Chest tuberculosis with mediastinal asymptomatic lymphadenitis without lung involvement in an immunocompetent patient by Pietro Pirina, Valentina Spada, Luigi Santoru, Maria Francesca Polo, Paola Molicotti, Vincenzo Marras, Paolo Cossu Rocca, Sara Canu, Stefania Zanetti, Alessandro Giuseppe Fois

“…We report a case of a young adult man from Senegal affected by sovraclavear and mediastinal TB lymphadenitis, which contains some uncommon elements: no compromised immunity, especially no HIV-infection, no lung lesions, no symptoms of infection or of mediastinum involvement, and rapid response to therapy in terms of mass size reduction. Examination of extra-thoracic lymph nodes and the patient’s characteristics guided our diagnostic process to suspect TB. …”
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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND METAANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS OF BREAST-CONSERVING SURGERY AFTER NEOADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY IN BREAST CANCER PATIENTS by A. R. Bosieva, M. V. Ermoshchenkova, A. D. Zikiryakhodzhayev, N. N. Volchenko

“…One of the main advantages of NACT is the reduction of the tumor size and regression of lymph node metastasis.The aim of the study was to analyze the outcomes of breast-conserving surgery after NACT compared to adjuvant chemotherapy, including the examination of the width of resection margins and the frequency of re-operations, the volume of tissue removed and cosmetic outcomes.Material and Methods. …”
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Comparative evaluation of the effectiveness of immunomodulatory therapy for infectious mononucleosis of mixed etiology (Epstein Barr and cytomegalovirus) in children by E. S. Gasilina, A. A. Frank, S. M. Kitaychik, N. P. Kabanova, G. A. Buchina, N. M. Bochkareva, O. V. Borisova, N. S. Polezhaeva, G. V. Santalova, L. S. Tselkovich, R. B. Balter

“…According to the outcomes «Reduction of lymph nodes by 2 or more times» and «Reduction of the liver and spleen by 2 or more times», data on the advantage of meglumin acridonacetate were obtained. …”
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COMPARATIVE IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL EVALUATION OF E-CADHERIN AND Β-KATENIN EXPRESSION IN METASTATIC AND NON-METASTATIC BREAST CANCER OF NON-SPECIFIC TYPE by M. V. Mnikhovich, L. V. Kakturskiy, T. V. Bezuglova, K. Yu. Midiber, K. V. Bun’kov, A. G. Erzieva

“…Objective: an immunohistochemical analysis of the features of expression, distribution and interaction of E-сadherin and β-сatenin proteins in primary mammary tumors. Materials and methods. The study group consisted of 148 relevant patients with breast cancer (BC), including patients with metastases in lymph nodes (n = 12) and liver (n = 45). …”
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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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Relapse detection in the Danish surveillance program of patients with clinical stage I seminoma: a nationwide study by Niklas B. Lindahl, Jakob Lauritsen, Thomas Wagner, Gedske Daugaard, Mikkel Bandak

“…In total, 134 (92%) relapses were localized to retroperitoneal lymph nodes, primarily without additional spread. …”
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Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Compressed Sensing Technique Accelerates Magnetic Resonance Imaging Simulation for Head and Neck Cancer Radiation Therapy by Shu-han Zhou, MB, Mao-shen Lin, MB, Yu Luo, MB, Hao-qiang He, MB, Shao-jin Wang, MB, Lin-tao Shang, MB, Tian-you Dong, MB, Wen-jun Fan, MD, Feng Chi, MM

“…Mean tumor target volume of both primary tumors and metastatic lymph nodes acquired from fusion images by ACS were also comparable to those from fusion images by PI (P > .05 for all). …”
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Characterizing Heterogeneity within Head and Neck Lesions Using Cluster Analysis of Multi-Parametric MRI Data. by Marco Borri, Maria A Schmidt, Ceri Powell, Dow-Mu Koh, Angela M Riddell, Mike Partridge, Shreerang A Bhide, Christopher M Nutting, Kevin J Harrington, Katie L Newbold, Martin O Leach

“…Cumulative distributions of voxels, containing pre and post-treatment data and including both primary tumours and lymph nodes, were partitioned into k clusters (k = 2, 3 or 4). …”
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The use of low doses of gabapentin in patients with neuropathic pain and with thrombocytopenia by O. K. Levchenko, E. G. Gemdzhian, G. M. Galstyan

“…The localization of pain was different, pain predominated in the lower extremities (63% (n = 15), 95% CI: 43 – 79%), caused by peripheral polyneuropathy of predominantly toxic origin (vincristine, bortezomib), and pain was also caused by the course of the underlying disease: cephalalgia and neck pain, this pain was caused by compression of the nerve structures by the lymph nodes, postherpetic neuralgia, trigeminal neuralgia caused by tumor growth. …”
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