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Comparative Evaluation of Four Stereotactic Radiosurgery Planning Approaches for Treatment of Posterior Choroidal Melanoma

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, EarlyView.
This study evaluated four stereotactic radiosurgery planning approaches for posterior choroidal melanoma (CM). Analysis of thirteen CM cases resulted in a clinically meaningful reduction in dose to the brain for Brainlab Elements modulated arcs (BE) and Varian Eclipse HyperArc modulated arcs (HA) compared to Brainlab iPlan dynamic conformal arc therapy
Robert Nigro, Kenton Thompson, Cathy Markham, Adam U. Yeo, Daniel Sapkaroski, Claire Phillips   +5 more
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Long‐Term Clinical Response After Low‐Dose and Short‐Duration Cemiplimab Therapy in a Patient With Xeroderma Pigmentosum in Nepal

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP), an autosomal recessive condition affecting DNA repair, is associated with a high risk of multiple and aggressive cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas (CSCCs). Because of numerous and/or locally advanced tumors, surgery may be difficult.
Sudip Parajuli, Arnab Panta, Sabina Bhandari, Anne Grange, Florent Grange, Upama Paudel   +5 more
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Judicious and evidence-based use of radiosurgery - recommendations for low- middle income countries

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Surgical removal remains the primary treatment for most brain tumours. However, radiosurgery presents an effective, less invasive alternative or additional treatment for certain types.
Syed Ather Enam, Faiza Urooj, Kaynat Siddiqui, Mohammad Hamza Bajwa, Hafiza Fatima Aziz, Fatima Shaukat, Muhammad Waqas Saeed Baqai, Muhammad Shakir, Ahsan Ali Khan, Pakistan Brain Tumour Consortium: (Authors list at the end of the supplement)   +9 more
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Case Report: A Malignant Liver and Thoracic Solitary Fibrous Tumor: A 10-Year Journey From the Brain to the Liver and the Spine

Frontiers in Surgery, 2020
Solitary fibrous tumors are rare neoplasms that originate from mesenchymal tissues and have been found to occur in any site, including the spine and liver. Although most of solitary fibrous tumors have benign features, only 10–20% are malignant and prone
Min Mao, Lei Zhou, Chaojun Huang, Xudong Yan, Shuo Hu, Huabin Yin, Qinghua Zhao, Dianwen Song   +7 more
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The Most Common Comorbidities in Dandy-Walker Syndrome Patients: A Systematic Review of Case Reports. [PDF]

, 2017
OBJECTIVE: Dandy-Walker syndrome (DWS) is a rare neurologic multi-entity malformation. This review aimed at reporting its main nonneurologic comorbidities.
Aluclu MU, Amin OS, Antonis A. Kousoulis, Arai M, Ben Hamouda H, Bokhari I, Buonaguro EF, Caglayan AO, Cakmak A, Chen CP, Cultrera F, de Brito Henriques JG, Dinakar C, Emelina Stambolliu, Eslami Shahre Babaki M, Ghosh A, Gulcan YH, Gveric-Ahmetasevic S, Hammond CJ, Hussain Z, Kimonas Kontokostas, Koul RL, Kurdi ME, Lin MC, Mancini TI, Maria Dakoutrou, McClelland S, McCormack WM, Muzumdar DP, Myrsini Ioakeim-Ioannidou, Na M, Nyberg DA, Richter EO, Su PH, Titlic M, Unal O, Warwick CT, Yoder BJ   +37 more
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Infection control in the brain and the eye

Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.
Abstract The Central Nervous System (CNS), comprising the brain and the eye, is considered to have a ‘privileged’ mechanism for dealing with immunological challenge (immune privilege, IP). CNS IP has been revealed through experiments using foreign protein antigens and cell and tissue alloantigens (grafts), but evidence for a role for IP in modulating ...
John V. Forrester, Paul G. McMenamin, Samantha J. Dando   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Campylobacter jejuni fatal sepsis in a patient with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma: Case report and literature review of a difficult diagnosis [PDF]

, 2016
Campylobacter jejuni (C. jejuni) bacteremia is difficult to diagnose in individuals with hematological disorders undergoing chemotherapy. The cause can be attributed to the rarity of this infection, to the variable clinical presentation, and to the ...
Ascenzioni, Fiorentina, DI DOMENICO, Enea Gino, Ensoli, Fabrizio, Gallo, Maria Teresa, Manghisi, Nicola, Marchesi, Francesco, Mengarelli, Andrea, Pelagalli, Lorella, Prignano, Grazia, Toma, Luigi   +9 more
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Mortality Trends of Brain and Central Nervous System Cancers in Babol, Northern Iran (2013-2021) [PDF]

Caspian Journal of Internal Medicine
Background: Cancers of the brain and central nervous system, with more than 250,000 deaths in 2020 and an age-adjusted mortality rate of 3.05 per 100,000, rank twelfth in mortality among various cancers.
Mohsen Karami, Amir-Hossein Lashkarbolouki, Pouyan Ebrahimi, Seyed-Hossein Hosseini-Berneti, Mohammad-Amin Ghezel, Hossein-Ali Nikbakht   +5 more
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Correlation of Peritumoral Brain Edema with Morphological Characteristics and Ki67 Proliferative Index in Resected Intracranial Meningiomas

Acta Clinica Croatica, 2019
The aim of the study was to analyze correlation between morphological characteristics of intracranial meningiomas and Ki67 labeling index (Ki67 LI), and their influence on peritumoral brain edema (PTBE).
Hakija Bečulić, Rasim Skomorac, Aldin Jusić, Fahrudin Alić, Anes Mašović, Eldin Burazerović, Ibrahim Omerhodžić, Mirsad Dorić, Melica Imamović, Alma Mekić-Abazović, Alma Efendić, Dalma Udovčić-Gagula   +11 more
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Clinicopathological characteristics of histiocytic sarcoma affecting the central nervous system in dogs. [PDF]

, 2020
BackgroundHistiocytic sarcoma affecting the central nervous system (CNS HS) in dogs may present as primary or disseminated disease, often characterized by inflammation.
Crowe, Chelsea M, Dickinson, Peter J, Giuffrida, Michelle, Higgins, Robert J, Rossmeisl, John, Sturges, Beverly K, Toyoda, Izumi, Vernau, Karen M, Vernau, William, Woolard, Kevin, Zimmerman, Kurt   +10 more
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