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Granulomatosis with polyangiitis: Common and uncommon presentations
Summary Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is a multisystemic autoimmune small vessel vasculitis predominantly affecting the respiratory and renal systems. Other systems such as the central nervous system, orbital, cardiac and gastrointestinal systems may also be involved to a lesser degree.
Qiao Xin Tee+3 more
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Purpose To evaluate the presence, size and location of enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes (LNs) in patients with valvular heart disease (VHD) using computed tomography scans in correlation with ejection fraction (EF).
Hye Ju Park+4 more
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Oral small molecule inhibitors of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) are emerging as attractive therapeutic agents for the treatment of various autoimmune diseases. Balinatunfib (SAR441566), a novel oral inhibitor of tumor necrosis factor receptor 1 (TNFR1) signaling, changes the configuration of the soluble TNFα (sTNFα) trimer and prevents its ...
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Primary mediastinal seminoma with azoospermia: case report and review of the literature
IntroductionSince the first report, primary mediastinal seminoma has a low incidence in the population, and it mainly affects young and middle-aged men, is clinically rare, and accounts for a very small proportion of mediastinal tumors. In this study, we
Zhiwei Li+5 more
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Background Anterior mediastinal masses are a rare but well documented finding in Graves disease. The vast majority of these lesions represents benign thymic hypertrophy and regress after treatment of the hyperthyroidism. A small percentage of these cases
Boyd Jonathan D, Juskevicius Ridas
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Imaging-guided chest biopsies: techniques and clinical results [PDF]
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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Systematic approach to dilated cardiomyopathy diagnosis. Dilated cardiomyopathy is a clinical diagnosis characterized by the presence of left ventricular dilatation and systolic disfunction unexplained by abnormal loading conditions or coronary artery disease.
Kristian Galanti+14 more
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Radiotherapy for tumors of the mediastinum – state of the art
Mediastinal tumors encompass a diverse range of malignancies, originating within or spreading to the mediastinum. The administration of radiotherapy within the anatomical confines of the mediastinum presents unique challenges owing to the close proximity
Ioanna Kantzou+11 more
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Intraoperative ultrasound: “Alternative eye” in lymph nodal dissection in non‐small cell lung cancer
Intraoperative ultrasound of mediastinal lymph nodes allows surgeons to detect metastatic lymph nodes during surgery for NSCLC. It can show the relationship between lymph nodes and surrounding structures during biopsy, improving the safety and simplicity of the operation, increasing the number of harvested lymph nodes, and reducing the risk of ...
Gaetana Messina+18 more
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Role of fine-needle aspiration cytology in evaluating mediastinal masses
Background: Fine-needle aspiration cytology is an important and useful investigation and is considered next to imaging in the diagnosis of mediastinal lesions.
Pandey D+4 more
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