QUALITY OF LIFE COMPARATION IN METASTATIC BONE DISEASE PATIENT BEFORE AND AFTER SURGERY IN DR. SOETOMO GENERAL HOSPITAL by Ferdiansyah Mahyudin, Mouli Edward, Muhammad Hardian Basuki, Rizky Agung Satria

“…The incidence of metastatic bone disease varies between 20-75% corresponds to the primary site of the malignancy. Surgery in metastatic bone disease aim to cure or palliate the morbidity caused by the disease. …”
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Serum Levels of Irisin and Omentin-1 in Breast Neoplasms and Their Association with Tumor Histology by Grigorios Panagiotou, Sofia Triantafyllidou, Basil C. Tarlatzis, Eleni Papakonstantinou

“…In conclusion, serum irisin is increased in patients with both benign and malignant diseases of the breast. When combined with omentin-1, irisin concentration was associated with the presence of breast malignancy. …”
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Transferrin receptor-1 and ferritin heavy and light chains in astrocytic brain tumors: Expression and prognostic value. by Ann Mari Rosager, Mia D Sørensen, Rikke H Dahlrot, Steinbjørn Hansen, David L Schonberg, Jeremy N Rich, Justin D Lathia, Bjarne W Kristensen

“…Neither FTH nor FTL increased with malignancy grade, but low FTH expression by both tumor cells (p = 0.03) and microglia/macrophages (p = 0.01) correlated with shorter survival in patients anaplastic astrocytoma. …”
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Acute Invasive Fungal Rhinosinusitis-Related Orbital Infection: A Single Medical Center Experience by Yu-Fang Huang, Kai-Li Liang, Chiao-Ying Liang, Po-Chin Yang, Jun-Peng Chen, Li-Chen Wei

“…In AIFRS patients, DM other than hematological malignancy was the main risk factor for orbital-involved disease. …”
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Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma from Transplanted Kidney with Complete Response to an Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor by Ryan S. Chiang, Ashton A. Connor, Brant A. Inman, Wen-Chi Foo, David N. Howell, John F. Madden, Matthew J. Ellis, Aparna S. Rege, Michael R. Harrison

“…Background. Donor-derived malignancy is a rare complication in patients who undergo organ transplant. …”
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Molecular Imaging of Prostate Cancer: A Concise Synopsis by Hossein Jadvar

“…Prostate cancer is the most common malignancy in men and continues to be a major public health problem. …”
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Perineal colostomy: advantages and disadvantages by Francesk Mulita, Konstantinos Tepetes, Georgios-Ioannis Verras, Elias Liolis, Levan Tchabashvili, Charalampos Kaplanis, Ioannis Perdikaris, Dimitrios Velissaris, Ioannis Maroulis

“…The perineal colostomy is a reconstruction method performed after abdominoperineal resection for rectal malignancy. In this technique, the permanent colostomy is not placed in the left quadrant of the abdomen, but in the perineum. …”
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Multimodal Imaging of a Choroidal Metastasis Secondary to Breast Cancer: A Case Report by Mehmet Barış Üçer

“… Metastasis is the most common intraocular malignancy. These lesions are the smallest metastases in the human body that can be directly detected with a biomicroscope. …”
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Gastrocolic Fistulae as a Consequence of Benign Gastric Ulcer Disease by Jeff Marschall, Richard Bigsby, Patrik Nechala

“…Gastrocolic fistulae are a rare entity, occurring most commonly in the context of a malignant process or less frequently as a complication of a benign gastric ulcer. …”
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Recurrent Breast Cancer in a Patient with a Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt by Libby R. Copeland-Halperin, Robert A. Cohen

“…We also review the current literature regarding reports of breast malignancy around a ventriculoperitoneal shunt, as well as the potential relevance of such shunts to the preoperative evaluation and management of patients with breast cancer.…”
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Pseudoxanthomatous Salpingitis: A Rare Granulomatous Pathology of the Fallopian Tube by Asha R. Rao, Damodar R. Rao, Yingngam Wangnaolim, Padmashri Giridharan

“…The clinical features and image modalities can mimic ovarian malignancy. Thus, a proper pre-operative evaluation of this entity is vital to avoid radical treatment. …”
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Oligella Infections: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Mahin Baqi, Tony Mazzulli

“…A case of Oligella ureolytica infection of a cervical lymph node is presented and previous cases of oligella infection reported in the literature are reviewed. Underlying malignancy and urinary tract obstruction were observed in many of the cases. …”
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Performance of the AmpliSeq NGS panel in thyroid nodules with indeterminate cytology by Wiame Potonnier, Erell Guillerm, Claude Bigorgne, Cécile Ghander, Malanie Roy, Florence Coulet, François Ansart, Fabrice Menegaux, Laurence Leenhardt, Isabelle Brocheriou, Gabrielle Deniziaut, Camille Buffet

“…Objective: Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytological analysis fails to confirm the benignity or malignancy of Bethesda III, IV and V thyroid nodules. …”
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Elevated CA 125 in a CASE of Leaking Endometrioma by Svetha Rao, Supuni Kapurubandara, Anbu Anpalagan

“…Extremely elevated CA 125, usually suggestive of ovarian malignancy, can be found in physiological or benign conditions such as endometriosis. …”
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Hepatic Kaposi Sarcoma after Kidney Transplantation: A Case Report by Seunghyeon Roh, Myoung Seok Lee, Siwon Jang, Min Hoan Moon, Joon Koo Han

“…Kaposi sarcoma is an undisputed malignancy associated with a heightened relative risk after transplantation. …”
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A Rare Tumor in the Cervical Sympathetic Trunk: Ganglioneuroblastoma by Ozan Erol, Alper Koycu, Erdinc Aydin

“…Ganglioneuroblastoma is a rare tumor with moderate malignancy, which is composed of mature ganglion cells and seen in sympathetic ganglia and adrenal medulla. …”
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Controversies in the Management of Endometrial Carcinoma: An Update by Mohamed K. Mehasseb, John A. Latimer

“…Endometrial carcinoma is the commonest type of female genital tract malignancy in the developed countries. Endometrial carcinoma is usually confined to the uterus at the time of diagnosis and as such usually carries an excellent prognosis with high curability. …”
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Successful management of uncommon complication after brachiocephalic vein catheterization: A case report by Namita Mishra, Danish Qutub, Umesh Bhadani

“…Central venous catheterization is an inextricable requirement in intensive care units, long surgeries, postoperative care, and as a part of malignancy treatment that delivers intravenous fluids, drugs, inotropic agents, and intravenous feeding. …”
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Cutaneous Coccidian Parasitic Infection in a Renal Transplant Recipient by Ramzeen Nilam Hameed, V. Narayanan Unni, K. Bipi, Anup Warrier, Joe Thomas

“…One of the leading causes of mortality in solid organ transplant patients is infections, with the other two being cardiovascular disease and malignancy. Opportunistic infections are well known in solid organ transplant recipients. …”
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The role of repeat fine needle aspiration in managing indeterminate thyroid nodules by Laura Allen, Ayham Al Afif, Matthew H. Rigby, Martin J. Bullock, Jonathan Trites, S. Mark Taylor, Robert D. Hart

“…However, 60% remained category I or III. rFNA results of benign or malignant were found in 40% of cases; 1% were SFN/SFM. …”
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