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Extramedullary Disease—Achilles Heel in Myeloma?
American Journal of Hematology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Despite advances in therapy, extramedullary disease (EMD) remains an aggressive form of multiple myeloma associated with poor outcomes. Patients with true EMD, in which plasmacytomas have become completely independent of bone, have a particularly poor prognosis. The pathogenesis of EMD is driven by complex mechanisms involving loss of adhesion
Shaji Kumar +7 more
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Role of interleukin-6 (IL-6) in diagnosis of malignant pleural mesothelioma
Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2015 Aim of the work: To evaluate the role of interleukin-6 (IL-6) in diagnosis of malignant pleural mesothelioma by detecting its level in the pleural fluid and serum of the patient with malignant pleural mesothelioma in comparison with other causes of ...
Rehab El Sayed +4 more
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Changing pleural fluid triglyceride levels in cirrhotic chylothorax
Respirology Case Reports, 2022 Chylothorax is an uncommon disease entity, but it occasionally poses a diagnostic challenge to physicians. Pleural fluid triglyceride level has been advocated as a screening test to diagnose chylothorax. However, its level can be depressed if there is an
Ka Pang Chan +3 more
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Lymphocyte Predominance in Blood, Pleural Fluid, and Tumour Stroma; A Prognostic Marker in Pleural Mesothelioma [PDF]
, 2021 Duneesha de Fonseka +8 more
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract An ultrastructural morphometric analysis of the postnatal development of the lung in the gray short‐tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica) has been conducted to evaluate the morphofunctional status of this poorly developed marsupial lung immediately following parturition.
Kirsten Ferner
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Pleural Fluid Cholesterol in Differentiating Exudative and Transudative Pleural Effusion
Pulmonary Medicine, 2013 Objectives. To study the diagnostic value of pleural fluid cholesterol in differentiating transudative and exudative pleural effusion. To compare pleural fluid cholesterol level for exudates with Light’s criteria. Design.
A. B. Hamal +4 more
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Diagnostic utility of adenosine deaminase in exudative pleural effusions
Lung India, 2014 Objective: To determine the diagnostic utility of adenosine deaminase (ADA) in exudative pleural effusions of different etiologies. Setting and Design: It was an observational study conducted at a tertiary care teaching institute.
Asmita A Mehta +3 more
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Expert Perspective: Diagnosis and Treatment of Castleman Disease
Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.Castleman disease (CD) is a major diagnostic challenge for rheumatologists. Unicentric CD (UCD) involves one enlarged lymph node region, whereas multicentric CD (MCD) involves multiple enlarged lymph node regions. Both UCD and MCD may exhibit a wide range of symptoms that overlap with other immune‐mediated conditions.
Luke Y. C. Chen +2 more
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Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2013 Background: The differentiation between complicated parapneumonic effusions (CPPE) or empyema, which require chest tube drainage, and uncomplicated parapneumonic effusions (UCPPE), which respond to antibiotic therapy alone, is sometimes unclear. Delay in
Adel H.A. Ghoneim +3 more
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Inducers of epithelial mesenchymal transition and cancer stem cells in malignant pleural effusions [PDF]
, 2016 The Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) plays a role not only in tumor metastasis but also in tumor recurrence. This process is believed to be tightly linked to the presence of Cancer Stem Cells (CSCs) however, it is still not clear which ...
Cherubini, Emanuela +5 more
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