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Leptin In Malign Pleural Efusions: May Be A New Marker?

Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuas, 2011
Objective: The pleural effusions may be caused by malignant or benign diseases. In this study, it was aimed to determine the serum and pleural leptin levels in non-malignant and malignant pleural effusions.Methods: Patients with non-malignant (n=20) and ...
Serap Duru, Zeynep Sönmez, Yasemin Saygıdeger, Alper Dilli, Günnur Dikmen, Özlem Sever, Sadık Ardıç   +6 more
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Survival of Patients with Malignant Pleural Effusion: A Single Center Study [PDF]

مجله علوم پزشکی صدرا
Malignant pleural effusion is one of the most common complications of advanced malignancies, leading to decreased quality of life and life expectancy. With the advent of new therapies, patients with malignant pleural effusion appear to be living longer ...
Mohammad Javad Fallahi, Alireza Rezvani, Zainab Al-Saif   +2 more
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Cost‐effectiveness of indwelling pleural catheter compared with talc in malignant pleural effusion

Respirology (Carlton South. Print), 2017
Malignant pleural effusion is associated with morbidity and mortality. A randomized controlled trial previously compared clinical outcomes and resource use with indwelling pleural catheter (IPC) and talc pleurodesis in this population.
Jordan A P Olfert, E. Penz, B. Manns, Eleanor K. Mishra, H. Davies, Robert F Miller, R. Luengo-Fernandez, Song Gao, N. Rahman   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A promising frontier of circulating messenger RNA in liquid biopsy: From mechanisms to clinical applications

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
Abstract Liquid biopsy can revolutionize cancer patient management as repeated sampling allows real‐time monitoring of disease progression and response to treatment. The circulating transcriptome represents a rich source of potential cancer biomarkers, including coding and non‐coding RNAs.
Mengqian Li, Yijin Yu, Guangyue Liu, Shunhong Zhang, Chenchen Luo, Saidi Hu, Siran Wan, Linyong Zhao   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Indwelling pleural catheters for recurrent pleural effusions: A useful clinical tool with serious implications

Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles, 2018
Background: Indwelling pleural catheters (IPC) have been used increasingly in patients with recurrent pleural effusions. However, data about mortality after IPC use are limited.
Samuel Copeland, Audra Schwalk, Salkowan Suchartlikitwong, Shengping Yang, Gilbert Berdine   +4 more
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Gut microbiota and tuberculosis

iMeta, EarlyView.
This review explores the intricate relationship between gut microbiota (GM) and tuberculosis (TB). The figure illustrates the bidirectional effects between GM dynamics and TB progression, as well as the interactions between the GM and antituberculosis drugs.
Yanhua Liu, Ling Yang, Maryam Meskini, Anjana Goel, Monique Opperman, Sagar Singh Shyamal, Ajay Manaithiya, Meng Xiao, Ruizi Ni, Yajing An, Mingming Zhang, Yuan Tian, Shuang Zhou, Zhaoyang Ye, Li Zhuang, Linsheng Li, Istuti Saraswat, Ankita Kar, Syed Luqman Ali, Shakir Ullah, Syed Yasir Ali, Shradha Kaushik, Tianmu Tian, Mingyang Jiao, Shujun Wang, Giulia Ghisleni, Alice Armanni, Sara Fumagalli, WenYu Wang, Chao Cao, Maria Carpena, Miguel A. Prieto, Antonia Bruno, Chanyuan Jin, Hanqing Hu, Yuhang Zhang, Ilse du Preez, Ashok Aspatwar, Lingxia Zhang, Wenping Gong   +39 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of hyperthermic intrathoracic chemotherapy (HITHOC) on the malignant pleural effusion

Medicine, 2017
Background: Although hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) has been widely used to treat malignant ascites or as a preventive strategy for microscopic carcinomatosis following surgical resection of abdominal tumors, application of ...
Hua Zhou, Wei Wu, Xiaoping Tang, Jianying Zhou, Yihong Shen   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Patient‐derived xenograft models in pan‐cancer: From bench to clinic

Interdisciplinary Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Patient‐derived xenograft (PDX) models provide a robust preclinical platform that preserves the genetic and phenotypic heterogeneity of patient tumors while mirroring their tumor genetic characteristics, which retain malignant cells and the tumor pathological structure, making them valuable for studying tumor progression and developing ...
Jiatong Li, Ao Gu, Nannan Tang, Gokhan Zengin, Meng‐Yao Li, Yingbin Liu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Malignant Pleural Effusion: Diagnosis and Treatment—Up-to-Date Perspective

Current Oncology
Malignant pleural effusion is the presence of malignant cells within the pleural fluid, representing the second most common cause of pleural exudate. Although diagnostic methods and management techniques for malignant pleural effusion have dramatically ...
Riccardo Orlandi, Andrea Cara, Enrico Mario Cassina, Sara Degiovanni, Lidia Libretti, Emanuele Pirondini, Federico Raveglia, Antonio Tuoro, Sara Vaquer, Stefania Rizzo, Francesco Petrella   +10 more
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Meigs’ syndrome mimicking heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a case report

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2020
Background Meigs’ syndrome is a rare disease characterized by a triad of presentations, including benign ovarian tumor, ascites, and pleural effusion.
Yoko Murayama, Yoshiro Kamoi, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Jun Isogai, Takahiro Tanaka   +4 more
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