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Ann Diagn Pathol 2021 Mar 31;52:151734. Epub 2021 Mar 31.

Department of Pathology, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Plzeň, Pilsen, Czech Republic. Electronic address:

So-called oncocytic papillary renal cell carcinoma (OPRCC) is a poorly defined variant of papillary renal cell carcinoma. Since its first description, several studies were published with conflicting results, and thus precise definition is lacking. A cohort of 39 PRCCs composed of oncocytic cells were analyzed. Read More

Ann Thorac Surg 2021 Apr 7. Epub 2021 Apr 7.

Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.

Background: There is an established relationship between the degree of mitral regurgitation (MR) and prognosis. Quantitation of MR severity guides therapeutic approaches. Inconsistent definitions and categorization of MR severity in clinical studies limit meaningful comparisons between trials and compromise development of an effective evidence base. Read More

Eur J Neurol 2021 Apr 10. Epub 2021 Apr 10.

Université de Lorraine, EA 4360 Apemac, F-54500, Vandoeuvre-Lès-Nancy, France.

Background: Patients with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SP MS) and clinical and/or radiological activity could be the more likely to benefit from disease modifying treatments. To evaluate the proportions each year after progression onset, we studied patients with SP MS onset between 2002 and 2012 from a population-based multiple sclerosis registry in North-Eastern France.

Methods: Progression onset was first identified by the neurologist's diagnosis (N cohort), then by using an automated data-driven definition (D cohort). Read More

Pain Pract 2021 Apr 9. Epub 2021 Apr 9.

Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Division of Medical Imaging and Clinical, Laboratories, University Medical Centre Maastricht, Maastricht, the Netherlands.

Background: In interventional pain medicine cervical facet joint (CFJ) pain is commonly treated with CFJ denervation techniques, almost automatically assuming degeneration of the CFJs as an important cause of CFJ pain. Standard cervical X-ray is still commonly used in the clinical evaluation of patients suspected for CFJ degeneration. Although degenerative features can be visualized by different radiological imaging techniques, the relation between radiological degenerative features of the cervical spine and pain remains controversial. Read More

BMJ Glob Health 2021 Apr;6(4)

Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Gender refers to the socially constructed roles, behaviours, expressions and identities of girls, women, boys, men and gender diverse people. Gender-related factors are seldom assessed as determinants of health outcomes, despite their powerful contribution. The Gender Outcomes INternational Group: to Further Well-being Development (GOING-FWD) project developed a standard five-step methodology applicable to retrospectively identify gender-related factors and assess their relationship to outcomes across selected cohorts of non-communicable chronic diseases from Austria, Canada, Spain, Sweden. Read More