... Association for the Study of Lung Cancer International Staging Committee; Participating Institutions: The IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: Proposals for the revision of the TNM stage groups inthe forthcoming ... neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC) ofthe lung, a subtype of large cell carcinoma (LCC), ischaracterized by neuroendocrine differentiation that small cell lungcarcinoma (SCLC) shares. Pre-therapeutichistological ... subgroups, non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) and small cell lungcarcinoma (SCLC). NSCLCmainly consists of adenocarcinom a (AC), squamous cell carcinoma (SC) and large cell carcinoma (LCC). AC andSC...
... controls and 3 cases at the defining moment of the construction ofthe data package. The funda-mental cause was the lack of fulfilment ofthe inclu-sion criteria. The assembly ofthe previous data ... following the ideas of Feinstein et al, the controls gathered in primary care would tend to ele-vate the odds ratio (OR) in a structural manner inthe designs of cases and controls [23]. As a final ... tumour inthe large intestine [31]. The use of LR for the observational studies continues to being authenticated by the bibliography, showing similar results if it is compared with the propensity...
... h the pathology of this case.TS was the professor ofthe surgical science and had a guide.All authors read and approved the final manuscript.Competing interests The authors declare that they ... circumstances, there are several reports on the efficacy ofthe tyrosine-kinase inhibitor Gefitinib in patients with EGFR gene mutations [9,10], and thismolecularly-targeted therapyislikelytoimproveprog-noses ... cystic carcinoma according to the WHO histological classification of lung cancer. MEC is characterized by a mixture of mucus-producing, glandular and squamous epithelial cells, aswell as intermediate...
... lowering ofthe upper limits inthe CAREX based ana-lyses. These results did not indicate that t he main an a-lyses based on flat priors for the SMR were misleading.Our finding that the elevated lung ... 3) or on the information gained from the nested case-controlstudy (Analyses 2 and 4). [This similarity of findings issomewhat expected because the competing analysesinvolve inflating the prior ... concluded that these two factors(smoking and previous exposures) may explain the major part ofthe excess risk inlung cancer reported in the original cohort analysis [5]. The IARC workinggroup...
... be of value for treatment stratification of EOC patients with serous ovarian carcinoma. BackgroundEpithelial ovarian carcinoma (EOC) is the second mostcommon and the most lethal malignancy of ... distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.ResearchIncreased androgen receptor expression in serous carcinoma ofthe ovary is associated with ... implicated in ovarian carcinogenesis but the relationship between AR expression in ovarian cancer and clinical outcome remains unclear.Methods: In this study, the prognostic impact of AR expression...
... irregular wall ofthe cavityand its position is not altered with the patient’ smove-ments [5 ] and particularly in case of preexisting factor of lung cancer. Frozen section examination of a Wedgeexcision ... palpable in the right upper lobe . Right upper lobectomy was performed.This revealed the presence of an unsuspected 30 mmdifferentiated and infiltrated lung adenocarcinoma sur-rounding the 45 ... con-firmed the diagnosis of a T1N0M0 differentiatedadenocarcinoma. C hemotherapy or radiotherapy werenot considered necessary and it was decided to monitor the progress ofthe patient with no other...
... malignancy. The site of origin is the tracheobronchial glands, soACC is more common inthe central bronchi than in the segmental bronchi. Reports of ACC originating in the peripheral lung are rare. In ... did the assistant ofthe operation. YT and NM diagnosed the pathology of this case.TS was the professor ofthe surgical science and had a guide.Competing interests The authors declare that they ... beats/min (normal sinus rate). She had no abnormal findingsduring the physical examination. The biochemical exam-ination of blood did not revealed abnormalities, andlevels of tumor markers carcinoembryonic...
... it has the advantage of preserving the shape and functions ofthe tongue.Brachytherapy was historically performed with Ra-226,which involved exposure ofthe surrounding tissue. Tominimize ... cancertreated with LDR brachytherapy [2,15]. Since then, HDRbrachytherapy using a remote afterloading technique hasbeen introduced in several brachytherapy centers,including ours [2-4]. We previously ... increasingsteadily because of advances in both health and medicalcare and the leading cause of death among the elderly iscancer. The number of people aged 80 or over reached7,130,000 in Japan in...
... true incidence of TE in patientsreceiving concurrent irradiation and cisplatin chemother-apy inthe absence of erythropoietin. The use of cisplatin, either alone or in combination withother ... chemotherapeutic agents, has become the standard of care for the treatment of various solid tumors. Specifi-cally, the routine use of cisplatin inthe treatment of can-cers ofthe uterine cervix ... control study of 147 with carcinoma ofthe cervix or vagina treated with chemoradiotherapywith or without erythropoietin showed a 23 versus 3%incidence of TE. [1] Such recent findings of an elevatedrisk...
... 80% of the prescribed dose. Second, our data suggests that rel-ative motion ofthe duodenum is quite distinct from the remainder ofthe small bowel. Percent volumes of the duodenum receiving ... fixed by the ligament of Treitz, a suspensorymuscle arising from the stems of celiac and superiormesenteric arteries and inserting into the third and fourthportions ofthe duodenum[7]. These ... betweenduodenum and surrounding structures more directly limitmotion ofthe duodenum than the rest ofthe small bowel.Consequently, the motion ofthe duodenum is differentfrom the rest ofthe small bowel....
... they interact during the boot process. As described earlier inthe "Boot Field Settings and the Use ofthe Boot Command" section, the boot field setting determines the source ofthe ... The Meaning ofthe Bits inthe Software Configuration Register This section provides more detailed descriptions ofthe significance ofthe bits inthe software configuration ... and force the system into ROM monitor mode. Regardless ofthe setting ofthe Break enable bit inthe software configuration register, pressing the Break key during approximately the first five...