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... the per-formance of these particular investigations should bedictated by the presentation p rofile ofthe patient and the investigative discernment ofthe physician.c. Role of follow-up surveillanceAn ... the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, and anorectum. The occurrence of primary melanoma ofthe colon has, however, only been rarely reported. The optimum modus operandi for the management ofprimary ... [22]. Of the 12 patients ofprimary colonic melanomas inour review, 9 underwent surgical resection ofthe colo-nic tumor without any recurrence ofthe disease in theirrespective follow-ups. The...
... localized primary pleural leiomyoma. The patient was followed and has been disease-free for over 15 months. This is the first report of primary leiomyoma ofthe pleura in China. A review ofthe literature ... potential ofthe tumor could not bedetermined, close follow-up ofthe patient was advised.Discussion Primary intrathoracic soft tissue tumors are unusual.They can originate from the upper ... Open Access Primary Leiomyoma ofthe pleuraXiaoming Qiu, Daxin Zhu, Sen Wei, Gang Chen, Jun Chen*and Qinghua Zhou*Abstract Primary leiomyoma ofthe pleura is extremely rare. A 45 -year-old...
... 2 of 4 According to Feather et al sarcomas ofthe pancreasoccur frequently in younger individuals. The pancreaticcaput is most commonly involved f ollowed by the tailand the body [4] . These ... Review of Literature. Am J Surg Pathol 2010, 34: 1 849 -1856.3. Darvishian F, Sullivan J, Teichberg S, Basham : Carcinosarcoma of the pancreas. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2002, 126:11 14- 17. 4. Feather HE, ... characteristics of 5000 cases of cancer ofthe pancreas. J Surg Oncol 1973, 5 :335-358.2. Zhang H, Jensen MH, Farnell MB, Smyrk TC, Zhang L: Primary Leiomyosarcoma ofthe Pancreas: Study of 9 Cases...
... [6].Results Of the 75 patients who answered the questionnaire, the mean age at the diagnosis of papillary cancer was 57.35 ±12.75 years, with a mean follow-up period at the moment of the interview of 74. 52 ... 26.83 ± 4. 74 Education level n (%)Degree 11 ( 14. 67)High school 31 (41 .33) Primary school 33 (44 .00)Parity n (%) 64 (85.33)Smoke n (%)Lifetime nonsmoker 37 (49 .33)Current smoker 10 (13. 34) Former ... not a clinical exam ofthe women, the actual number of SPMs ofthe breast could havebeen underestimated.Additionally, 72 ofthe 75 patients underwent radioac-tive iodine therapy.DiscussionRisk...
... Kelvin FM: The role ofthe physician in the late diagnosis of primary malignant tumors ofthe small intestine. Am J Gastroenterol1991, 86:3 04- 308.18. Cicarelli O, Welch JP, Kent GG: Primary malignant ... Thorbjarnarson B: Primary malig-nancies ofthe small bowel: a report of 96 cases and review of the literature. Ann Surg 19 74, 180:175-179.21. Norberg KA, Emas S: Primary tumors ofthe small intestine. ... intraoperativelyin these cases. The rate of diagnosis of small bowel tumors of all types by laparotomy varies between 40 and 80% in the literature [25]. In our study, the rate of diagnosis dur-ing...
... role in the determination ofthe extent andnumber of lesions, and in the evaluation of cutaneous,subcutaneous and nodal involvement ofthe contralateralbreast. The definitive diagnosis is therefore ... considering the aggressive nature of the lesion and the prognosis. A high index of suspicionand an understanding ofthe clinical behaviour of PBL arenecessary for proper patient management [7]. The ... ofthe breast. Cancer1972, 29:1705-1712.5. Khan AS, Bakshi GD, Patel KK, Borse HG, Sankaye PB, BhandarkarLD: Primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma ofthe breast. BombayHosp J 2002, 44 :48 1 -48 2.6....
... con-comitant with theprimary lesion. The number of cases of PNHL ofthe breast reported todate is around 250 [5]. Most of these cases have involved the right breast, and almost all the patients ... role in the determination ofthe extent andnumber of lesions, and in the evaluation of cutaneous,subcutaneous and nodal involvement ofthe contralateralbreast. The definitive diagnosis is therefore ... node sampling on the left. She felt this would be easier than a combination of therapeutic local excision ofthe cancers and diagnosticneedle localisation ofthe other masses in the right breast.Definitive...
... mostcommonly confused with glomus tumors, since theypossess a similar cytological appearance. In spite of this,they were excluded because ofthe absenc e ofthe some-what typical coarsely granular ... Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2010, 5:76http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/5/1/76Page 3 of 4 Figure 1 Chest computed tomography (CT) showed a tumor in the parahilar region ofthe ... Moreover, the ramifying tostaghorn vasculature pattern, w hich is archetypical forhemangiopericytoma, was absent [7]. Paraganglioma, on the other hand, could be excluded because of the absence of...
... coating. The thickness of the ZnO seed layer was increased by repeating the spin coatingprocess. The ZnO seed layers were porous and consisted of nanoparticles with a typical diameter of 5 nm. The ... increases the efficiencies of solar cells [18].Because the series resistance in a solar cell contributes to the bulk conductivity of each ofthe functional layers and the contact resistance between them, ... thick-nesses ofthe seed layers were 115, 130, and 145 nm after12, 15, and 18 spin coating depositions, respectively. The ZnO NRs were vertically arrayed on the ZnO seed layer with a typical diameter of...