Monomorphic type of maculopapular cutaneous mastocytosis: rationale for interdisciplinary collaboration by E. I. Kasikhina, N. N. Potekaev, O. V. Zhukova, M. N. Ostretsova

“…Hepatosplenomegaly and enlarged mesenteric lymph nodes (mesadenitis) were diagnosed in 14 (21.2 %) patients with monoMPCM. …”
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SURGICAL TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH RESECTABLE NON SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER by K. I. Kolbanov, A. Kh. Trakhtenberg, O. V. Pikin, V. A. Glushko, A. B. Ryabov

“…In 42.7% of patients metastases in the lymph nodes were absent in 28.1% revealed bronchopulmonary defeat and root nodes (N1), while 28.9% - mediastinal (N2). …”
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Clinical and morphological features in patients with advanced endometrial cancer treated with immunotargeting therapy by L. A. Kolomiets, M. N. Stakheeva, O. N. Churuksaeva, A. B. Villert, A. L. Chernyshova, V. G. Sisakyan, I. Yu. Lots, N. M. Chernorubashkina, V. N. Zhurman, A. A. Grechkina, E. N. Aleksandrova, N. E. Musaeva, O. V. Diduk, N. A. Bulygina, D. A. Pyatina, I. L. Obraz, A. V. Krechetova, M. A. Danilova, M. A. Khodzhakhova, A. A. Malsteva, N. A. Ermak

“…Among the 74 parameters reflecting clinical and morphological features in patients with advanced EC, metastatic lesions of pelvic lymph nodes (p = 0.028), para-aortic lymph nodes (p = 0.014), bone metastases (p = 0.080), and degree of estrogen receptor expression in tumor cells (p = 0.071) were associated with PFS. …”
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A Bionic “Trojan Horse”-like Nanovesicle Delivery System Hybridized with BCG Cytoplasmic Membrane and Melanoma Cell Membrane for Cancer Immunotherapy by Yuai Xiao, Kexin Chen, Tianchi Hu, Yuchong Wang, Jing Wang, Chuan Lv, Jianguo Xu, Xinyi Zhang, Ang Li, Bingdi Chen, Ji Zhu, Minliang Wu, Chunyu Xue

“…In order to further confirm the material’s capacity to activate the immune system and its ability to inhibit tumor growth, the activation of DC and T cells in mouse draining lymph nodes and the concentration of anti-tumor cytokines were measured. …”
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Ultrasound-enhanced fine-needle biopsy improves tissue yield in head and neck tumors ex vivo by Minna Rehell, Yohann Le Bourlout, Jetta Kelppe, Jaana Rautava, Emanuele Perra, Jouni Rantanen, Gösta Ehnholm, Nick Hayward, Kristofer Nyman, Kenneth P. H. Pritzker, Jussi Tarkkanen, Timo Atula, Heikki J. Nieminen, Katri L S Aro

“…Parotid gland tumors (PGT; N = 10) and neck lymph nodes of patients with head and neck cancer (HNC; N = 10) were resected and biopsied using three techniques: USeFNAB, FNAB, and CNB which served as a comparative method. …”
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Short- and long-term outcomes of robotic- versus laparoscopic-assisted early-onset gastric cancer: a propensity score-matched retrospective cohort study by Yihuan Qiao, Boyu Kang, Yichao Zhang, Jiawei Song, Shuai Liu, Qi Wang, Yajie Guo, Yunlong Li, Jun Zhu, Jipeng Li

“…The number of positive lymph nodes was higher in the robotic group (median 2 vs. 1, p = 0.016), but the number of lymph nodes harvested did not significantly differ. …”
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The choice between lymphatic dissection in phthisio-surgical interventions, basing on densitometric characteristics by E. M. Maietnyi

“…There was established, that the changed densitometric indices of mediastinal lymph nodes may characterize the prevalence of specific pulmonary process objectively and to present the criteria of choice for the necessary lymphatic dissection borders in phthisio-surgical interventions. …”
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Uncovering Surgical Dynamics and Trends in Early Breast Cancer Stage at Diagnosis: Key Insights From a Two-Decade Argentine Database Analysis by Pablo Mandó, Verónica Fabiano, Soledad Gomez Guasch, Giuliana Colucci, Rodrigo Sánchez-Bayona, Federico Coló, Martín Loza, Francisco Von Stecher, Mora Amat, Máximo de la Vega, Maria Victoria Costanzo, Adrian Nervo, Jorge Nadal, Reinaldo Chacón, Florencia Perazzo

“…Significant differences were observed in the axillary procedure performed, with sentinel lymph node biopsy increasing from 14.9% (2000-2004) to 69.5% (2015-2019; P < .001). …”
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Diagnostic potential of plasma CD30(+) small extracellular vesicles in Hodgkin lymphoma by K. E. Katsuba, L. A. Kramynin, M. A. Slyusarenko, A. V. Shalaev, V. V. Sharoyko, A. A. Valitova, A. S. Artem’eva, P. I. Krzhivitskiy, L. V. Filatova, A. V. Malek

“…The plasma concentration of CD30(+)SEV in patients with Hodgkin lymphoma correlates with the quantity of CD30(+) cells in tissues of biopsied lymph nodes (r = 0.8) and the total lesion glycolysis estimated by PET/CT (r = 0.9). …”
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Short-term outcomes of bronchoplastic lobectomies performed from video-assisted thoracoscopic and thoracotomic approaches by M. A. Atyukov, I. Yu. Zemtsova, A. S. Petrov, O. A. Zhgemchugova-Zelenova, O. V. Novikova, S. A. Mischeryakov, P. K. Yablonskii

“…There were no significant differences in time of operation, blood loss, duration of drainage of the pleural cavity, incidence of postoperative complications, length of hospital stay, number of dissected lymph nodes between the groups. Factor analysis of the influence of pre- and intraoperative factors on the development of postoperative complications showed that the risk of a complicated course of the postoperative period significantly decreased at normal values of FEV1 and FVC (OR=0.942, p&lt;0.05; OR=0.932, p&gt;&lt;0.05) and increased in the presence of adhesions (obliteration of the pleural cavity more than 50%), requiring total pneumolysis, and the absence of interlobar fissures (OR=5.5, p&gt;&lt;0.05; OR=6.5, p&gt;&lt;0.05). …”
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Whole-Body Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Positron Emission Tomography Combined with Computed Tomography in the Staging of Lymphomas by S. A. Kharuzhyk, E. A. Zhavrid, A. V. Dzyuban, K. V. Poddubnyy, E. V. Sukolinskaya, O. A. Kalenik

“…The techniques were compared for their efficiency in diagnosing damage to lymph nodes (LNs) and organs and in determining the stage of lymphoma.Results. …”
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OSTEOPROTEGERIN AS A PREDICTIVE MARKER OF THE COURSE OF BREAST CANCER by S. I. Zabroda, E. A. Maslyukova, L. I. Korytova, K. M. Pozharisskiy, G. A. Raskin, O. V. Korytov

“…When analyzing clinical and pathological characteristics of BC patients, taking into consideration OPG expression, there were noticed no reliable differences with respect to availability  or absence of affected regional lymph nodes, category T and Ki-67 indice. The group with positive estogen-progesteron receptors showed reliably more often the high values of OPG than the group with negative receptors (p &lt; 0,05). …”
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Modern options of endoscopic retrograde stenting of bile ducts in treatment of obstructive jaundice at malignant pancreatobiliary tumors by S. A. Budzinsky, S. G. Shapovalyants, Ye. D. Fedorov, A. G. Mylnikov, D. V. Bakhtiozina

“…With the help of the comprehensive diagnostic program providing ultrasound investigation, computer tomography, endoscopic ultrasonography and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, it was possible to determine in 207 (72,1%) cases the distal block of biliary tract due to tumors of MDP, terminal CBD portion, distal part of common bile duct and pancreatic head, and the proximal block in 80 (27,9%) cases at lesions of gallbladder, hepatico-choledochal duct, lobar hepatic ducts or compression of proximal biliary tree by lymph nodes of hepatoduodenal ligament.Results. Bilioduodenal stents at 272 (94,8%) patients were installed after preliminarily endoscopic papillosphincterotomy (EPST). …”
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STRUCTURAL FEATURES OF PURULENT INFLAMMATORY DISEASES OF THE MAXILLOFACIAL REGION IN RESIDENTS OF THE POLTAVA REGION by D.V. Steblovskyi, M.G. Skikevich, V.V. Bondarenko

“…As etiological factors for purulent inflammatory diseases of the maxillofacial area can be diseases of the skin of the face and neck, lymph nodes, ENT diseases. The leading role in purulent inflammatory diseases of the maxillofacial area is occupied by odontogenic cause. …”
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FEATURES OF LOCAL IMMUNITY IN PATIENTS WITH OROPHARYNGEAL CANCER by O. I. Keith, M. N. Tilliashaihov, P. V. Svetitsky, E. Yu. Zlatnik, G. I. Zakora, A. A. Ganiev, G. P. Nistratov

“…The surgeries included radical removal of the primary tumor; patients with cervical metastases underwent simultaneous cervical lymph node dissection (levels IB, IIA–B, III, and VA). …”
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Comparative evaluation of the effectiveness of primary treatment regimens in patients with classical Hodgkin’s lymphoma from the group of unfavorable prognosis by A. M. Chervontseva, M. A. Verniuk, E. E. Gushchina, I. V. Cherkashina, O. A. Pavlova, L. S. Khayrullina, А. А. Fedenko

“…The most frequent adverse factors identified in the majority of patients were: massive lymph node lesion (bulky disease) – in 111 patients (74.5 %), B-symptoms – in 84 (56.4 %), increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate – in 55 (36.9 %), extranodal lesion – in 105 (70.5 %), including bones and bone marrow – in 10 (6.7 %) and 14 (9.4 %), respectively. …”
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Correlation of Cartridge Based Nucleic Acid Amplification Test Grading Based on Cycle Threshold Value with Clinicoradiological Profile and Time to Culture Positivity in Pulmonary T... by Mohammed Javed Qureshi, Bhanu Pratap Choudhary, Chand Bhandari, Harsh Maheshwari, Manoj Saini, Dheeraj Merotha

“…Data collected included name age, sex, symptoms and signs (cough, expectoration, fever, breathlessness, weight loss, chest pain, haemoptysis, clubbing, icterus, pallor, cyanosis, lymph node, oedema, chest examination), vitals (blood pressure, oxygen saturation, heart rate, temperature, respiratory rate, Body Mass Index (BMI), mid upper arm circumference) Bandim scores, co-morbidities and demography, Chest X-ray (CXR) grading, sputum fluorescent microscopy grading and time to positivity in liquid culture. …”
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Ultrasound diagnosis of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma and ultrasound evaluation of treatment efficacy (changes in tumor volume) by G. F. Allakhverdieva, G. Т. Sinyukova, V. N. Sholokhov, Т. Yu. Danzanova, О. А. Saprina, Е. А. Gudilina

“…Sixty-seven (68.4 %) participants had their tumors located in the tonsils; 31 (31.6 %) patients had tumors of the root of the tongue; 47 (48.0 %) patients presented with tumors invading adjacent tissues; 57 (58.2 %) patients had their lymph nodes involved. Thirty-two patients were operated at the first stage of treatment, whereas 66 (67.3 %) individuals received induction chemotherapy followed by sequential chemoradiotherapy. …”
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Utility of [18F]FDG PET/CT in sarcoidosis management: A retrospective case series by Mourad Zekri, Majdouline Bel Lakhdar, Dounia Alami, Soumia Kriouile, Leila Achachi, Abdellah Achir, Hicham Harmouche, Ayat Mouaden, Hasnae Guerrouj, Imad Ghfir

“…Additionally, 60% of patients displayed associated extrathoracic activity, mainly in peripheral lymph nodes, spleen, and bone. Cardiac activity was reported in two patients. [18F]FDG PET/CT prompted a diagnostic biopsy in 32% of patients. [18F]FDG PET/CT had an impact on therapeutic decision-making in 60% of patients. …”
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Risk factors for rectal bleeding in prostate cancer after radiotherapy with a validation of current rectal dose constraints by Ellen Lund Schaldemose, Christine Vestergaard Madsen, Ahmed Hussein Zedan, Martin Berg, Henrik Dahl Nissen, Terje Andersen, Bjarke Mortensen, Lars Ulrik Fokdal

“…EBRT consisted of 56 Gy/39 fractions to the prostate, elective lymph nodes, and seminal vesicles with an integrated boost of 78 Gy to the prostate alone (≤T3a) or to the prostate and seminal vesicles (T3b). …”
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