Pretreatment Photopenia on 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography Scans Predicts Poor Prognosis in Nasopharyngeal Cancer Patients Undergoing Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology, 2020 Objectives To investigate the influence of pretreatment primary tumor or nodal photopenia (PP) on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography (FDG PET-CT), an indicator of tumor ischemia, on survival results of nasopharyngeal ...
Erkan Topkan +6 more
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Nasopharyngeal Salivary Gland Anlage Tumour: A rare cause of neonatal respiratory distress
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 2018 A salivary gland anlage tumour (SGAT) is a very rare type of benign tumour that usually presents in early infancy with respiratory distress which is exacerbated upon feeding.
Salma M. Al-Sheibani +3 more
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Mutations in pathways depending on BRCA1 and BRCA2 may increase cancer risks from an environmental carcinogen [PDF]
, 2011 Recently, the President’s Cancer Panel [2008-2009] protested that preventive action is not taken when uncertainty exists about potential harm from a chemical, because the US regulatory approach demands that a hazard be incontrovertibly ...
Bernard Friedenson
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Benign TdT-positive cells in pediatric and adult lymph nodes: a potential diagnostic pitfall [PDF]
, 2018 Benign TdT-positive cells have been documented in a variety of non-hematopoietic tissues. Scant data are however available on their presence in non-neoplastic lymph nodes.
AGOSTINELLI, CLAUDIO +8 more
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Endoscopic Excision of Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma: Case Series of 20 Patients
Bengal Journal of Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery, 2020 Introduction Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma (JNA) is a highly vascular, benign, locally aggressive tumour of the nasopharynx. Endoscopic approach is the current accepted modality for the excision of Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma.
Monil Parsana +2 more
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Congenital hairy polyp - a case report [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2019 Introduction. Hairy polyp is a rare malformation which consists of mesodermal and ectodermal elements. It is the most common congenital nasopharyngeal tumour. The clinical symptoms depend on the size and localization of the mass.
Milankov Olgica +3 more
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Imaging for juvenile angiofibroma [PDF]
, 2002 Juvenile angiofibroma presents characteristic imaging signs, many of which allow diagnosis and accurate estimation of extent without recourse to the dangers of biopsy.
Howard, D, Lloyd, G, Lund, VJ, Savy, L
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Frontiers in Oncology, 2020 Purpose: To investigate N-staging Assessment of pretreatment Shear wave elastrography (SWE) in small cervical lymph nodes (0. 5 cm ≤ maximum diameter < 1 cm, intact capsule, no central necrosis, sCLNs) in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients ...
Ying Guan +6 more
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Expression of p53 Protein and Tumor Angiogenesis as Prognostic Factors in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Patients. [PDF]
, 2002 The objective of this study was to evaluate the possible prognostic significance of p53 protein overexpression and tumor angiogenesis (TA) in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients, together with other clinicopathological variables.
Burgos, J.S. +4 more
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