Atlantoaxial rotary subluxation in children after trampoline injury: A critical but overlooked diagnosis by Vijayanth Kanagaraju, Sri Deepa Kolathupalayam Srinivasan, Sherief Elsayed, Ravi Kumar Ponnappan

“…AARS in children is largely a type 1 injury with a favorable prognosis. Early recognition and management are crucial in preventing complications. …”
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Oxidative Stress in Patients With Nongenital Warts by Sezai Sasmaz, Ozer Arican, Ergul Belge Kurutas

“…We determined possible suppression of T cells during oxidative stress that might have a negative effect on the prognosis of the disease. Therefore, we propose an argument for the appropriateness to give priority to immunomodulatory treatment alternatives instead of destructive methods in patients with demonstrated oxidative stress.…”
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Clinical Evolution of Central Pontine Myelinolysis in a Patient with Alcohol Withdrawal: A Blurred Clinical Horizon by Abdul S. Mohammed, Prajwal Boddu, Dina F. Yazdani

“…Chronic alcoholism associated CPM tends to be benign with a favorable prognosis compared to CPM secondary to rapid correction of hyponatremia. …”
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Primary Osteosarcoma of the Breast: A Case Report by Anna Rizzi, Alberto Soregaroli, Claudia Zambelli, Fausto Zorzi, Stefano Mutti, Claudio Codignola, Paola Bertocchi, Alberto Zaniboni

“…This case report deals with a 62-year-old woman with pure osteosarcoma of the breast. Conclusions. The prognosis of primary osteosarcoma of the breast is poor. …”
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Non-invasive of liver fibrosis diagnostics: the role of serum markers by A. F. Sheptulina, Ye. N. Shirokova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Aim of review. The prognosis and management approach for chronic liver diseases of any etiology in many respects are determined by stage and extent of fibrosis which reflects activity, spread and duration of liver disease. …”
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Beta-HCG Secretion by a Pulmonary Choriocarcinoma in a Male Patient by Brecht Devos, Cedric Willemse, Mira Sterckx, Johan Debruyne, Inge Stappaerts, Tom Van den Mooter, Marjan Hertoghs, Pascale Abrams

“…Our case of a presumably stage IV dedifferentiated mNSCLC presenting as an extragonadal β-hCG secreting pulmonary choriocarcinoma is a very rare tumor with a poor prognosis. Its biology, origin, and treatment remain to be elucidated. …”
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Integrins and Their Extracellular Matrix Ligands in Lymphangiogenesis and Lymph Node Metastasis by Jie Chen, J. Steven Alexander, A. Wayne Orr

“…Lymphangiogenesis inhibitors reduce lymph node metastasis, the leading indicator of poor prognosis, whereas inducing lymphangiogenesis promotes lymph node metastasis even in cancers not prone to lymphatic dissemination. …”
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An Unusual Localization of Lunate in a Transcaphoid Volar Lunate Dislocation: Current Concepts by Grigorios Kastanis, George Velivasakis, Anna Pantouvaki, Manolis Spyrantis

“…Therefore, good functional prognosis with decreased percentage of complications can be achieved following early recognition and early open surgical ligamentous complex repair.…”
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The Immune Landscape and Its Potential for Immunotherapy in Advanced Biliary Tract Cancer by Andry Santoso, Iris Levink, Rille Pihlak, Ian Chau

“…Chemotherapy has been the mainstay of treatment in patients with advanced BTC but the survival outcomes and prognosis remain poor. The addition of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) to chemotherapy have shown only a marginal benefit over chemotherapy alone due to the complex tumour immune microenvironment of these cancers. …”
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Ileal Adenocarcinoma with Liver Metastasis in Patient with Crohn’s Disease: A 9-Year Survival by Jiten P. Kothadia, Deepa H. Nagaraju, Seymour Katz, Howard Bruckner, Steven H. Itzkowitz, Myron Schwartz

“…The diagnosis is often delayed and typically detected only at surgery in an advanced stage with a poor prognosis. We report a case of metastatic ileal adenocarcinoma in a patient with Crohn’s disease with prolonged survival. …”
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Neuroendocrine Tumor, Well Differentiated, of the Breast: A Relatively High-Grade Case in the Histological Subtype by Shogo Tajima, Hajime Horiuchi

“…No distant metastasis and no relapse was seen for one year after surgery. The prognosis of neuroendocrine carcinomas is thought to be worse than invasive mammary carcinomas, not otherwise specified. …”
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Extracellular NM23 Protein as a Therapeutic Target for Hematologic Malignancies by Junko Okabe-Kado, Takashi Kasukabe, Yasuhiko Kaneko

“…These findings indicate a novel biological action of extracellular NM23-H1 and its association with poor prognosis. These results suggest an important role of extracellular NM23-H1 in the malignant progression of leukemia and a potential therapeutic target for these malignancies.…”
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Penatalaksanaan Multirinosinusitis Kronis dengan Komplikasi Abses Subperiosteal Sinistra by Desy Ambriani, Dolly Irfandy, Havriza Vitresia

“…Penanganan dengan antibiotik yang adekuat dan BSEF memberikan prognosis yang baik pada pasien. Kata kunci: abses subperiosteal, BSEF, rinosinusitis kronik…”
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Recurrent Plasmacytomas after Allografting in a Patient with Multiple Myeloma by Allen N. Stawis, Diane Maennle, Moreno Festuccia, Zia Uddin, Benedetto Bruno

“…Given the unusual sites of recurrence, diagnosis may be rather difficult and delayed treatment may play a relevant role in prognosis. Here we report a case of a myeloma patient, initially treated with an allograft, who enjoyed an eleven-year disease-free remission with very good quality of life. …”
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Malignant Transformation Six Months after Removal of Intracranial Epidermoid Cyst: A Case Report by Fayçal Lakhdar, El Mehdi Hakkou, Rachid Gana, Rachid My Maaqili, Fouad Bellakhdar

“…Intracranial epidermoid cysts are uncommon benign tumors of developmental origin; malignant transformation of benign epidermoid cysts is rare, and their prognosis remains poor. We report a case of squamous cell carcinoma arising in the cerebellopontine angle. …”
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Primary Small-Cell Carcinoma of the Palate with Cushing’s Syndrome: A Case Report by Yingqiu Song, Zhenyu Lin, Lingjuan Chen, Gang Wu

“…Small cell carcinoma originating in the head and neck region has been reported to be highly aggressive and has a poor prognosis. This is the first case report of a patient with relapsed primary small cell carcinoma of the palate and successfully treated with second-line chemotherapy and local radiotherapy.…”
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Intrascrotal Collection in an Acute Pancreatitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by L. Moens, P. Yengue Yengue, C. Assenmacher

“…The exclusion of a pathology that could affect the vital prognosis of the testis remains the absolute priority. …”
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Postoperative Acute Exacerbation of IPF after Lung Resection for Primary Lung Cancer by Atsushi Watanabe, Nobuyoshi Kawaharada, Tetsuya Higami

“…In this paper, the etiology, risk factors, pathogenesis, therapy, prognosis, and predictors of postoperative AEIPF are described.…”
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Novel Immunotherapeutic Approaches for Neuroblastoma and Malignant Melanoma by Fabio Morandi, Francesco Frassoni, Mirco Ponzoni, Chiara Brignole

“…Although NB and MM have a different behavior, in respect to age of onset, primary tissue involvement and metastatic spread, the prognosis for high stage-affected patients is still poor, in spite of aggressive treatment strategies and the huge amount of new discovered biological knowledge. …”
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Significance of Hyperreflective Foci as an Optical Coherence Tomography Biomarker in Retinal Diseases: Characterization and Clinical Implications by Serena Fragiotta, Solmaz Abdolrahimzadeh, Rosa Dolz-Marco, Yoichi Sakurada, Orly Gal-Or, Gianluca Scuderi

“…Despite this, HRF can be considered OCT biomarkers for disease progression, treatment response, and prognosis in several retinal diseases, including diabetic macular edema, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), retinal vascular occlusions, and inherited retinal dystrophies. …”
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