... assessment of function [14] We analysed the patient and prosthetic survival, the risk of revision ofthe prosthesis, the incidence of failure of limb salvage because of amputation and complications ... fractures ofthe proximal femur will not heal, either because ofthe disease process itself or because ofthe use of radiotherapy and in patients with good life expectancy and destruction ofthe upper ... and outcomes [126] The proximal femur is the commonest long bone to be affected by secondary malignant bone tumours [1,2] The use of endoprostheses for the treatment of malignant tumoursof the...
... influence the interactions between metastatic tumor cells andtheliver with a consequence of altering the formation ofliver metastases In addition, the hepatic endothelial adhesive and cytotoxic ... upregulation ofthe expression of particular adhesion molecules is considered to lead to the increased tumor cell binding and stimulation of angiogenesis, and on the other hand, endothelial cells ... hepatic microvasculature, andthe fact that theliverand lung are the most common metastatic target organs, the ability of their vasculatures to produce cytotoxic molecules is of considerable interest...
... (cyc), and other sources (cyo) as a function of time can then be calculated from (2) and (3) Contributions of ca, cyc, and cyo to the ambient levels of acetone, MEK, and acetaldehyde in summer and ... understanding and modeling ofthe sources, morphology and effects of aerosol OC The technique of minimizing (maximizing) the correlation between combustion (photochemical) tracer compounds andthe ... function of (OC/EC)E for winter and summer Again, the critical point ofthe curves gives the representative value of (OC/EC)E for that time of year [64] The median value of (OC/EC)E determined for the...
... fitting using the following equation, where v is the number of moles of Ca2+ bound per mol of monomer, x is the free Ca2+ concentration, n is the number of binding sites per monomer, and Ka1 and Ka2 ... acetyl group, the molecular mass was calculated to be 8670 Da The alignment ofthe amino-acid sequence of lungfish calhepatin with other members ofthe S100 family indicates that the number of amino-acid ... mediators ofthe Ca2+ signal [3] Kligman & Hilt [3] described the structural features that determine whether a protein is a member ofthe S100 family They have two EF-hands per monomer One of them,...
... implantation This metastatic pattern revealed that lungs were theprimarymetastatic site ofthe subcutaneous implanted 4T1 cells Regardless ofthe size ofthe initial tumor treated andthe time of necropsies ... sequencing to ensure the stability ofthe viral genomes, the presence ofthe parental Onc deletions andthe presence ofthe gKsyn1 mutation within the gK gene, as described previously for the OncSyn virus ... reduction oftheprimary tumor after oncolytic virotherapy with the OncSyn and OncdSyn viruses is responsible for the observed reduction in the formation of secondary tumor foci, since treatment of the...
... composition or diversity ofprimaryand logged forests The lack of knowledge regarding these quantitative characteristics of both primaryand logged forests is one ofthe major problems encountered ... Location oftheprimary forest (PF) and logged forest (LF) within study area, located on the 286 northwest-facing slope of Changbai Mountain, Northeastern China Fig Location oftheprimary forest ... genera and 13 families were identified Ofthe overall number of tree species, 21 were present on both theprimaryand logged forest sites: species of seedlings, 19 species of saplings, 15 species of...
... concerned the part ofthe stands above ground, and little attention has been paid to the inter- The actions between trees within the soil This should be an important part of any modelling ofthe spatial ... structures with vesicles and coils The formation ofthe thick outer layer occurs very rapidly after the apparition ofthe short root, close to the elongating tip ofthe long root The most spectacular ... 10) They differ in their dense and smooth black surface and by the fact that their parenchyma contains no hyphal coils or vesicles The fine roots of D guianensis, P venosa and occasionally other...
... at the wood level The spacing of parenchyma bands, the radial enlargment of wood fibres and parenchyma cells, the wall thickness of wood fibres and to a lesser extent the width of parenchyma bands, ... segments, and these were measured In addition, the number of tiers per unit, the number of branches per tier, the number of sympodial units per branch, the mean basal diameter of branches andthe circumference ... mainly from changes in the number of cells per unit area (fig 5B) These types of concentric and repeated variations - in the spacing of parenchyma bands and in the intensity of staining were not...
... activi- ty ofthe main apex and to the appearance of sylleptic outgrowths nearby, on the main shoot in general These concomitant (maximum activity ofthe main apex andthe appearance of sylleptic ... priority in the first stage ofthe development of T superba Study ofthe temporal organization in both primaryand secondary, terminal and lateral growth phenomena in the shoot system ofthe species ... main shoot of T and T were located on sympodial units ofthe last-formed tier, which was then little developed (fig 4) At the end ofthe observations, the last-developed tiers of trees (the decapitated...
... esophagus and 3/78 neuroendocrine tumor patients) All the patients had received chemotherapy for the treatment ofprimary tumors Furthermore, all of them had taken chemotherapy for liver metastases and ... Page of Table H and EH disease rates ofthe R and NR groups No of patients (%) R NR H 30(69%) 11(31%) EH 13(31%) 24(69%) Table The mean and median survival times ofthe R and NR groups Means and ... http://www.wjso.com/content/9/1/86 Page of Figure 60 years-old male patient who took 1.2GBq Y-90 microsphere therapy to the right lobe oftheliver for HCC 4A, 4B: axial- fused and PET images oftheliver before the treatment...
... rich variety of images and reveals better the correlations between the mass andthe soft tissues MRI seems to be more specific in describing the extension ofthe mass in the pelvis The various ... chemotherapy for the PRMC-C, based on the possible common mechanisms of histogenesis of these rare tumors with the mucinous tumors ofthe ovaries [15] The small number of globally registered cases, the insufficient ... almost all the ovarian tumors The overgrowing ofthe mucinous epithelium on teratoma or genitourinary remnants constitutes two other theories of this context [12] However, most ofthe authors...
... became aware ofthe fact that there was date mistakes in the Abstract, Patients and method and Results sections The correct text is included below In the ‘Methods’ section ofthe Abstract, the first ... The clinical and follow-up data of 124 patients who were referred to our department for SIRT between June 2006 and October 2010 were evaluated retrospectively.” In The ‘Patients’ section ofthe ... ofthe Patients and Method, the first sentence should have read: The clinical and follow-up data of 124 patients who were referred to our department for SIRT between June 2008 and October 2010...
... drafted the manuscript, NEM and DM participated in the design ofthe study, AcS assisted with the collection of data and conceived ofthe study, MK and AlS participated in the design and coordination ... this due to the risk of intra-abdominal spillage In our institution, both open and laparascopic procedures are performed andthe choice of approach depends on the size and location ofthe hydatid ... three reports ofliver transplantation for UES in children [13-15] however the use ofliver transplantation for primary hepatic sarcoma in adults is controversial There are no reports ofliver transplantation...
... LC and lymphadenectomy ofthe hepatoduodenal ligament [18] In their review, the authors divided the management of melanoma ofthe gallbladder to primaryandmetastatic lesions Their review ofthe ... a frequency of 2%-4% [4] Of these, the gallbladder is a site of metastasis with a frequency of 15% [4] Of all metastatic lesions to the gallbladder, melanoma accounts for 30-60% of these cases ... for the gallbladder Discussion and review ofthe literature Melanoma The aggressive nature of melanoma andthe potential to metastasize to any organ in the body is demonstrated in a review of the...
... heterogenous depicting a ofof the left lobe oftheliver solid mass in the Ultrasound 6.3 the abdomen; Ultrasound ofthe abdomen latUltrasound ofthe abdomen; Ultrasound ofthe abdomen depicting ... other metastatic sites included a negative CT scan ofthe chest, upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy, and a Technetium-99m Figure of enhancing, the IV marginated mass CT scan ofthetheand ... heterogenous solid mass in the lateral segment ofthe left lobe oftheliver Microscopically, the tumor consisted predominantly of solid sheets and organoid nests of uniform, intermediatesized,...
... 6.8 cm mass in the right lobe oftheliver that was Figure a showing2 section ofthe Histologic liposarcoma primary tumor in the extremity Histologic section oftheprimary tumor in the extremity ... mass ofmetastatic myxoid/round cell liposarcoma was present in theliver Figure from the leg Gross pathologic photograph oftheprimary tumor resected Gross pathologic photograph oftheprimary ... treatment of patients with unresectable or metastatic soft tissue sarcoma requires an understanding ofthe natural history ofthe disease, close attention to the individual patient and an understanding...
... from the Head ofthe Department of Health in the Free State, andthe study protocol was approved by the Human Research Ethics Committees ofthe Faculty of Health Sciences ofthe University ofthe ... summarises the characteristics ofthe ART training available to nurses in all clinics across the province andthe training offered as part ofthe intervention The details of these training programmes ... implementing the integration of all six elements of HIV care into theprimary care clinics In the other nine intervention clinics, the STRETCH team identified the need to integrate further elements of...
... to the skin into theliver substance and extracted This is the quick part ofthe procedure The tip ofthe needle is now placed on sterile paper and some ofthe remaining saline flushed through the ... 645 Other causes of extrinsic pressure on the common bile duct, 645 37 Tumoursofthe Gallbladder and Bile Ducts, 647 Benign lesions ofthe gallbladder, 647 Carcinoma ofthe gallbladder, 647 Other ... to a compartment of uncoupling of receptor and ligand (CURL) The receptor and ligand separate The receptor returns to sinusoidal plasma membrane andthe ligand enters a lysosome and is degraded...
... especially the hypothenar and thenar eminences and pulps ofthe fingers (fig 6.12) Islets of erythema may be found at the bases ofthe fingers The soles ofthe feet may be similarly affected The mottling ... diameter and is not obliterated by pressure Venous stars are seen on the dorsum ofthe foot, legs, back and on the lower border ofthe ribs Palmar erythema (liver palms) The hands are warm andthe ... benzodiazepines and barbiturates (fig 7.9) The binding of any of these ligands opens a chloride channel and after the influx of chloride there is hyperpolarization ofthe postsynaptic membrane, and neuroinhibition...
... veins ofthe caval system Deviation of blood into these channels leads to varicosities in the submucous layer ofthe lower end ofthe oesophagus and fundus ofthe stomach (b) At the anus, the superior ... bypass the block and return blood towards theliver These enter the portal vein in the porta hepatis beyond the block They include the veins at the hilum, venae comitantes ofthe portal vein and ... by the union ofthe superior mesenteric vein andthe splenic vein just posterior to the head ofthe pancreas at about the level ofthe second lumbar vertebra It extends slightly to the right of...