Diagnostic and Treatment-Related Challenges in Sinonasal Teratocarcinosarcoma: A Report of Three Cases by W. F. Julius Scheurleer, Weibel W. Braunius, Bernard M. Tijink, Luuk M. Janssen, Frank A. Pameijer, Gerben E. Breimer, Ernst J. Smid, Remco de Bree, Lot A. Devriese, Johannes A. Rijken

“…Two patients underwent surgery followed by radiotherapy, and one underwent neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgery. …”
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A multicenter retrospective study of early cardiac toxicity in operable breast cancer patients receiving concurrent dual or mono anti-HER2 therapy with postoperative radiation ther... by Jing Yang, Meng-Yun Zhou, Bo Yu, Qing Lin, Yuan Yao, Hua-Ling Wu, Qi-Wei Zhu, Ming Ye, Hua-Ying Xie, Jian-Wei Wu, Gang Cai, Rong Cai, Wei-Xiang Qi, Jia-Yi Chen, Lu Cao

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Neoadjuvant immunotherapy for DNA mismatch repair proficient/microsatellite stable non-metastatic rectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Huan Zhang, Jing Huang, Huanji Xu, Nanhao Yin, Nanhao Yin, Liyan Zhou, Liyan Zhou, Jianxin Xue, Jianxin Xue, Jianxin Xue, Min Ren

“…Non-metastatic pMMR/MSS RC receiving the short-course radiotherapy (SCRT) in neoadjuvant setting exhibited superior pooled pCR and MPR than long-course radiotherapy (LCRT) without upregulating the incidence of adverse effects. …”
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Recognising the role of radiographers in MR safety and the contributions of the European Federation of Radiographer Societies by Anke De Bock, Jonathan McNulty, Andrew England, ECSO-MRI Consortium

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Exhaled Nitric Oxide Is Useful in Symptomatic Radioactive Pneumonia: A Retrospective Study by Jiancheng Li, Xiaobin Fu, Jie Fu

“…The aim was to defect the exhaled nitric oxide (eNO) prediction value of symptomatic radioactive pneumonia (SRP). 64 cases of lung cancer or esophagus cancer, who had the primary radiotherapy (intensity-modulated radiation therapy), were included from 2015 June to 2016 January. …”
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Merkel Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck: A Single Institutional Experience by G. Morand, D. Vital, T. Pézier, D. Holzmann, M. Roessle, A. Cozzio, G. F. Huber

“…Our limited data support the use of adjuvant radiotherapy. We also report two cases of MCC located at the vestibule of the nose and two cases of spontaneous regression after diagnostic biopsy. …”
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Study of the association of the known prognostic variables with EGFR expression in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas by Toyaja Jadhav, Ajay Malik, Ahmed Waheed Kashif, Divya Shelly, Prabhashankar S. Mishra, Ajay Kumar Baranwal, Rajesh Sahu

“…Over expression of EGFR in HNSCC is associated with poor prognosis and resistance to radiotherapy. It is a useful prognostic marker, marker for response to therapy, and also a therapeutic target. …”
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Massive Multinodular Head and Neck Recurrence of Parotid Gland Pleomorphic Adenoma: A Case Report by Pierre Philouze, Nicolas Sigaux, Anne Frédérique Manichon, Jean-Christian Pignat, Marc Poupart

“…A precise analysis of the extension by preoperative MRI is essential. Adjuvant radiotherapy can be given in these recurrent multifocal forms.…”
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A review of bismuth‐based nanoparticles and their applications in radiosensitising and dose enhancement for cancer radiation therapy by Daryoush Shahbazi‐Gahrouei, Yazdan Choghazardi, Arezoo Kazemzadeh, Paria Naseri, Saghar Shahbazi‐Gahrouei

“…Targeted and non‐targeted bismuth‐based NPs used in radiotherapy as radiosensitizers and dose enhancement effects are described. …”
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Modeling Airflow Using Subject-Specific 4DCT-Based Deformable Volumetric Lung Models by Olusegun J. Ilegbusi, Zhiliang Li, Behnaz Seyfi, Yugang Min, Sanford Meeks, Patrick Kupelian, Anand P. Santhanam

“…Lung radiotherapy is greatly benefitted when the tumor motion caused by breathing can be modeled. …”
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Concomitant Extramedullary Plasmacytoma in the Oropharynx and Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Hiroki Sato, Shoko Yoshimasu, Isaku Okamoto, Akira Shimizu, Yasuaki Katsube, Hideki Tanaka, Kiyoaki Tsukahara

“…We report a rare case of hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma occurring synchronously with extramedullary plasmacytoma (EPM) of the oropharynx in which radiotherapy was used as the curative treatment. A 73-year-old man presented with a sore throat that had persisted for 6 months. …”
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Electrocardiogram-gated cardiac computed tomography-based patient- and segment-specific cardiac motion estimation method in stereotactic arrhythmia radioablation for ventricular ta... by Jingyang Xie, Alicia S. Bicu, Melanie Grehn, Mustafa Kuru, Adrian Zaman, Xinyu Lu, Christian Janorschke, Luuk H.G. van der Pol, Martin F. Fast, Jens Fleckenstein, Marcus Both, Stephan Hohmann, Egor Borzov, Peter Winkler, Roland R. Tilz, Dirk Rades, Frank A. Giordano, Daniel Buergy, Boris Rudic, David Duncker, Roland Merten, Tomer Charas, Mahmoud Suleiman, Thomas Brunner, Daniel Scherr, Evgeny Lian, Achim Schweikard, Oliver Blanck, Judit Boda-Heggemann, Lena Kaestner

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Effect of Transplantation of Bone Marrow Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Platelets Rich Plasma on Experimental Model of Radiation Induced Oral Mucosal Injury in Albino Rats by Basma Elsaadany, Samar El Kholy, Dalia El Rouby, Laila Rashed, Tarek Shouman

“…Normal tissue damage following radiotherapy is still a major problem in cancer treatment. …”
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Giant triple negative pregnancy-associated breast cancer (PABC) in a young woman: From diagnosis to therapy step by step: A case report by Micol Bottalico, Cristiana Boldrini

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Aggressive Central Nervous System Relapse after Autologous Stem Cell Transplant in Multiple Myeloma: Case Reports and Literature Review by Rui Bergantim, Juliana Bastos, Maria José Soares, Bruno Carvalho, Pedro Soares, Cristina Marques, Jennifer Costa, José Eduardo Guimarães, Fernanda Trigo

“…There is no standard therapy for this extramedullary relapse, and a tailored and multiple therapy should be promptly started—intrathecal therapy, radiotherapy, and systemic therapy, including an immunomodulator.…”
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Intracranial Metastatic Neuroblastoma Treated with Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery: Report of Two Novel Cases by Nathan C. Rowland, Jennifer Andrews, Daxa Patel, David V. LaBorde, Adam Nowlan, Bradley George, Claire Mazewski, Andrew Reisner, Howard M. Katzenstein

“…No curative therapy for the treatment of IMN currently exists. Unfractionated radiotherapy may be beneficial in the treatment of IMN given the known radiosensitivity of neuroblastoma as well as its proclivity to metastasize as discrete lesions. …”
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Prognosis of the Keratinizing Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Tongue Based on Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Database by Hai Yu, Shuping Xie, Xinkai Zheng, Qiqi Zhao, Xichun Xia, Wai-Kit Ming, Leong Nga Cheng, Xi Duan, WenHsien Ethan Huang, Fang Huang, Jun Lyu, Liehua Deng

“…The model indicated that age, radiotherapy sequence, SEER stage, marital status, tumor size, American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) stage, radiotherapy status, race, lymph node dissection status, and sex were factors influencing the OS of patients with KTSCC. …”
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SAFIRE STRENGTH OPTIMIZATION: EFFECT ON TISSUE CONTRAST AND PATHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF BRAIN MSCT WITH NON-HEMORRHAGE STROKE (SNH) by I Putu Eka Juliantara, Angel Lingkan Martoyo, Made Sayang Pratista

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Malignant Transformation of Temporal Bone Schneiderian Papilloma Associated with HPV-6 by O. Marzouk, F. Brasch, I. Todt, P. K. C. Goon, H. Sudhoff

“…This case also supports the importance of extended temporal bone resections as salvage surgery, combining radical surgery with radiotherapy for improved survival rates.…”
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Metastatic Cerebellar Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor with Obstructive Hydrocephalus Arising from the Small Intestine: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Kunitomo Sato, Toshihide Tanaka, Naoki Kato, Takuya Ishii, Toru Terao, Yuichi Murayama

“…Immunohistochemical analysis showed tumor cells positive for c-kit and CD34, and cerebellar metastasis of GIST was diagnosed. Postoperative radiotherapy was administered. Following surgery and radiotherapy, the patient developed ileus caused by tumor in the small intestine and underwent laparotomy for tumor removal. …”
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