Successful treatment of recurrent unresectable squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck using pembrolizumab by A. M. Mudunov, I. М. Gelfand, О. D. Ryzhova, A. A. Akhundov, М. N. Narimanov, A. V. Ignatova

“…After multiple surgeries for repeated relapses and external beam radiotherapy in March 2017, the patient was found to have new metastatic lesions in the retropharyngeal lymph nodes and paravertebral soft tissues of the neck (left side). …”
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Impact of adjuvant chemotherapy on relapse-free survival of patients with locally advanced cervical cancer by M.  P. Smirnova, A. S. Khadzhimba, S. Ya. Maksimov, A. A. Ilyin, A. V. Pletneva

“…The desire to change the current situation resulted in the studying of the effectiveness of adjuvant chemotherapy in cervical cancer patients with regional lymph nodes metastases.Objective: to evaluate the effectiveness of the combination of neoadjuvant chemoradiation plus adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with FIGO stage III cervical cancer (T1–2N1M0).Materials and methods. …”
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Non-typhoidal Salmonella among slaughterhouse workers and in the pork value chain in selected districts of Uganda by Velma Kivali, Velma Kivali, Velma Kivali, Kristina Roesel, Kristina Roesel, Ian Dohoo, Lordrick Alinaitwe, Lordrick Alinaitwe, Lordrick Alinaitwe, Lordrick Alinaitwe, James Katamba Bugeza, James Katamba Bugeza, Jolly Justine Hoona, Denis Rwabiita Mugizi, Denis Rwabiita Mugizi, Clovice Kankya, Sinh Dang-Xuan, Sinh Dang-Xuan, Istvan Szabo, Uwe Rösler, Anika Friese, Elizabeth A. J. Cook, Elizabeth A. J. Cook

“…We aimed to establish NTS prevalence, antimicrobial resistance, and risk factors among slaughterhouse workers, and to identify potentially zoonotic serovars in the pork value chain.Material and methodsWe conducted a nationwide cross-sectional survey, collecting 364 stool samples from livestock slaughterhouse workers and 1,535 samples from the pork value chain: mesenteric lymph nodes, fecal samples, swabs of carcass splitting floor, cleaning water, meat handlers hand swabs, carcass swabs, raw pork, cooked pork, and mixed raw vegetables. …”
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Follicular lymphoma: results of multicenter study of first-line therapy with bendamustine and rituximab, risk factors for adverse events (fl-rus-2013 protocol) by E. S. Nesterova, S. K. Kravchenko, A. M. Kovrigina, E. G. Gemdzhian, L. V. Plastinina, Ya. K. Mangasarova, F. E. Babaeva, A. E. Misyurina, O. V. Margolin, A. U. Magomedova, V. I. Vorobiev, D. S. Maryin, E. A. Baryakh, Yu. Yu. Polyakov, P. A. Zeynalova, E. M. Volodicheva, N. N. Glonina, N. V. Minaeva, G. A. Davydova, V. G. Savchenko

“…In 23/26 (88 %) of cases extranodal lesion was revealed in generalized stage of FL (including lymph nodes and bone marrow). Extranodal lesions were found in 37 % of patients with FL grade 1–2, and 57 % with FL grade 3A. …”
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SURGICAL TREATMENT OF SOLITARY ADRENAL METASTASIS FROM NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER by A. G. Muradyan, A. A. Kostin, A. O. Tolkachev, N. V. Vorobyev

“…The extent of surgery, morphological tumor type and status of regional lymph nodes produced no influence on the survival rate (p>0.05). …”
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Contribution of SPECT-CT to planar imaging in post-ablation imaging in different thyroid cancers, the clinical significance of the differential diagnosis of neck and thorax uptakes by Farise Yılmaz, Gonca Kara Gedik, Hasan Önner

“…It was proved that 33% of the foci in the mediastinal region were lymph nodes. Although only one of the remaining patients had a pathological diagnosis, it was thought that all of them might have thymus pathologies. …”
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Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma in a dog (clinical case) by V. V. Logvinova, A. V. Oliyar, M. V. Kravtsova, O. V. Peretyatko

“…X-ray and ultrasound diagnostics ruled out the presence of metastases in organs and regional lymph nodes. After analyzing the results of the studies, the sick animal was prescribed surgical treatment. …”
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BRAF status in сito-morphological diagnosis of thyroid nodules by Yu. M. Tarashchenko, A. Ye. Kovalenko, M. V. Ostafiichuk, K. A. Nekrasov

“…The BRAF V600E mutation was observed both in tumors with metastasis to the regional lymph nodes (55.0 %) and in tumors without metastases (37.5 %), with no significant difference. …”
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Extended radical resection and chest wall reconstruction for a pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinoma: a case report by Yingzhi Zhao, Shaohua Xie, Haoqian Zheng, Kaixin Zhang, Xin Gao, Wenwu Liu, Wei Dai, Hongfan Yu, Qiuling Shi, Bin Hu, Qiang Li, Tianpeng Xie, Xing Wei

“…Conclusions This case underscores the feasibility of surgical R0 resection in patients with PSC with chest wall invasion and no lymph node metastasis, potentially enhancing long-term outcomes. …”
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Long-Term Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Conversion Surgery After Induction Chemotherapy: Turkish Oncology Group Study by Furkan Ceylan, Selin Aktürk Esen, Olçun Ümit Ünal, Ferit Aslan, İlknur Deliktaş Onur, Öztürk Ateş, Erkut Demirciler, İlkay Tuğba Ünek, Ahmet Gülmez, Esra Özen Engin, Semra Taş, Gamze Gököz Doğu, Melih Şimşek, Hacı Mehmet Türk, Ali İnal, Gökhan Şahin, Haydar Çağatay Yüksel, Ateş Kutay Tenekeci, Mutlu Hızal, Mehmet Ali Nahit Şendur, Doğan Uncu

“…Factors associated with shorter PFS included advanced tumor stage (ypT3-T4), lymph node metastasis, and multiple metastases, while shorter OS was linked to advanced tumor stage and lack of objective response. …”
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Laparoscopic Radical Colectomy with Complete Mesocolic Excision Offers Similar Results Compared with Open Surgery by Vasile V. Bintintan, Vlad Fagarasan, Radu I. Seicean, David Andras, Alexandru I. Ene, Romeo Chira, Adriana Bintintan, Georgiana Nagy, Cristina Petrisor, Simona Cocu, Elena Stefanescu, Ionut Negoi, Adrian Calborean, George C. Dindelegan, Ciprian Silaghi, Iulia Lupan, Gabriel Samasca

“…All of the parameters relevant to the oncological quality of resection, namely total lymph node count, resection margins, or the completeness of resection, were similar between the open and laparoscopic groups both when analyzed for the entire cohort or when analyzed for specific subgroups according to the tumor location (right, transverse, or left colon) or stage of the disease (pT3 or stage III). …”
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Comprehensive genome analysis of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in camels from Saudi Arabia: Molecular epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance by A. Zaghawa, F. Housawi, Ahmed Elsify, Mohamed E. Hasan, Alyaa Elrashedy, Kazem AlMohammed Salem, Nidhal Ben Amor, A. Al Naeem

“…Gross examination showed intestinal wall thickening and mesenteric lymph node congestion. Histopathological analysis indicated hyperactivation of crypts of Lieberkühn and mononuclear cell infiltration. …”
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Long-Term Outcomes of Multimodality Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation for Ductal Carcinoma In Situ by Silpa Raju-Salicki, MD, Hayley B. Stowe, MD, MSCI, Alden D’Souza, MD, Yi Huang, MS, Mustafaa Mahmood, MD, William R. Kennedy, MD, Randall J. Brenneman, MD, PhD, Julie Margenthaler, MD, Katherine Glover-Collins, MD, PhD, Amy Cyr, MD, Carmen Bergom, MD, PhD, Joanna Yang, MD, Maria A. Thomas, MD, PhD, Jacqueline Zoberi, PhD, Imran Zoberi, MD

“…There were 9 observed ipsilateral breast tumor recurrences with 1 concurrent ipsilateral regional lymph node recurrence. No other breast failures, regional recurrences, or distant metastases were noted. …”
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BRCA1 promoter hypermethylation is not associated with germline variants in Polish breast cancer patients by Karolina Prajzendanc, Paweł Domagała, Jolanta Hybiak, Wojciech Kluźniak, Cezary Cybulski, Katarzyna Białkowska, Alicja Ogrodniczak, Janusz Ryś, Aleksandra Sejda, Marek Szwiec, Joanna Tomiczek-Szwiec, Tomasz Kluz, Roksana Dwornik, Dagmara Cylwik, Jacek Gronwald, Jan Lubiński, Anna Jakubowska

“…Nevertheless, a borderline association was observed between rs799905 and the occurrence of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) (p = 0.048) as well as lymph node (LN) metastases (p = 0.046). Among BRCA1 PV carriers, the GG genotype was significantly more frequent, while the CC genotype was 10 times less common compared to non-carriers (p = 0.003). …”
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Laparoscopic Colon Resection: A Newly Established Single Practice Center and a Single-Surgeon Observational Study by Fatma M. AlSaleh, Bassem Abou Hussein, Hadiel Kaiyasah, Omar AlMarzouqi

“…Main Outcome Measures: Rates of conversion to open procedure, number of lymph nodes harvested, hospital length of stay, percentage of positive margins, 30-day morbidity, and 30-day mortality. …”
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HIV-associated B-cell lymphoma of a patient with multiresistant tuberculosis (clinical case) by O. M. Raznatovska, A. V. Fedorets, M. S. Potapenko, I. V. Pashchenko, I. M. Voitiuk, S. I. Zakharchuk

“…Against the background of HIV infection, the patient developed retroperitoneal B-cell lymphoma, which was initially interpreted as tuberculosis of the retroperitoneal lymph nodes and was diagnosed only at autopsy. Additionally, pulmonary MRTB, chronic viral hepatitis B and C were occurred. …”
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Chemoradiotherapy effcacy in squamous cell rectal cancer: a propensity score matched analysis by V. V. Murzo, S. S. Gordeev, V. S. Myshlyakov, Z. Z. Mamedli

“…In the aSCC group, 60 % of patients had metastases to pelvic lymph nodes, while in the rSCC group metastases had 46.67 % (p=1). …”
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Tumor budding as a prognostic criterion of colorectal cancer by I. I. Yakovtsova, V. M. Cheverda, O. V. Dolhaia, A. S. Yakymenko, I. V. Ivakhno

“…There was a statistically significant relationship between TB and metastatic spreading of CRC to regional lymph nodes (Р < 0.001). Metastasis was associated with 3 stage of TB, absence of metastasis was typical for CRC without TB. …”
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An interactive deep-learning workflow for head and neck gross tumour volume segmentation by Zixiang Wei, Jintao Ren, Jesper Grau Eriksen, Kenneth Jensen, Hanna Rahbek Mortensen, Stine Sofia Korreman, Jasper Nijkamp

“…The iDL approach was evaluated using simulations on two datasets and an observer study. Materials and methods: Two iDL approaches were developed and integrated into a workflow: (1) for primary tumour (GTVt) segmentation, clinicians marked the tumour centre and delineated three orthogonal slices to enable patient-specific fine-tuning of a pre-trained 3D UNet; (2) for lymph nodes (GTVn), clinician-provided clicks identified involved lymph nodes used as attention maps in a separate UNet. …”
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Monkeypox Virus: A Review by Huda Mawlood Taher, Hiyam Jamal Ibrahim, Bayan Mohammed Mahdi

“…It causes pain, fever, rash, and swollen lymph nodes. …”
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