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Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2018 Dec 7;176:89-96. Epub 2018 Dec 7.

Departament of Neurology, Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, LIM15, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

Meningiomas, tumors that originate from meningothelial cells, account for approximately 30% of all new diagnoses of central nervous system neoplasms. According to the 2016 WHO classification of central nervous system tumors meningiomas are classified into three grades: I, II, and III. Past studies have shown that the risk of meningiomas recurrence is strongly correlated with the molecular profile of the tumor. Read More

Mult Scler Relat Disord 2018 Dec 3;28:50-56. Epub 2018 Dec 3.

Department of Neurology, Clinical Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis Unit, "Donostia" Universitary Hospital, San Sebastian, Spain.

Objective: Although cognitive impairment (CI) is common in multiple sclerosis (MS), it is difficult to suspect in patients with low disability and there is a lack of brief and effective CI screening tools with a define cut-off point to be used during routine clinic visits. This study aims to validate the Electronic Screening Cognitive Impairment in Multiple Sclerosis (SCI-MS) test for CI among MS patients.

Methods: Cross-sectional, observational study that included adult patients, diagnosed with MS, Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score ≤6. Read More

Mult Scler Relat Disord 2018 Nov 30;28:44-49. Epub 2018 Nov 30.

Department of Molecular Cell biology and Immunology, MS Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam UMC - location VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) lacks reliable biomarkers that reflect disease activity. Recent evidence suggests that an altered sphingolipid metabolism is associated with MS pathogenesis.

Objective: To explore acid sphingomyelinase (ASM) activity and altered sphingolipid metabolism as potential biomarkers in serum of MS patients, to predict active and progressive disease, and response to disease modifying therapy (DMT). Read More

Thromb Res 2018 Dec 8;174:34-39. Epub 2018 Dec 8.

Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Western University, London, ON, Canada; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, ON, Canada. Electronic address:

Introduction: There is limited data on the occurrence of complications in patients with upper extremity deep vein thrombosis (UEDVT).

Aims: We aimed to determine the frequency of post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS), thrombosis recurrence and major bleeding (MB) in patients with UEDVT.

Material And Methods: We conducted a systematic review of the literature including studies from 1970 onwards. Read More

Eur J Cancer 2018 Dec 12;107:86-92. Epub 2018 Dec 12.

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Odense University Hospital, Denmark.

Objective: The objective is to investigate the topographical distribution of sentinel nodes (SNs) and lymph node metastases in T1-2cN0 oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCCs).

Methods: The study entailed a prospective enrolment of 220 patients with clinical T1-2N0 OSCCs who underwent preoperative lymphoscintigraphy (LSG) followed by gamma probe-guided sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB). Patients with positive SNs were treated with completion neck dissection. Read More

World Neurosurg 2018 Dec 12. Epub 2018 Dec 12.

Department of Radiation Oncology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital; National Clinical Research Center for Cancer; Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin; Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China. Electronic address:

Objectives: The purpose of this research was to study the outcome of brain metastases in a cohort of patients undergoing a second course of stereotactic image-guided robotic radiosurgery, and to identify predictors corelated with survival.

Methods: A total of 63 patients with primary malignancies underwent a second course of Cyberknife radiosurgery for intracranial progression, including recurrence and new metastases after initial stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). Overall survival (OS) and control rate were calculated by Kaplan-Meier. Read More

Gene 2018 Dec 12. Epub 2018 Dec 12.

Department of Virology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address:

Given the multifactorial state of autoimmune complex diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS), it is not clear if different risk factors act jointly or independently. Despite intensive studies investigating multi aspects of MS risk factors, findings with regards to potential biomarkers that may link these risk factors remained largely inconclusive. System biology or data integration utilizes different validated datasets to extract meaningful information and map the plausible biological pathways and networks. Read More

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2018 Dec 12. Epub 2018 Dec 12.

Departments of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Health Services Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.

Objective: To update our experience with long-term outcomes in patients with desmoid fibromatosis treated with radiation therapy (RT) and to characterize factors associated with increased risk of local recurrence.

Methods: We reviewed the records of 209 consecutive patients with desmoid fibromatosis treated with RT, either alone or as combined modality therapy (CMT) with surgery, at our institution from 1965 to 2015.

Results: Median follow-up time was 98 months (range, 1-509 months). Read More

Urology 2018 Dec 12. Epub 2018 Dec 12.

Central Texas Veterans Healthcare System, 1901 Veterans Memorial Dr, Temple, TX.

Objectives: To determine if recurrence rates and complication rates differ between three different techniques for treatment of idiopathic hydrocele: Jaboulay bottleneck, Hydrocelectomy, or Lord's technique.

Methods: All surgeries for idiopathic hydrocele in the health system were reviewed from 2000 - 2011. Recurrence rate, complication rate, and other surgical data were collected and analyzed. Read More

Urology 2018 Dec 12. Epub 2018 Dec 12.

Department of Urology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY. Electronic address:

Objectives: To evaluate outcomes after focal ablative therapy for renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in transplant allograft kidneys METHODS: After institutional review board approval, patients with a history of RCC in a transplanted allograft kidney who underwent focal ablative therapy were identified. Complete chart reviews were performed and the relevant data were extracted for cumulative analysis.

Results: Six patients were treated with focal ablative therapy for RCC in a transplanted allograft kidney at our institutional between 2010-2017. Read More

Am J Ophthalmol 2018 Dec 12. Epub 2018 Dec 12.

Department of Ophthalmology, Pasteur 2 Teaching Hospital, Nice, France.

Purpose: Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia includes a spectrum of diseases from dysplasia to invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the conjunctiva. Whether the degree of invasion influences outcomes is debated. We evaluated the outcomes and management of conjunctival carcinomas defined as ≤0. Read More

Head Neck 2018 Dec 15. Epub 2018 Dec 15.

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery and Audiology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Background: Electrochemotherapy is an established treatment for cutaneous tumors. This study aimed at determining efficacy of electrochemotherapy in recurrent head and neck cancer.

Methods: Phase II clinical trial in patients with recurrent head and neck carcinomas with no curative treatment options. Read More

Head Neck 2018 Dec 15. Epub 2018 Dec 15.

Oral Pathology, Department of Stomatology, University of Sao Paulo School of Dentistry, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Background: Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is the most prevalent malignant neoplasia in human immunodeficiency virus positive (HIV+) patients for which the primary mode of management was chemotherapy.

Methods: We have presented the case of a newly diagnosed HIV+ male patient who was diagnosed with a pedunculated nodule in the anterior region of the hard palate, measuring 3.5 cm in diameter and with 2 months of evolution. Read More

Cancer Med 2018 Dec 14. Epub 2018 Dec 14.

Department of Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.

Background: Prognosis among patients with differentiated thyroid cancer is widely variable. Better understanding of biologic subtypes is necessary to stratify patients and improve outcomes.

Methods: In patients diagnosed with classic histology papillary thyroid cancer treated from 1973 to 2009, BRAF V600E mutation status was determined on surgical tumor specimens by restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis. Read More

Head Neck 2018 Dec 14. Epub 2018 Dec 14.

Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Background: To determine the diagnostic role of CT added to ultrasound for the diagnosis of recurrent differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) and to evaluate potential benefits for patients.

Methods: A total of 193 patients with recurrent DTC were retrospectively included. The diagnostic performances of ultrasound and combination of ultrasound and CT (ultrasound/CT) in detecting recurrence were compared. Read More

J Cell Biochem 2018 Dec 14. Epub 2018 Dec 14.

Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.

Cervical cancer (CC) is the second most common malignancy in females. Owing to poor diagnosis, resistance to the systemic therapies, and high recurrence rate, patients with CC have a relatively poor prognosis. The role of a signaling pathway in CC has always been the focus among worldwide researchers. Read More

Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2018 Dec 14. Epub 2018 Dec 14.

Institute of Head and Neck Diseases, Evangelical Hospital Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

Purpose: To describe the use of a myocutaneous serratus anterior free flap (SAFF) for tongue reconstruction after salvage subtotal (STG) and total glossectomy (TG).

Methods: In this prospective case series, seven patients underwent salvage STG or TG and reconstruction with a myocutaneous SAFF between 10/2015 and 02/2017. Functional and oncologic outcomes were prospectively evaluated. Read More

Eur J Hum Genet 2018 Dec 14. Epub 2018 Dec 14.

Institute of Medical Genetics, University of Zurich, Schlieren-Zurich, 8952, Switzerland.

Early-onset epileptic encephalopathy (EE) and combined developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEE) are clinically and genetically heterogeneous severely devastating conditions. Recent studies emphasized de novo variants as major underlying cause suggesting a generally low-recurrence risk. In order to better understand the full genetic landscape of EE and DEE, we performed high-resolution chromosomal microarray analysis in combination with whole-exome sequencing in 63 deeply phenotyped independent patients. Read More

Mod Pathol 2018 Dec 14. Epub 2018 Dec 14.

Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain.

The involvement of human papillomavirus (HPV) in laryngeal and hypopharyngeal lymphoepithelial carcinoma was investigated in a series of ten cases (seven laryngeal and three hypopharyngeal), retrieved from the files of three tertiary hospitals in the 2000-2017 period, through polymerase chain reaction with SPF10 primers and INNO-LiPA HPV Genotyping Extra II (Innogenetics). Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) was tested in all cases with in situ hybridization INFORM EBER Probe (Ventana Medical Systems). p16 and p53 expression were immunohistochemically analyzed. Read More

J Nucl Med 2018 Dec 14. Epub 2018 Dec 14.

Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU), Germany.

Gallium-prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography/computed tomography (Ga-PSMA PET/CT) offers unprecedented accuracy for staging of primary, persistent or recurrent prostate cancer. Thus, we hypothesized that PSMA PET/CT prior to radiotherapy significantly impacts the radiotherapeutic approach in comparison to the current standard of CT based approach. Between February 2014 and December 2017, a total of 172 patients received PSMA PET/CT before radiotherapy and were included in this retrospective analysis. Read More

Oncologist 2018 Dec 14. Epub 2018 Dec 14.

Department of Liver Surgery, Liver Cancer Institute and Zhongshan Hospital, and Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion (Fudan University), Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China

Background: Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and microvascular invasion (mVI) have shown dismal postoperative prognosis; however, whether adjuvant transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) can improve their outcomes remains unclear.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively identified 549 eligible patients to form the crude cohort and adopted propensity score matching method to assemble another cohort of 444 patients with similar baseline characteristics. We assessed the effects of adjuvant TACE by stratified analyses and multivariate Cox analyses in two cohorts. Read More

Clin Cancer Res 2018 Dec 14. Epub 2018 Dec 14.

Office of Hematology and Oncology, FDA.

On December 20, 2017, the Food and Drug Administration granted regular approval to pertuzumab in combination with trastuzumab and chemotherapy for the adjuvant treatment of patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer (EBC) at high risk of recurrence. Approval was based on data from the APHINITY trial, which randomized patients to receive pertuzumab or placebo in combination with trastuzumab and chemotherapy. After 45. Read More

Clin Colorectal Cancer 2018 Nov 16. Epub 2018 Nov 16.

Department of Medical Oncology, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Electronic address:

Background: First-line adjuvant chemotherapy options for early-stage colorectal cancer (CRC) include CapeOx (capecitabine, intravenous oxaliplatin) and FOLFOX (intravenous 5-fluorouracil, leucovorin, oxaliplatin). Capecitabine is an oral prodrug analog of 5-fluorouracil, and recent studies have suggested that proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) may detrimentally affect capecitabine efficacy. Conversely, some literature suggests that PPIs may negatively affect CRC itself. Read More

Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2018 Dec 11. Epub 2018 Dec 11.

Department of Urology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410013, China. Electronic address:

Bladder cancer remains a leading cause of cancer-related death because of its distant metastasis and high recurrence rates. Deregulation of circular RNAs (circRNAs) can act either as tumor suppressors or oncogenes to control cell proliferation, migration, and metastasis. The role of circMTO1 in bladder cancer remain unknown. Read More

Surgery 2018 Dec 11. Epub 2018 Dec 11.

Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Background: Undifferentiated-type early gastric cancers account for a large proportion of gastric cancers in younger patients. Therefore, the clinical outcomes of endoscopic resection in younger patients are a major concern. We aimed to investigate the influence of age on lymph node metastasis and long-term survival after surgery for undifferentiated-type early gastric cancers. Read More

Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2018 Oct - Dec;36-37:97-103. Epub 2018 Nov 22.

Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Electronic address:

Palliation of dysphagia is the cornerstone of palliative treatment in patients with incurable oesophageal cancer. Available palliative options for dysphagia are oesophageal stent placement and radiotherapy. In general, oesophageal stent placement is the preferred therapeutic option in patients with a relatively poor prognosis because of its rapid relief of dysphagia. Read More

Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2018 Oct - Dec;36-37:85-90. Epub 2018 Nov 30.

Division of Esophageal and Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, 102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong. Electronic address:

Despite the rise in incidence of adenocarcinoma, squamous cell cancer of the oesophagus remains the commonest cell type worldwide and is predominant in the East. Except for very early tumours where endoscopic therapy can be performed with curative intent, in more advanced but potentially curative cancers, treatment for mid and upper third tumours is primarily surgery with extended lymphadenectomy, together with multimodal therapies such as preoperative chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy. Definitive chemoradiotherapy is utilized in those who decline surgery or in those who are unfit for major procedures. Read More

Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2018 Oct - Dec;36-37:27-36. Epub 2018 Nov 23.

Dept of Gastroenterology, Guy's & St Thomas' Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7EH, United Kingdom.

In the past decade there have been technological advances in Endoscopic Eradication Therapy (EET) for the management of patients with oesophageal neoplasia and early cancer. Multiple endoscopic techniques now exist for both squamous and Barrett's oesophagus associated neoplasia or early cancer. A fundamental aspect of endotherapy is removal of the target lesion by endoscopic mucosal resection, or endosopic submucosal dissection. Read More

Arch Iran Med 2018 Nov 1;21(11):518-523. Epub 2018 Nov 1.

İzmir Katip Çelebi University Ataturk Training and Research Hospital Department of Pathology, İzmir, Turkey.

Background: Gleason score is one of the strongest prognostic predictors of prostate cancer;however, a change was published which is a 5 step grouping system of prostatic adenocarcinomas according to their Gleason scores. The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between histopathological findings and prognosis of tumors subgrouped according to the new Gleason grade grouping system.

Methods: A total of 163 radical prostatectomies subgrouped into 5 prognostic groups were investigated for prognostic features such as pathological stage, extraprostatic extension, surgical margin status, involvement of seminal vesicles, perineural invasion, necrosis, vascular invasion, ganglionic involvement, concomitant high grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (HPIN) in addition to other microscopic features of tumors such as the presence of mucin and foamy cytoplasmic change between groups. Read More

Cancers (Basel) 2018 Dec 13;10(12). Epub 2018 Dec 13.

Department of Neurological Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital and National Defense Medical Center, No. 325, Sec. 2, Cheng-Kung Road, Taipei 11490, Taiwan.

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) requires radiotherapy (RT) as a part of definitive management strategy. RT is highly effective, destroying cancer cells that may exist around the surgical tumor bed. However, GBM still has a poor prognosis and a high local recurrence rate after RT. Read More

Biomed Pharmacother 2019 Jan 5;109:902-909. Epub 2018 Nov 5.

Department of Pediatrics, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Jiefang Road 238, Wuhan 430060, China. Electronic address:

Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are suggested to be responsible for high recurrence rate and metastasis of colorectal cancer (CRC). Identifying novel targets that can suppress CSCs proliferation and metastasis may provide novel approach to combat against CRC. In the present study, we examined the role of miR-148a in cisplatin-resistant CRC cells with enhanced stem cell marker expression and explored the underlying mechanisms. Read More

Biomed Pharmacother 2019 Jan 29;109:2318-2326. Epub 2018 Nov 29.

Center for Molecular Medicine and Stem Cell Research, Faculty of Medical Sciences University of Kragujevac, 69 Svetozar Markovic Street, 34000, Kragujevac, Serbia. Electronic address:

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic, prevalent, debilitating joint disease characterized by progressive cartilage degradation, subchondral bone remodeling, bone marrow lesions, meniscal damage, and synovitis. Innate immune cells (natural killer cells, macrophages, and mast cells) play the most important pathogenic role in the early inflammatory response, while cells of adaptive immunity (CD4 + Th1 lymphocytes and antibody producing B cells) significantly contribute to the development of chronic, relapsing course of inflammation in OA patients. Conventional therapy for OA is directed toward symptomatic treatment, mainly pain management, and is not able to promote regeneration of degenerated cartilage or to attenuate joint inflammation. Read More

Biomed Pharmacother 2019 Jan 26;109:1951-1959. Epub 2018 Nov 26.

Department of Gastroenterology, Linyi Central Hospital, Linyi, 276400, China. Electronic address:

Background: Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) threatens the health of middle-aged and older people with high recurrence rate and low survival rate. In this study, Neferin (Nef) was hoped to control growth and migration of GIST cell line GIST-T1.

Methods: Cell viability, proliferation, apoptosis, and migration were determined by cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) assay, bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) assay, Annexin V-FITC/PI double staining method, and Transwell assay, respectively. Read More

Biomed Pharmacother 2019 Jan 21;109:1750-1757. Epub 2018 Nov 21.

Biological Cell Therapy Center, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China. Electronic address:

As a Second generation tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI), afatinib is approved to treat advanved/metastatic EGFR-mutant NSCLC (non-small cell lung cancer). However, the clinical application of afatinib is limited via acquired resistance. It has been revealed that CDK4/6 inhibitors hinder proliferation of cells and bring about differentiation as well as death of multiple malignant cells not only in vivo but also in vitro. Read More

Am J Clin Pathol 2018 Dec 14. Epub 2018 Dec 14.

Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.

Objectives: The list of tumors involving the pituitary gland has been expanded to include a variety of neuronal and paraneuronal tumors in the 2017 World Health Organization tumor classification of endocrine organs. All the entities included in this category are distinctly rare, with limited case reports in the literature.

Methods: We illustrate two extraordinary sellar tumors with neuronal differentiation: a sellar paraganglioma and a sellar neurocytoma, with thorough literature review and comparison of the clinicopathologic features of these entities. Read More

J Pain Symptom Manage 2018 Dec 11. Epub 2018 Dec 11.

School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Q4059, Australia; Department of Physiological Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, 2 Koret Way - N631Y, San Francisco, CA 94143-0610.

Context: Financial toxicity (FT) is used to describe the financial distress/hardship associated with cancer and its treatment.

Objectives: The aim of this review was to explore the relationship between FT and symptom burden.

Method: A systematic review was performed in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Read More

Gastroenterology 2018 Dec 11. Epub 2018 Dec 11.

Human Nutrition, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom. Electronic address:

Background & Aims: Exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) is the only established dietary treatment for Crohn's disease (CD), but its acceptability is limited. There is a need for novel dietary treatments for CD.

Methods: We evaluated the effects of an individualized, food-based diet (CD-TREAT), with similar composition to EEN, on the gut microbiome, inflammation and clinical response in a rat model, healthy adults, and children with relapsing CD. Read More

Anaerobe 2018 Dec 11. Epub 2018 Dec 11.

Microbiology Department, Hospital Universitari Son Espases and Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Illes Balears (IdISBa), Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Electronic address:

Clostridioides difficile is the leading cause of nosocomial diarrhea and antibiotics associated diarrhea, but it is also an increasingly common cause of community diarrhea. In recent years we have observed a progressive increase in the incidence of C. difficile infection (CDI) both at the hospital and community setting that could be explained by the dynamic epidemiology of C. Read More

Hum Pathol 2018 Dec 11. Epub 2018 Dec 11.

Department of Pathology, Seoul National University Hospital and Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Institute of Neuroscience, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Electronic address:

Multinodular and vacuolating neuronal tumor (MVNT) of the cerebrum is a recently recognized rare neuronal tumor, and its pathogenesis is unclear. We analyzed 7 cases of histologically typical MVNT: six were adults [mean age: 43.0years (range: 23-56)] and one was a child (10-year-old). Read More

PLoS One 2018 14;13(12):e0209101. Epub 2018 Dec 14.

Department of Molecular Genetics, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Introduction: Bladder cancer (urothelial carcinoma) is a common malignancy characterized by high recurrence rates and intense clinical follow-up, indicating the necessity for more effective therapies. Current treatment regimens include intra-vesical administration of mitomycin C (MMC) for non-muscle invasive disease and systemic cisplatin for muscle-invasive or metastatic disease. Hyperthermia, heating a tumor to 40-44°C, enhances the efficacy of these chemotherapeutics by various modes of action, one of which is inhibition of DNA repair via homologous recombination. Read More

Dermatol Surg 2018 Dec 13. Epub 2018 Dec 13.

All authors are affiliated with the Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Background: There are limited published data comparing wide local excision (WLE) with Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) for the treatment of melanoma.

Objective: To describe a novel treatment algorithm for the surgical management of head and neck melanoma and compare rates of local recurrence for tumors treated with either MMS using immunohistochemistry or WLE.

Materials And Methods: A 10-year retrospective chart review including all in situ and invasive melanomas of the head and neck treated at one institution from January 2004 to June 2013. Read More

J Craniofac Surg 2018 Dec 13. Epub 2018 Dec 13.

Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing.

Objective: At present, large cranial function area arteriovenous malformation (fAVM) is mainly treated by craniotomy with a high risk of operation and high disability. In recent years, with the continuous improvement of the neural intervention technology, fractionated transcatheter arterial embolization (fTAE) may be used to treat the fAVM instead of surgical treatment. However, its effectiveness for treating fAVM has never been explored. Read More

Arch Pathol Lab Med 2018 Dec 14. Epub 2018 Dec 14.

From the Departments of Pathology (Dr Dintzis) and Surgery (Ms Hales and Drs Calhoun, Javid, and Byrd), University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle; Breast Surgery Clinic (Dr Harrington), Department of Pathology (Dr Tan), and Clinical Trials (Mses Fortney and Porenta), Overlake Hospital Medical Center, Bellevue, Washington; Development (Dr Miller), Clinical Operations (Mses Ishak and Gombotz), Research (Ms Hansen and Dr Parrish-Novak), and Device Development (Dr Kittle and Mr Perry), Blaze Bioscience, Inc., Seattle, Washington; and the Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle (Dr Anderson).

Context.—: Resection of breast carcinoma with adequate margins reduces the risk of local recurrence and reoperation. Tozuleristide (BLZ-100) is an investigational peptide-fluorophore agent that may aid in intraoperative tumor detection and margin assessment. Read More

Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2018 Dec;32(23):1834-1835

Acinar cell carcinoma is a rare type of low-grade malignant tumor of the parotid gland epithelium. The progression of the disease is slow, and its tissue type and cell morphology are diverse. The diagnosis of tumor is difficult so that it is easy to cause missed diagnosis and misdiagnosis. Read More

Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2018 Dec;32(23):1810-1812

Department of Stomatology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University.

To evaluate the effect of the application of functional parotid surgery for removal of benign parotid tumors and the prevention of Frey syndrome. One hundred and fifty-six cases with benign tumor were underwent functional regional parotidectomy. All tumors were smaller than 4 cm in diameter. Read More

Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2018 Dec;32(23):1804-1809

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, 233004, China.

To find proper the surgical approval and evaluate clinical efficacy to treat the tumor of upper parapharyngeal space involving the base of skull and intracranial skull. The data of 9 cases from June 2013 and June 2018 were analyzed retrospectively including schwannoma in 6 cases, pleomorphic adenoma in 2 cases and hemangioma in 1 case. All cases received preoperative high resolution CT and MRI, some cases also did the DSA examination. Read More

Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2018 Dec;32(23):1774-1778

Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Nanjing General Hospital of PLA.

To investigate the clinical features of patients with chronic sinusitis with bilateral nasal polyps. The data of 134 patients with chronic sinusitis with bilateral nasal polyps were analyzed, retrospectively. Based on the results of the histopathological examination, patients were divided into eosinophilic chronic sinusitis with bilateral nasal polyps(ECRSwBNP) group and noneosinophilic chronic sinusitis with bilateral nasal polyps(nonECRSwBNP) group. Read More

Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2018 Oct;32(19):1509-1510

Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2018 Oct;32(19):1469-1471

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking UnionMedical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100730, China.

To summarize the clinical characteristics of congenital pyriform fistula with acute suppurative thyroiditis as the initial presentation. A total of 71 patients with congenital pyriform sinus fistula were treated, of which 33 cases had acute suppurative thyroiditis as the first symptom. For the patients with congenital pyriform sinus fistula who have acute suppurative thyroiditis as the first symptom, infection should be controlled first. Read More

Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2018 Jul;32(14):1065-1070

Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100029, China.

The purpose of this study was to summarize preliminary clinical experience of transoral robotic surgery (TORS) in laryngeal and hypopharyngeal tumors with da Vinci surgical system.Twelve patients were reviewed who were diagnosed with laryngeal (=7) and hypopharyngeal tumors (=5) and treated with TORS in Beijing Anzhen Hospital from July 1, 2016 to January 31, 2018.Ten cases were male and two cases were female. Read More