Two rare cases of primary clear cell adenocarcinoma of the urethra: clinical experience, case report and literature review by Bohao Jiang, Jiyuan Hu, Benqiao Wang, Xujia Liu, Ling Tong, Yitong Xu, Hao Zhang

“…Surgical resections and additional pathological examinations support the diagnosis of CCAU (palliative resection for case 1 and transurethral resection for case 2). …”
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Impact of out-of-home nutrition labelling on people with eating disorders: a systematic review and meta-synthesis by Lucy Serpell, Dasha Nicholls, Ulrike Schmidt, Tom Jewell, Nora Trompeter, Fiona Duffy, Imogen Peebles, Emily Wadhera, Kate Chambers, Helen Sharpe, Ellen Maloney

“…Across studies, eating disorder pathology was associated with noticing labels more frequently, paying more attention to caloric intake and more frequent behaviour changes due to caloric values. …”
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Plasma Fatty Acids in Zambian Adults with HIV/AIDS: Relation to Dietary Intake and Cardiovascular Risk Factors by Christopher K. Nyirenda, Edmond K. Kabagambe, John R. Koethe, James N. Kiage, Benjamin H. Chi, Patrick Musonda, Meridith Blevins, Claire N. Bosire, Michael Y. Tsai, Douglas C. Heimburger

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Detection of BRAF V600E in Fine-Needle Aspiration Samples of Thyroid Nodules by Droplet Digital PCR by Sang-Yu Lu, Ying-Chao Chen, Jia-Lin Feng, Qin-Yi Zhou, Jing Chen, Chen-Fang Zhu, Miao-Miao Guo, Man-Man Zhang, Qian-Yue Zhang, Meng Lu, Liu Yang, Jing Wu, Shuang-Xia Zhao, Huai-Dong Song, Xiao-Ping Ye

“…A total of 119 nodules were confirmed PTC by postsurgical pathology. Among which the BRAF mutation was found in 80 (67.23%) nodules by ddPCR and 31 (26.05%) by Sanger sequencing. …”
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Management of Lobular Neoplasia Diagnosed by Core Biopsy by Chinmay Jani, Margaret Lotz, Sarah Keates, Yasha Gupta, Alexander Walker, Omar Al Omari, Arshi Parvez, Dipesh Patel, Maria Gnata, John Perry, Leila Khorashadi, Lisa Weissmann, Susan E. Pories

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Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Exosomes Suppress Hepatocellular Carcinoma Growth in a Rat Model: Apparent Diffusion Coefficient, Natural Killer T-Cell Responses, and Histopa... by Sheung-Fat Ko, Hon-Kan Yip, Yen-Yi Zhen, Chen-Chang Lee, Chia-Chang Lee, Chung-Cheng Huang, Shu-Hang Ng, Jui-Wei Lin

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Protocol for the development of a reporting guideline for causal and counterfactual prediction models in biomedicine by Yi Guo, Hua Xu, Fei Wang, Jie Xu, Jiang Bian, Robert Lucero, Mattia Prosperi

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Vision impairment in boys recruited to the iREAD study by Jonathan Levine, Ravid Doron, Lisa A. Ostrin, Einat Shneor

“…Amblyopia was defined as best corrected visual acuity ≤ 6/12 in at least one eye in the absence of any ocular pathology. Descriptive statistics were used to calculate the prevalence of each refractive error and amblyopia. …”
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Whole transcriptome analysis of unmutated sporadic ALS patients' peripheral blood reveals phenotype-specific gene expression signature by Francesca Dragoni, Maria Garofalo, Rosalinda Di Gerlando, Bartolo Rizzo, Matteo Bordoni, Eveljn Scarian, Camilla Viola, Veronica Bettoni, Giuseppe Fiamingo, Danilo Tornabene, Lucia Scanu, Orietta Pansarasa, Luca Diamanti, Stella Gagliardi

“…The work proposed stress the innovative view of ALS as a multi-systemic disorder rather than a pure motor neuron-associated and ‘neurocentric’ pathology. The possibility to cluster ALS patients based on their molecular signature pave the way for future personalized clinical trials and early diagnosis.…”
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Surgical planning of small intestine neuroendocrine tumors: the concept of mesenteric tumor deposits by Romain L’Huillier, Gilles Poncet, Arnaud Pasquer, Thomas Walter, Catherine Lombard-Bohas, Valérie Hervieu, Bénédicte Cayot, Pierre-Jean Valette, Helen Cheung, Laurent Milot

“…Preoperative CTs were reviewed, blinded from surgical and pathological data, by two radiologists. Diagnostic accuracy and interobserver reliability analysis were performed. …”
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Identification of Cytosolic DNA Sensor cGAS-STING as Immune-Related Risk Factor in Renal Carcinoma following Pan-Cancer Analysis by Zheng Wu, Ying Lin, Li-Min Liu, Yan-Li Hou, Wei-Ting Qin, Lei Zhang, Shu-Heng Jiang, Qin Yang, Yong-Rui Bai

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MRI and FDG PET/CT Findings for Borderline Brenner Tumor of the Ovary: A Case Report and Literature Review by Hiroki Matsutani, Go Nakai, Takashi Yamada, Kazuhiro Yamamoto, Masahide Ohmichi, Keigo Osuga

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Accumulation of advanced oxidative protein products exacerbate satellite glial cells activation and neuropathic pain by Chen Tu, Shi-Cheng Wang, Meng-Xuan Dai, Si-Qi Lai, Zhi-Wei Huang, Yong-Peng Yu, Yun-Biao Chen, Ji-Huan Zeng, Liang Wang, Zhao-Ming Zhong

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Endoscopic Dilation with Bougies versus Balloon Dilation in Esophageal Benign Strictures: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Iatagan R. Josino, Antônio C. Madruga-Neto, Igor B. Ribeiro, Hugo G. Guedes, Vitor O. Brunaldi, Diogo T. H. de Moura, Wanderley M. Bernardo, Eduardo G. H. de Moura

“…However, the amount of evidence available in scientific literature supporting which is the best technique is very low, despite the great prevalence and importance of such pathology. This systematic review with meta-analysis aims at comparing both techniques, providing good quality of evidence. …”
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Return to play following craniotomy for non-traumatic brain lesions by Jovanna A. Tracz, Matthew L. Farmer, Mark Hughes, Debraj Mukherjee, Paul M. Brennan

“…From one core patient scenario, 5 further scenarios were developed involving patients of varying age, sport preference, tumor pathology, and craniotomy approach. Respondents provided RTP recommendations and factors important in forming these recommendations. …”
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Adult Ileo-Ileo-Caecal Intussusception: Case Report and Literature Review by Sanjeev Singhal, Anu Singhal, Pankaj K. Arora, Rahul Tugnait, Bishwanath Tiwari, Pawan Malik, Ankur Subhash Dhuria, Vineet Varghese, Mriganka Deuri Bharali, Singh Chandrakant, Pushkar, Vishnu Panwar, Amit Ballani, Neeti Gupta, Vijay Kumar Ramteke

“…Unlike paediatric intussusceptions which are usually idiopathic, there is usually a lead point pathology which might be malignant in up to 50% cases. …”
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Comparison of the Effects of Articaine and Lidocaine Anesthetics on Blood Pressure after Maxillary Infiltration Technique: A Triple-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial by Amirhossein Moaddabi, Parisa Soltani, Maryam Zamanzadeh, Kamran Nosrati, Mojtaba Mollamirzaei, Mariangela Cernera, Gianrico Spagnuolo

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GH, IGF-1, and Age Are Important Contributors to Thyroid Abnormalities in Patients with Acromegaly by Xia Wu, Lu Gao, Xiaopeng Guo, Qiang Wang, Zihao Wang, Wei Lian, Wei Liu, Jian Sun, Bing Xing

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Impact of Different Metabolic Indicators on Ventricular Repolarization Indices in Obese Children: A Case Control Study by Asmaa A El Sehmawy, Rasha Abd El Samad Fawaz, Nadia Ahmed Agiba, Eman Aziz Elsherbiny, Nglaa Fathi Agaba, Doaa Sayed Mohammed, Haidy Mahmoud Nasr, Fatma Elzhraa AE Diab, Amal M Ahmed, Shorouk Issa Mahfouz, Heba T Okda, Doaa Sadek Ahmed

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Overexpression of HIF-2α, TWIST, and CXCR4 Is Associated with Lymph Node Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma by Ni Wang, Hao-Jun Luo, Guo-Bing Yin, Chao-Ran Dong, Man Xu, George G. Chen, Zhi-Min Liu

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