Prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Validation and ranking of established staging-systems in a large western HCC-cohort. [PDF]
HCC is diagnosed in approximately half a million people per year, worldwide. Staging is a more complex issue than in most other cancer entities and, mainly due to unique geographic characteristics of the disease, no universally accepted staging system ...
Straub, Gundula +35 more
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We evaluated the prognosis of the new grade groups and American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) stage groups in men with prostate cancer (PCa) who were treated conservatively. A total of 13 798 eligible men were chosen from the Surveillance Epidemiology
Cheng Chen +5 more
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Staging Investigations in Breast Cancer: Collective Opinion of UK Breast Surgeons [PDF]
Introduction. Certain clinicopathological factors are associated with a higher likelihood of distant metastases in primary breast cancer. However, there remains inconsistency in which patients undergo formal staging for distant metastasis and the most ...
R. I. Cutress +7 more
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Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of endobronchial and endoscopic ultrasound relative to surgical staging in potentially resectable lung cancer: results from the ASTER randomised controlled trial [PDF]
Copyright @ Queen’s Printer and Controller of HMSO 2012. This work was produced by Sharples et al. under the terms of a commissioning contract issued by the Secretary of State for Health.Objective: To assess the clinical effectiveness and cost ...
E Wheaton +37 more
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Spring migration of Ruffs Philomachus pugnax in Fryslân: estimates of staging duration using resighting data [PDF]
Seasonal bird migration involves long flights, but most time is actually spent at intermediate staging areas. The duration of stay at these sites can be evaluated with mark–recapture methods that employ day-to-day local encounters of individually marked ...
Yvonne I. Verkuil +11 more
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Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Study Subjects by Colorectal Neoplasm Staging.
Note: AJCC = American Joint Committee on Cancer*Significant difference between colorectal neoplasm staging (except unknown stage)by One-Way ANOVA†Significant difference between colorectal neoplasm staging (except unknown stage)by Chi-square Test ...
Dora L. W. Kwong (166235) +3 more
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Clinical Characteristics of Study Subjects by Colorectal Neoplasm Staging.
Note: AJCC = American Joint Committee on Cancer*Other included those who had unknown or double primary site.†Significant difference between colorectal neoplasm staging (except unknown stage) by One-Way ANOVA‡Significant difference between colorectal ...
Dora L. W. Kwong (166235) +3 more
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A novel community health worker tool outperforms WHO clinical staging for assessment of antiretroviral therapy eligibility in a resource-limited setting. [PDF]
The accuracy of a novel community health worker antiretroviral therapy eligibility assessment tool was examined in community members in Blantyre, Malawi. Nurses independently performed World Health Organization (WHO) staging and CD4 counts.
Webb, Emily L +20 more
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Clinicopathological characteristics, diagnosis and treatment of melanoma in Serbia: The Melanoma Focus Study [PDF]
Background/Aim. Treatment options for metastatic melanoma in Serbia are limited due to the lack of newly approved biologic agents and the lack of clinical studies.
Kandolf-Sekulović Lidija +18 more
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MRI in the Characterization and Local Staging of Testicular Neoplasms
The purpose of this study was to assess the role of MRI in the preoperative characterization and local staging of testicular neoplasms.MRI was performed on 33 patients referred because a testicular mass had been detected clinically and sonographically. Both T1- and T2-weighted sequences were performed with a 1.5-T MRI unit.
Tsili, A. C. +4 more
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