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Local excision and treatment of early node-negative anal squamous cell carcinomas in a highly HIV prevalent population.
(SPRINGER-VERLAG ITALIA SRL, 2021-06-12)
BACKGROUND: Anal squamous cell carcinoma (ASCC) is an uncommon cancer associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. There has been increasing interest in providing organ-sparing treatment in small node-negative ...
Deciphering the signaling network of breast cancer improves drug sensitivity prediction.
(CELL PRESS, 2021-05-19)
One goal of precision medicine is to tailor effective treatments to patients' specific molecular markers of disease. Here, we used mass cytometry to characterize the single-cell signaling landscapes of 62 breast cancer ...
Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma to the Cervical Lymph Nodes From an Unknown Primary Cancer: Management in the HPV Era.
(FRONTIERS MEDIA SA, 2020-11-10)
BACKGROUND: Patients with metastases in the lymph nodes of the neck and no obvious primary tumor, neck cancer with unknown primary (NCUP), represent a management challenge. A majority of patients have metastatic squamous ...
Whole-body MRI: a practical guide for imaging patients with malignant bone disease.
(W B SAUNDERS CO LTD, 2021-10-01)
Whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is now a crucial tool for the assessment of the extent of systemic malignant bone disease and response to treatment, and forms part of national and international recommendations ...
Recommendations for head and neck surgical oncology practice in a setting of acute severe resource constraint during the COVID-19 pandemic: an international consensus.
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2020-07-01)
The speed and scale of the global COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in unprecedented pressures on health services worldwide, requiring new methods of service delivery during the health crisis. In the setting of severe resource ...
COVID-19 pandemic: Effects and evidence-based recommendations for otolaryngology and head and neck surgery practice.
(WILEY, 2020-06-01)
The 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a highly contagious zoonosis produced by SARS-CoV-2 that is spread human-to-human by respiratory secretions. It was declared by the WHO as a public health emergency. The ...
An ionising radiation-induced specific transcriptional signature of inflammation-associated genes in whole blood from radiotherapy patients: a pilot study.
(BMC, 2021-05-03)
BACKGROUND: This communication reports the identification of a new panel of transcriptional changes in inflammation-associated genes observed in response to ionising radiation received by radiotherapy patients. METHODS: ...
Impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of surgeons and coping strategies.
(WILEY, 2020-07-01)
Unprecedented times call for extraordinary measures. While surgeons across the globe try to comprehend the evolving facade of the COVID-19 pandemic and improvise surgical practice to the best of their ability, the psychological ...
Reusable respirators as personal protective equipment during ENT surgery.
(CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, 2020-08-01)
BACKGROUND: Robust personal protective equipment is essential in preventing the transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 to head and neck surgeons who are routinely involved in aerosol generating procedures. OBJECTIVE: ...