Dysregulated microRNA Expression Relevant to TERT Promoter Mutations in Tonsil Cancer—A Pilot Study
Life, 2023 Tonsillar squamous cell carcinomas (TSCCs) exhibit high rates of human papillomavirus (HPV) positivity. The expression profiles of microRNA (miRNA), which are small RNA molecules that play pivotal roles in biological processes, in TSCC in relation to the
Mi Jung Kwon +7 more
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Traumatic Tonsillar Hemorrhage during Hemophilia A Treatment with Emicizumab
Hematology Reports, 2022 Reports on the treatment of bleeding associated with emicizumab administration are scarce. Herein, we report the case of an eight-year-old boy with moderate hemophilia A with an inhibitor who experienced tonsillar hemorrhage while undergoing emicizumab ...
Fumiya Inoue +4 more
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Correlation of Tonsillectomy with Palatine Tonsil Size [PDF]
Acta Medica Iranica, 2011 We aimed to investigate the correlation of tonsillectomy with palatine tonsil size and to compare the differences of tonsil size and the need for surgery in children and adults. Also we can predict the outcome of tonsillectomy.
Shafaat Davoodreza
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Acquisition of pneumococci specific effector and regulatory Cd4+ T cells localising within human upper respiratory-tract mucosal lymphoid tissue [PDF]
, 2011 The upper respiratory tract mucosa is the location for commensal Streptococcus (S.) pneumoniae colonization and therefore represents a major site of contact between host and bacteria.
AD Reynolds +62 more
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Tonsil volume, tonsil grade and obstructive sleep apnea: is there any meaningful correlation?
Clinics, 2011 OBJECTIVES: The aims of this study were to evaluate the correlation between oropharyngeal examination and objective palatine tonsil volume in snoring adults and verify the influence of the oropharyngeal anatomy, body mass index, age, and severity of ...
Michel Burihan Cahali +3 more
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Leiomyoma of the palatine tonsil - report of a rare and unusual tumor at this site
Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2023 A leiomyoma is a remarkably rare cause of a benign, one-side tonsillar enlargement. The diagnosis is essentially histologic and will not normally be suspected clinically.
Andleeb Abrari +2 more
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High prevalence of scrapie in a dairy goat herd: tissue distribution of disease-associated PrP and effect of PRNP genotype and age [PDF]
, 2009 Following a severe outbreak of clinical scrapie in 2006–2007, a large dairy goat herd was culled and 200 animals were selected for post-mortem examinations in order to ascertain the prevalence of infection, the effect of age, breed and PRNP genotype on
Dawson, M. +13 more
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Клінічна та профілактична медицина, 2023 Introduction: Among children with hypertrophy of pharyngeal tonsils undergoing adenoidectomy, 31.3% of cases show hypertrophy of the torus tubarius, even in the absence of middle ear pathology.
Kateryna V. Lyakh +4 more
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Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration associated with lymphoepithelial carcinoma of the tonsil [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration (PCD) is a classical tumor-associated, immune-mediated disease typically associated with gynecological malignancies, small-cell lung-cancer or lymphoma.
Hartmann, Sylvia +5 more
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