... involving the parotid gland HeadNeck 2001, 23:744-748 Joseph MG, Zulueta WP, Kennedy PJ: Squamous Cell Carcinoma ofthe skin ofthe trunk and limbs: The incidence of metastases and their outcome Aust ... oftheheadandneckHeadNeck 2006, 28:785-791 O'Brien CJ, McNeil EB, McMahon JD, Pathak I, Lauer CS: Incidence of cervical node involvement in metastatic cutaneous malignancy involving the ... conflicting results, and including headandneck tumors [7,19,20] The only statistically significant clinical variable associated to increased number of lymph node metastasis was the presence of previous...
... obtained the retrospective data from the charts, and wrote the first draft ofthe paper GDAP and PC conceived ofthe study, and participated in its design and coordination and helped to draft the ... hormonal therapy and to detect recurrent cancer PSA can be used to determine the efficacy of primary therapy including radical prostatectomy andradiation therapy The PSA nadir after radical prostatectomy ... reason to think more seriously about expanding the role of NAAD therapy in these patients Further study is needed to elucidate whether the rate of PSA normalization is linked to notable endpoints such...
... [13] One main risk associated with surgery is the often inevitable dissection ofthe vascular supply ofthe nerve, which leads to severe visual impairment in about 95% ofthe patients [3] There have ... complained of new headaches, and three of recurrent hyperlacrimation ofthe irradiated eye, one with change of taste perception None ofthe patients developed dysfunctions ofthe pituitary gland, neuropathy, ... previously [17,18] to support the clinical as well as MR-imaging based diagnosis of meningioma Typical examinations for treatment planning are shown in Figure We defined the macroscopic lesion visible...
... Genetic and expression profiles of squamous cell carcinoma oftheheadandneck correlate with cisplatin sensitivity and resistance in cell lines and patients Clin Cancer Res 2004, 10:8204-8213 Ginos ... status The prevalences of p53, NF-κB, and AP-1 binding sites were observed inthe promoter regions of different gene clusters, suggesting their importance for the subgrouping of HNSCCs Increases in ... sites ofthe matrix metalloproteinase-3 promoter in response to inflammatory cytokines [98] Coordinated binding of ZBP-89, SP1, and NF-κB p65/p50 inthe ENA-78 (epithelial neutrophil-activating...
... insertion of two additional alanyl residues into the N-terminus ofthe H-protein In conclusion, the substrate properties ofthe alternatively encoded Flaveria H-protein FtGLDHAA inthe P-protein reaction ... structure of pea H-protein showing the N-terminus andthe position ofthe lipoyl arm Fig S2 Overexpression and effects on H-protein of E coli lipoate–protein ligase A Fig S3 Glycine saturation kinetics ... environments In this study, we examined whether the changes to the N-terminus of Flaveria H-protein alter its reactivity with P-protein, the actual glycine-decarboxylating subunit of GDC These experiments...
... cause inter- and intrastrand cross-linking These DNA cross-links are recognized and removed by the nucleotide excision repair pathway which arms to guard the integrity ofthe genome [15,16] The ... hepatic and renal function (creatinine clearance >60 ml/min), and a computed tomography or magnetic resonance image scan oftheheadandneck region within three weeks prior to the initiation oftreatment ... an H score of more than 1.5 and were thus defined as having a high expression of ERCC1 As can be seen in Table a summary of result ofthe ERCC1 immunostaining ofthecancer cells and its correlation...
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... staining (data not shown) Her2 staining was scored based on the scoring system applied to breast cancers, with scores of 0,+1, +2, +3 for increasing intensity and “continuity” of staining ofthe ... difference of antibodies used for staining or method of assessment for determination of Her3 status So far, there are no standardized methods of Her3 staining and scoring, our findings suggest the importance ... quantification of Her3 staining, we scored two compartments ofthe cell - the cell membrane, using the same scoring system as applied for Her2, andthe cytoplasm For the cytoplasmic staining, we scored...
... cause inter- and intrastrand cross-linking These DNA cross-links are recognized and removed by the nucleotide excision repair pathway which arms to guard the integrity ofthe genome [15,16] The ... hepatic and renal function (creatinine clearance >60 ml/min), and a computed tomography or magnetic resonance image scan oftheheadandneck region within three weeks prior to the initiation oftreatment ... an H score of more than 1.5 and were thus defined as having a high expression of ERCC1 As can be seen in Table a summary of result ofthe ERCC1 immunostaining ofthecancer cells and its correlation...
... staining (data not shown) Her2 staining was scored based on the scoring system applied to breast cancers, with scores of 0,+1, +2, +3 for increasing intensity and “continuity” of staining ofthe ... difference of antibodies used for staining or method of assessment for determination of Her3 status So far, there are no standardized methods of Her3 staining and scoring, our findings suggest the importance ... quantification of Her3 staining, we scored two compartments ofthe cell - the cell membrane, using the same scoring system as applied for Her2, andthe cytoplasm For the cytoplasmic staining, we scored...
... number), inthe order ofthe highest to the lowest sensitivity To make the adjustment ofthe net influence of each ofthe remaining parameters on the already selected parameters, all ofthe original ... During the UT, sigma points, a minimal set of sample points about the mean, are calculated to capture the statistics ofthestate model The sigma points are calculated according to the following ... Supplementary data) The vector X is thestate vector ofthe model, values of which are the metabolite concentrations, and X0 is the initial state vector at time t0 The vector θ contains the unknown rate...
... Thessaloniki, andinthe year 1984 got his Diploma in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Patras He did his postgraduate studies inthe University of Bradford inthe United Kingdom, ... Kingdom, and he is an M.Phil and Ph.D holder since 1978 and 1985, respectively Currently he is a Member ofthe academic staff ofthe Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering ofthe University ... Papapanagiotou has been studying inthe Electrical and Computer Engineering School of University of Patras, Greece, since 2001, and he is currently in his last year of studies His interests include wireless...
... Proof As inthe proof of [1, Theorem 1], we proceed with the following steps Step xn − z ≤ max{ x0 − z , a − z } for all n ≥ and all z ∈ F and so {xn } is bounded We use an inductive argument The ... Deutsch and I Yamada, Minimizing certain convex functions over the intersection ofthe fixed point sets of nonexpansive mappings, Numer Funct Anal Optim 19 (1998), no 1-2, 33–56 K Goebel and W A ... if Q2 = Q If a mapping Q of C into itself is a retraction, then Qz = z for every z ∈ R(Q), where R(Q) is range of Q Let D be a subset of C and let Q be a mapping of C into D Then Q is said to...
... majority of studies, the calculated NPV of SLN biopsy may in fact be overestimated Considering the rarity of this tumor and lack of long-term follow up inthe majority of studies, including our ... colloid Skin landmarks were marked to assist intraoperative SLN localization Lymphazurin 1% isosulfan blue was injected intradermally surrounding the primary tumor site at the beginning ofthe procedure ... invasive perineal squamous cell carcinoma (B) Blue-stained inguinal sentinel lymph node Figure Wide excision of perineal squamous cell carcinoma: H&E staining at 2X (A) and 40X (B) Sentinel lymph...
... duration of treatments, reducing the risk of unscheduled and undue interruptions In particular, the authors point out the extension of disease to be greater than other population finding in Scorsetti ... NSCLC We also investigated the possibility of sparing lung tissue, esophagus, heart and spinal cord using RA with the aim of paving the way for further study of dose escalation Inthe present study, ... 2008 The present study reports the early findings from thetreatmentof a group of 24 patients affected by advanced lung cancer irradiated with RapidArc The main objective inthe initial clinical...
... Each local or regional treatment failure site was confirmed pathologically and reviewed within themultidisciplinary head- and- neck team As part ofthe study, the imaging ofthe all patients who ... headandneck specialist diagnostic radiologist, to identify the precise site of LRR The radiologist, using information on the imaging demonstrating recurrence, including size of recurrence and ... recurrence at the edge ofthe PTV was seen in only one patient Uncertainty inthe demarcation ofthe target volumes is one ofthe major limitations to improving outcomes of HNSCC with radiotherapy The...
... 3DCRT in terms of parotid gland sparing The IMRT technique should therefore represent the standard of care for thetreatmentofheadandneck tumors Parotid-gland-sparing up to mean doses of 26 ... during theheadandneck irradiation [29] This is known from studies in centers with the use of helical tomotherapy Due to weight loss and tumor shrinkage especially inheadandneck patients the ... reference point inthe target volume as described in ICRU reports 50, 62 and 83 Determination ofthe parotid gland doses The planning target volumes and both parotid glands, the mandible, andthe larynx...
... Role of mitomycin in combination with fluorouracil and radiotherapy, andof salvage chemoradiation inthe definitive nonsurgical treatmentof epidermoid carcinoma ofthe anal canal: results of ... three-dimensional cm margin, the anal canal, andthe draining lymphatic regions, including the perirectal, internal iliac, external iliac, obturator and inguinal lymphatics in all cases For the five patients ... for the coverage of pelvic and inguinal/femoral nodes in two patients with anal cancerThe whole pelvic dose was 36 Gy in 20 fractions The mean dose to the femoral head was 58.3% and 59.5% of the...
... ofthe data, and critiquing of drafts of this article BB was involved inthe design of this project, analysis and interpretation ofthe data, and critiquing of drafts of this article MR was involved ... was involved inthe interpretation ofthe data, and drafting of this article IO was involved inthe conception and design of this project, analysis and interpretation ofthe data, and critiquing ... involved in data acquisition, interpretation ofthe data and critiquing of drafts of this article HF was involved inthe analysis of data from this study and interpretation and presentation of results...