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Cryoablation of Early-Stage Breast Cancer: Work-in-Progress Report of a Multi-Institutional Trial
(Springer-Verlag; The Society of Surgical Oncology, Inc., 2004-05)
With recent improvements in breast imaging, our ability to identify small breast tumors has markedly improved, prompting significant interest in the use of ablation without surgical excision to treat early-stage breast ...
Injectable microparticle–gel system for prolonged and localized lidocaine release. II. in vivo anesthetic effects
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2004-09-01)
Current treatment protocols for postoperative pain are beset by either the short duration of the anesthetic effect or requirement of hospitalization of the patients. We reported herein a novel treatment by applying to the ...
Low recurrence rate after surgery for dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2004-03-01)
BACKGROUND Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a rare sarcoma with a propensity for local recurrence. Treatments with wide excision, Mohs surgery, and other approaches have been reported with widely variable local ...
Ghrelin stimulates neurogenesis in the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus
(Blackwell Science Ltd, 2004-09)
Current Issues in the Surgical Management of Breast Cancer: A Review of Abstracts from the 2002 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, the 2003 Society of Surgical Oncology Annual Meeting, and the 2003 American Society of Clinical Oncology Meeting
(Blackwell Science Inc, 2004-01)
Three areas of development in the surgical management of breast cancer received significant attention in 2003—breast-conserving surgery, sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy, and ductal lavage. Provocative investigations ...
Mitotic Rate and Younger Age Are Predictors of Sentinel Lymph Node Positivity: Lessons Learned From the Generation of a Probabilistic Model
(Springer-Verlag; The Society of Surgical Oncology, Inc., 2004-03)
Background: Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy allows surgeons to identify patients with subclinical nodal involvement who may benefit from lymphadenectomy and, possibly, adjuvant therapy. Several factors have been variably, ...
Impaired Hepatocyte Regeneration in Toll-Like Receptor 4 Mutant Mice
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Plenum Publishing Corporation ; Springer Science+Business Media, 2004-05)
Multiple lines of evidence suggest a role for endogenous lipopolysaccharides in toxin-induced liver injury. Toll-like receptor 4 has recently been implicated as a cell surface receptor important for lipopolysaccharide ...
Desmoplastic and neurotropic melanoma
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2004-02-01)
BACKGROUND Desmoplastic and neurotropic melanoma (DNMM) occasionally metastasizes to regional lymph nodes and extranodal sites. The value of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) has not been demonstrated clearly for patients ...
Regression of Type II Gastric Carcinoids in Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 Patients with Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome after Surgical Excision of All Gastrinomas
(Springer-Verlag; Société Internationale de Chirurgie, 2004-07)
Enterochromaffin-like (ECL) tumors are documented in patients with hypergastrinemia secondary to chronic atrophic gastritis or with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome and multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (ZES-MEN-1). In patients ...
Exaggerated pigmented granulomatous reaction to the artificial joint implant mimics metastatic melanoma
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2004-03)
Total joint replacement is a common orthopedic procedure. An artificial joint implant may fail due to mechanical mishap and a granulomatous reaction can be induced by the artificial joint debris after the mechanical failure. ...