Diagnostic Accuracy of Cancer in Pleural Effusion: A Combination Serum Tumor Markers and Cytology
Medical Journal of BabylonBackground:Cytological examination of body effusion has an essential role in different tumor staging and research of malignancy. Objectives:It is to study the diagnostic effect of serum tumor markers in differentiation between benign and malignant ...
Ammar Eesa Mahdi +1 more
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Performance of clinical prediction rules for diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis in a high-incidence setting [PDF]
, 2017 OBJECTIVES: Diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis (PT) is still a challenge, particularly in resource-constrained settings. Alternative diagnostic tools are needed.
Solari, Lely +2 more
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Emerging Techniques in Minimally Invasive Surgery in Hematologic Malignancies
European Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Hematologic malignancies represent the most common cancers in children. While the mainstays of treatment are chemotherapy and potentially hematopoietic stem cell transplant, minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has a role in the diagnosis and management of complications related both to disease and therapy as well as common pediatric surgical ...
Alejandro Chara +3 more
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The role of liquid-based cytology and ancillary techniques in pleural and pericardic effusions: An institutional experience [PDF]
, 2015 "Epub ahead of print 2015 Jan. 14"BACKGROUND: Fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) of serous membrane effusions may fulfil a challenging role in the diagnostic analysis of both primary and metastatic disease.
Afshar-Moghaddam +24 more
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A Zosteriform Papular Cutaneous Eruption
JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Silvia Borriello +8 more
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Postoperative Care and Management in Pediatric Hematology‐Oncology Patients
European Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Pediatric patients with hematologic and oncologic diseases often undergo surgical procedures as part of diagnosis and therapy. These include central venous catheter placements, tumor resections, lymph node and bone marrow biopsies, among others.
Shachi Srivatsa, Sara A. Mansfield
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Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2016 Background. We performed prospective validation of the cancer ratio (serum LDH : pleural ADA ratio), previously reported as predictive of malignant effusion retrospectively, and assessed the effect of combining it with “pleural lymphocyte count” in ...
Akash Verma +4 more
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EGFR inhibitor as second-line therapy in a patient with mutant RAS metastatic colorectal cancer: circulating tumor DNA to personalize treatment [PDF]
, 2018 A 47-year-old male patient presented in March 2016 to our unit with a palpable painless left supraclavicular mass. A whole-body contrastenhanced computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a left supraclavicular lymphadenopathy, transverse colon thickening ...
Cortesi, Enrico +3 more
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Malignant Pleural Effusions [PDF]
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2016 Roy, Semaan +3 more
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Behind the scenes: how the EMILIN/Multimerin family shapes the cancer landscape
The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.The EMILIN/Multimerin family members regulate key hallmarks of cancer—including apoptosis, angiogenesis, metastasis, and tumor microenvironment remodeling. As indicated, their function in immune evasion, drug resistance, and metabolic reprogramming remains largely unexplored.
Evelina Poletto +9 more
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