Mastectomy and Physical Exercise by Jorge Luis Abreus Mora, Vivian Bárbara González Curbelo

“…Physical activity exercised regularly and with a certain intensity reduces the risk of tumor recurrence and mortality from breast cancer; it increases the quality of life, reduces the toxic effects of treatments, therefore, improves the prognosis of the disease.…”
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A Case Report of Chlamydia psittaci Infective Endocarditis Complicated With Pneumonia by Dongmei Zhao, Li Zhang, Qiulin Sun, Jun Cheng

“…Discussion on the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of this disease based on recent literature reports aimed to improve the prognosis of similar patients and enhance the understanding of clinicians.…”
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A Case Report of Angiosarcoma of the Tongue: A Diagnostic Dilemma at Presentation by Shilajit Bhattacharya, Ajit V. Koshy, Prachi Baldawa, Samantha Thakur, Amisha Shah, Harshad Bhagwat

“…This is an aggressive malignancy associated with poor prognosis. Angiosarcoma in the head and neck is exceedingly rare, accounting for less than 4 % of tumors.[1] Patient Concern: We report a unique case of angiosarcoma involving the tongue underlying the diagnostic conundrum and pointers towards an accurate diagnosis. …”
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Renal Impairment in Cirrhosis Unrelated to Hepatorenal Syndrome by Gavin Low, Graeme JM Alexander, David J Lomas

“…Nevertheless, the onset of renal impairment often portends a worsening prognosis. Hepatorenal syndrome remains one of the most recognized and reported causes of renal impairment in cirrhosis. …”
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Humerus Diaphysis Fracture in a Newborn during Vaginal Breech Delivery by Baris Kaya, Korkut Daglar, Ayse Kirbas, Abdullah Tüten

“…Fortunately, the long-term prognosis for fracture of the long bones is excellent. …”
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Melanocarcinoma amelanico perianal. Case presentation by Juan E. Domínguez Suárez, Bárbara Lucía Cabezas Poblet, Rubén Bembibre Taboada

“…Its uncontrolled growing is manifested initially as a macula that, while evolutioning, conforms a strongly pigmented tumor, at times ulcerated and hemorrhaged, that tends to grow progressively in size, it has a high metastatic potential and an unfavorable prognosis. In this work, a case evaluated in the Coloproctology Service of the Universitary Hospital ¨Dr. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF POSSIBLE USE OF CARBON ISOTOPE RATIOS IN AMINO ACIDS FOR MEAT PRODUCT GEOGRAPHICAL ORIGIN IDENTIFICATION by A. I. Solovyev, I. V. Podkolzin

“…Upon results of isotope ratio (δ13C) determination in amino acids after gas chromatographic separation samples were classified using Support Vector Machines and linear discriminate analysis. Prognosis accuracy was 65-75%. Despite the fact that the use of compound analysis only provides low identification accuracy there's a possibility to considerably increase reliability of classification in combination with other data by means of extending dimension by the number of variables.…”
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Anaplastic (undifferentiated) carcinoma of pancreas, an uncommon variant: Diagnosed on endoscopic-guided fine needle aspiration by Md Ali Osama, Pooja Bakshi, Kusum Verma

“…They are well known to be associated with more aggressive tumor behavior and less favorable prognosis than usual pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. …”
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Impact of Late Ventricular Arrhythmias on Cardiac Mortality in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction by Takuma Takada, Koki Shishido, Takahiro Hayashi, Shohei Yokota, Hirokazu Miyashita, Hiroaki Yokoyama, Takashi Nishimoto, Tomoki Ochiai, Noriaki Moriyama, Kazuki Tobita, Shingo Mizuno, Futoshi Yamanaka, Masato Murakami, Yutaka Tanaka, Saeko Takahashi, Shigeru Saito

“…This study investigated the relationship between the timing of ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation (VT or VF) and prognosis in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for acute myocardial infarction (AMI). …”
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Prediction of pathological complete response after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for HER2-negative breast cancer patients with routine immunohistochemical markers by Lothar Häberle, Ramona Erber, Paul Gass, Alexander Hein, Melitta Niklos, Bernhard Volz, Carolin C. Hack, Rüdiger Schulz-Wendtland, Hanna Huebner, Chloë Goossens, Matthias Christgen, Thilo Dörk, Tjoung-Won Park-Simon, Andreas Schneeweiss, Michael Untch, Valentina Nekljudova, Sibylle Loibl, Arndt Hartmann, Matthias W. Beckmann, Peter A. Fasching

“…Abstract Background Pathological complete response (pCR) is an established surrogate marker for prognosis in patients with breast cancer (BC) after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. …”
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Laboratory Risk Indicator for Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Oro-Cervical Region (LRINEC-OC): A Possible Diagnostic Tool for Emergencies of the Oro-Cervical Region by Masaru Ogawa, Satoshi Yokoo, Yu Takayama, Jun Kurihara, Takaya Makiguchi, Takahiro Shimizu

“…Delays in diagnosis and surgical treatment for OCNF led to a fatal prognosis, and the potential utility of the LRINEC-OC score for improving the prognosis was shown in this study.…”
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Diabetic Myonecrosis: An Atypical Presentation by José Hernán Martínez, Oberto Torres, Michelle M. Mangual García, Coromoto Palermo, María de Lourdes Miranda, Eva González, Ignacio Chinea Espinoza, Ivan Laboy, Mirelis Miranda, Kyrmarie Dávila, Rafael Tirado, Mildred Padilla

“…Management consists of conservative measures including analgesia and rest. Short-term prognosis is good, but long-term prognosis is poor with most patients dying within 5 years. …”
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Chromothripsis in Treatment Resistance in Multiple Myeloma by Kyoung Joo Lee, Ki Hong Lee, Kyong-Ah Yoon, Ji Yeon Sohn, Eunyoung Lee, Hyewon Lee, Hyeon-Seok Eom, Sun-Young Kong

“…Many studies have shown an association of chromothripsis with the prognosis in several cancers; however, few studies have investigated it in MM. …”
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An Obesity Paradox of Asian Body Mass Index after Cardiac Surgery: Arterial Oxygenations in Duration of Mechanic Ventilation by Chiu-Hsia Chang, Fan-Yen Lee, Chin-Chou Wang, Ying-Ni Chen, Hsin-Chu Chen, Huei-Ling Hung, Meng-Chih Lin, Shih-Feng Liu

“…Numerous studies have documented an obesity paradox that overweight of Caucasian patients has better prognosis after cardiac surgery. This study is to examine Asian patients’ BMI to see whether an obesity paradox exists in DMV after cardiac surgery. …”
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Osteomyelitis in Cat-Scratch Disease: A Never-Ending Dilemma—A Case Report and Literature Review by D. Donà, L. Nai Fovino, E. Mozzo, G. Cabrelle, G. Bordin, R. Lundin, C. Giaquinto, T. Zangardi, O. Rampon

“…Most patients had excellent prognosis; in particular, all patients not receiving any therapy showed complete recovery and no recurrence of symptoms. …”
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Thoracic Surgery Consultations in COVID-19 Critically Ill Patients: Beyond Conservative Approach by Yasser Aljehani, Sharifah A. Othman, Yousif Almubarak, Ayman Elbaz, Mohammed Sabry, Farouk Alreshaid, Hatem Y. Elbawab, Zeead M. Alghamdi, Mohammed Alshahrani

“…Noniatrogenic pneumothorax, subcutaneous emphysema, and mediastinal emphysema are well-known thoracic entities, but their presence in the context of COVID-19 disease is a harbinger for worse prognosis and outcomes. The presence of pneumothorax may be associated with better prognosis and outcome compared to surgical and mediastinal emphysema.…”
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Dual Functions of Androgen Receptor Overexpression in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: A Complex Prognostic Marker by Umay Kiraz, Emma Rewcastle, Silja K. Fykse, Ingrid Lundal, Einar G. Gudlaugsson, Ivar Skaland, Håvard Søiland, Jan P. A. Baak, Emiel A. M. Janssen

“…Overall, the DIA method provides reproducibility, high AR-DIA (≥10%) shows opposing survival effects in different TNBC subgroups, and AR evaluation is crucial for prognosis and AR-targeted therapies.…”
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Extra Copies of der(21)t(12;21) plus Deletion of ETV6 Gene due to dic(12;18) in B-Cell Precursor ALL with Poor Outcome by Marina Araújo Fonzar Hernandes, Terezinha de Jesus Marques-Salles, Hasmik Mkrtchyan, Eliane Maria Soares-Ventura, Edinalva Pereira Leite, Maria Tereza Cartaxo Muniz, Maria Teresa Marquim Nogueira Cornélio, Thomas Liehr, Neide Santos, Maria Luiza Macedo Silva

“…The t(12;21)(p13;q22) occurs in 25% of cases of B-cell precursor ALL, it is rare in children less than 24 months and have been related to good prognosis. Some relapse cases and unfavorable prognosis in ALL CD10+ are associated with t(12;21) bearing additional aberrations as extra copies of chromosome 21 and ETV6 gene loss. …”
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Right versus left thoracic approach esophagectomy for patients with neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy by Kexi Wang, Xuan Xie, Jianqun He, Shuogui Fang, Yiming Zhong, Duoguang Wu, Kefeng Wang, Minghui Wang

“…It is worth noting that lymphovascular invasion has an important impact on the prognosis of these patients.…”
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The association between body composition and overall survival in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer by Liang Fu, Haiming Ding, Liupei Mo, Xiaoyu Pan, Lijuan Feng, Shenglian Wen, Qiaoqing Lan, Liling Long

“…Conversely, a decrease in PVMD is significantly associated with improved overall survival and prognosis (HR = 0.762, 95% CI: 0.579–0.982, P = 0.048). …”
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