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Jun 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-4526.jddd-20-3410
M. DarouichiCorresponding author
Glandular-cystic bladder cystitis is a rare, benign non-tumor condition, preferentially located on the area of the bladder trigone and can simulate a malignant tumor. It is a benign reactive metaplasia of the bladder submucosa, characterized by hyperplasia of the islets of Von Brunn and cystic. It i…
Aug 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2572-3030.jcgb-19-2973
Mausumi BharadwajCorresponding author
Head and Neck cancer (HNC) is one of the most prevalent and lethal cancer globally. The incidence of tobacco-induced HNC is gradually increasing in low and middle income countries. Among the various causative factors associated with HNCs, tobacco and alcohol play synergistic effect and are frequentl…
Jul 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2470-0436.jos-19-2904
Ronald Y. TiuCorresponding author
This case series presents 2 patients (67 and 58 year old females) with resolving vitreous hemorrhage in the setting of diabetic retinopathy. Both patients had around 50% of the retina still visible and the hemorrhage was confined at the posterior vitreous cavity near the retina, hence, a partial pan…
Dec 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2578-8590.ipj-18-2547
Nasim HabibzadehCorresponding author
This opinion challenges fatalistic framing of hepatic cancer prognosis. It advocates for nuanced discussion of staging, treatment advances, and supportive care, with clear communication to patients and families.
Dec 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-5526.jmid-18-2488
Juan Luis Fernández-MartínezCorresponding author
Background: Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) is a type of breast cancer with very bad prognosis. Predicting the histological grade (HG) and the lymph nodes metastasis is crucial for developing more suitable treatment strategies. Methods: We present the main clinical and pathological variables to…
Nov 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2572-3030.jcgb-18-2428
Shilpi GuptaCorresponding author
Head and neck cancers (HNCs) are the most prevalent and aggressive type of cancers. Genetic, epigenetic, environmental and viral risk-factors are associated with HNC carcinogenesis. Persistent infection of oncogenic human papillomaviruses (HR-HPVs) represent distinct biological, molecular and epigen…
Nov 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2689-5773.jcdp-18-2435
Anubha BajajCorresponding author
Theobjective of reviewing Hairy Cell Leukaemia may be achieved by emphasising the condition as a category of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia with hair like protrusions of the cytoplasm situated on the aberrant B cell surface. An infrequent disorder, hairy cell leukaemia contributes an estimated 2% of…
Sep 2018
Kleber Santiago Freitas e SilvaCorresponding author
Epilepsy comprises a series of chronic neurological disorders characterized by recurrent seizures. Over 50 million people are affected by epilepsy worldwide. In addition, genetic components capable of predicting epilepsy predisposition and antiepileptic drugs response would lead to the development o…
Aug 2018
M. Sh. BadawyCorresponding author
Background: Co-morbidities are associated with increasing risk of mortality, hospitalizations and costs of treatment in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease patients. Identification of Co- morbidities related to COPD phenotypes may guide individualized therapies and achieve better prognosis. Method…
Dec 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2470-5020.jnrt-17-1803
Mariam DOUMBIA-OUATTARACorresponding author
Introduction: Non epileptic seizures (NES) are little reported in our country. Case report: We report 2 observations of 4 years old girls, with normal psychomotor development, and frequent paroxystic seizures, characterized by stereotyped movements of the members, occurring during sleep onset or dee…
Dec 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2997-2086.jfs-17-1846
Ruchi AminCorresponding author
Introduction: Data support the use of both ultrasound (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the prenatal prognostication of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). The aim of this study was to examine our experience and learning curve with both of these diagnostic tools in the setting of a new…
Nov 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2471-2175.jdrt-17-1760
Madhuri BhandaruCorresponding author
Metastatic melanoma is a very deadly type of skin cancer with poor prognosis and low 5-year survival rates. Until recently, patients with metastatic melanoma had very few treatment options, which only included dacarbazine and aldesleukin. In 2011, the first checkpoint blocker, ipilimumab was approve…
Aug 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2473-1005.jdoi-17-1486
Hatice Balci YüceCorresponding author
Background: Furcation involvement is characterized by periodontal disease invading furcation regions of multi-rooted teeth. Treatment modalities are scaling and root planning and surgical management such as osteoplasty or ostectomy, odontoplasty, bicuspidization, root resection and hemisection. Peri…
Jun 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-4526.jddd-17-1557
Hoie Kidd LeongCorresponding author
Background and Aims: Establishing the degree of fibrosis is important in determining the prognosis of patients with chronic liver disease. Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Imaging (ARFI) has been validated as a reliable method to estimate liver fibrosis. It remains unclear if ARFI readings may be a…
Mar 2017
Mats RembergerCorresponding author
This article examines how HLA‑DRB1 allele mismatching influences outcomes after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. It reviews graft‑versus‑host disease risk, engraftment, and survival metrics in the context of donor matching strategies. The findings support careful allele‑level typing to optim…
Jan 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-8572.joa-16-1399
Muhammet fatih topuzCorresponding author
Aim: The relation between inflammation and cancer has been known since the 19th century. However, investigations on the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of this relation have begun recently. It was demonstrated that increased neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio is a poor prognostic factor in some malignanci…
Nov 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-4526.jddd-16-1322
Mohammed DarouichiCorresponding author
Institute medical radiology
Summary Primary malignant melanoma arising from the parotid gland is extremely rare and only sporadic cases have been described. This entity is characterized by delayed diagnosis, poor prognosis and controversial pathogenesis. We report a case of primary malignant melanoma of the parotid gland in a…
Nov 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-4526.jddd-16-1311
M DarouichiCorresponding author
Department of radiology
Adenosquamous carcinoma of the stomach (ASCS) is extremely rare with less than one hundred cases published in the world literature. It is defined by combined adenocarcima and squamous cells carcinoma of the stomach. ASCS is clinically aggressive and has a poor prognosis, even when discovered at an e…
Oct 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2576-182X.jbsc-16-1261
LIEW BOON SENGCorresponding author
Background: Spontaneous primary intracranial hemorrhage or known as intracerebral hypertensive hemorrhage consist of 15 to 20% of all stroke, is one of the major health problems among healthy and productive workforce in any countries. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted in a dedicated Neuro…
Mar 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-3585.jpmc-15-757
Hong LiuCorresponding author
Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032,Shaanxi Province, China
Objective: MicroRNAs are involved in the onset, progression and dissemination of esophageal cancer, and they may be useful as prognostic biomarkers. This study aims to evaluate the relation of miR-21 expression and the prognosis of esophageal cancer patients. Methods: In this study, a meta-analysis…