Chromogranin A: From Laboratory to Clinical Aspects of Patients with Neuroendocrine Tumors [PDF]
Background. Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are characterized by having behavior and prognosis that depend upon tumor histology, primary site, staging, and proliferative index.
Baldelli, Roberto+8 more
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Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based Control for Stomach Coverage Scanning of Wireless Capsule Endoscopy [PDF]
Due to its non-invasive and painless characteristics, wireless capsule endoscopy has become the new gold standard for assessing gastrointestinal disorders. Omissions, however, could occur throughout the examination since controlling capsule endoscope can be challenging.
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Sporadic foveolar-type adenoma in gastric body/antrum junction with gastritis cystica profunda
Background Sporadic gastric foveolar-type adenomas are extremely rare and are usually small, flat or slightly raised lesions that occur in the oxyntic mucosa.
Jian Guan+3 more
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Risk of critical illness among patients with solid cancers: a population-based observational study of 118,541 adults [PDF]
Importance: Critical illness may be a potential determinant of cancer outcomes and geographic variations, but its role has not been described before. Objective: To determine the incidence of admission to intensive care units (ICUs) within 2 years ...
Kinsella, John+5 more
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There are many pieces of evidence support the effect of cancer stem cells on the initiation and progression of cancer. However, related mechanisms involved in these phenomena are far more complicated to understand.
Hamid Cheshomi+3 more
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Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection of an Inverted Early Gastric Cancer-Forming False Gastric Diverticulum [PDF]
Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is a standard treatment for early gastric cancer (EGC) that does not have any risk of lymph node or distant metastases. Here, we report a case of EGC resembling a diverticulum.
Yong-il Lee, Sang-kil Lee
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Computational Intelligence Approach to Improve the Classification Accuracy of Brain Neoplasm in MRI Data [PDF]
Automatic detection of brain neoplasm in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is gaining importance in many medical diagnostic applications. This report presents two improvements for brain neoplasm detection in MRI data: an advanced preprocessing technique is proposed to improve the area of interest in MRI data and a hybrid technique using Convolutional ...
arxiv
Perforated small intestine in a patient with T-cell lymphoma; a rare cause of peritonitis [PDF]
The nontraumatic perforations of the small intestine are pathological entities with particular aspects in respect to diagnosis and treatment. These peculiarities derive from the nonspecific clinical expression of the peritonitis syndrome, and from the ...
Banu, Petrisor+3 more
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Endoscopic Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis of Gastric Subepithelial Lesions [PDF]
Subepithelial lesions occasionally found in the stomach of patients undergoing endoscopy may be either benign lesions or tumors with malignant potential. They may also appear due to extrinsic compression.
Eun Jeong Gong, Do Hoon Kim
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Examinou-se a mortalidade por neoplasias no Brasil, utilizando-se dados oficiais do Ministério da Saúde, abrangendo 26 Unidades da Federação e 13 diferentes localizações neoplásicas, para os anos de 1980, 1983 e 1985.
Fábio Gonçalves Pinto+1 more
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