, Maskell, Nick, Piccolo, Francesco, Popowicz, Natalia, Smith, Nicola A., Wong, Donny   +10 more
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Rib Ewing Sarcomas in Children and Young Adults: A Large National Retrospective Series

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Purpose Ewing sarcoma (ES) is the most prevalent malignant thoracic tumor in childhood and young adults. This study reports the outcome of a national cohort treated in an international prospective trial for a localized rib ES, with a long follow‐up.
Audrey Claren, Alexandre Beige, Magali Morelle, Jérôme Doyen, Cyril Lervat, Luc Ollivier, Cécile Vérité, Perrine Marec‐Bérard, Maria Jolnerovski, Anne Ducassou, Valentine Martin, Line Claude, French Multidisciplinary Working Group on Bone Primary Tumours (GROUPOS), GSF (French Sarcoma Group), GETO (Bone Tumour Study Group) and SFCE (French Society for the Fight against Childhood and Adolescent Cancer and Leukaemia)   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Malignant and tuberculous pleural effusions: immunophenotypic cellular characterization [PDF]

, 2008
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Tuberculosis and cancer are the main causes of pleural effusion. Pleural involvement is associated with migration of immune cells to the pleural cavity.
AGUIAR, Lucia Maria Zanatta de, ANTONANGELO, Leila, SALDIVA, Paulo Hilário Nascimento, SALES, Maria Mirtes, UIP, David E., VARGAS, Francisco S., ZERBINI, Maria Cláudia Nogueira   +6 more
core   +5 more sources

Management of Pediatric and Adolescent Rhabdomyosarcoma of the Chest Wall: An Expert Consensus Opinion From the International Soft Tissue Sarcoma Consortium (INSTRuCT)

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The International Soft‐Tissue Sarcoma Consortium (INSTRuCT) was established as a global partnership among various pediatric soft tissue sarcoma groups, including the Children's Oncology Group (COG), European Pediatric Soft Tissue Sarcoma Group (EpSSG), and Cooperative Weichteilsarkom Studiengruppe (CWS). One of INSTRuCT's primary objectives is
Andreas Schmidt, Gabriela Guillén, Leo Y. Luo, Guido Seitz, Ross Craigie, Daniel S. Rhee, Andre Cardoso Alemeida, Jörg Fuchs, Timothy B. Lautz   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source