Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma of Nasopharynx and Paranasal Sinuses in Children Diagnosis and Treatment—Review of the Literature and Case Report by Cristian Mârțu, Ștefan Dragoș Tîrnovanu, Ioana Mârțu, Dan Ferariu, Dan Mârțu, Alexandra Jităreanu, Luminița Rădulescu

“…Combined treatment approaches (surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy) should be tailored to tumor characteristics. …”
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HER2-Positive Metaplastic Spindle Cell Carcinoma Associated with Synchronous Bilateral Apocrine Carcinoma of the Breast by Katsumi Kito, Toshiharu Maeda, Keiko Ninomiya, Atsuro Sugita, Teiri Sagawa, Kinya Matsuoka, Kousei Kinoshita, Naoki Hyodo, Nagisa Morita, Keizo Furuya

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STEP 1: The Scottish Trauma & Orthopaedics Equality Project: demographics and working patterns of a national workforce by Monu Jabbal, Jennifer Cherry, Deborah Eastwood, Chloe E. H. Scott, Phil Walmsley, Emily Baird

“…Aims: Trauma and Orthopaedic (T&O) surgery has come under scrutiny for lagging behind other medical specialties in promoting gender and cultural equity and diversity within their workforce. …”
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Malignancy Risk and Related Factors of Atypia of Undetermined Significance/Follicular Lesion of Undetermined Significance in Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration by So-hyeon Hong, Hyejin Lee, Min-Sun Cho, Jee Eun Lee, Yeon-Ah Sung, Young Sun Hong

“…Radiological and clinical features were compared according to the second FNA results or histologically confirmed results from surgery. Repeat FNA was performed on 248 (36%) nodules, and 49 (7%) nodules underwent immediate surgery. …”
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Functional Improvements by Controlled Suture Tension in Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair by Shinji Imai, MD, PhD

“…Anatomical healing was evaluated using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at 1 year after surgery. Results:. At 6 months postoperatively, all clinical values had improved in both groups. …”
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Clinicopathological Features and Increased Expression of Toll-Like Receptor 4 of Gastric Cardia Cancer in a High-Risk Chinese Population by Guangcan Chen, Muming Xu, Jingyao Chen, Liangli Hong, Wenting Lin, Shukun Zhao, Guohong Zhang, Guo Dan, Shuhui Liu

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Chronic Stress Mediates Inflammatory Cytokines Alterations and Its Role in Tumorigenesis by Liu Z, Lei M, Bai Y

“…Zhihan Liu,* Meng Lei,* Yanxia Bai Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yanxia Bai, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 85323965, Email yanxiabai@xjtufh.edu.cnIntroduction: Prolonged psychological stress is closely associated with cancer due to its role in promoting the release of stress hormones through the sustained activation of the sympathetic-adrenal-medullary system. …”
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CSF shunts as conduits for metastasis: is there a discrepancy between retrograde and antegrade spread? by Andrea Cuschieri, Robert Pisani, Shawn Agius

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Anatomical simulation analysis of pancreaticobiliary junction in occult pancreaticobiliary reflux: based on Fluent study by LÜ Beining, HOU Nianzong, XIANG Yukai, DA Xuanbo, YANG Yulong, TIAN Fuzhou

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Effects of POPs-induced SIRT6 alteration on intestinal mucosal barrier function: A comprehensive review by Guangcan Chen, Tengyang Huang, Yifeng Dai, Xia Huo, Xijin Xu

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Validation of a Model Estimating the Budget Impact of Video Capsule Endoscopy for Surveillance of Crohn’s Disease in an Italian Center by Rhodri Saunders, Carlo Calabrese, Dania Gelli, Jason Davis, Rafael Torrejon Torres

“…Even where trend data diverged (eg, for surgery \[43.1% likelihood of acceptance, 95% CI: 33.7%-52.8%\]), the cumulative surgery count over 5 years was within the margin of error of the real-world data. …”
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Crucial Genes in Aortic Dissection Identified by Weighted Gene Coexpression Network Analysis by Hongliang Zhang, Tingting Chen, Yunyan Zhang, Jiangbo Lin, Wenjun Zhao, Yangyang Shi, Huichong Lau, Yang Zhang, Minjun Yang, Cheng Xu, Lijiang Tang, Baohui Xu, Jianjun Jiang, Xiaofeng Chen

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Regulation of Ghrelin Receptor by Periodontal Bacteria In Vitro and In Vivo by Marjan Nokhbehsaim, Anna Damanaki, Andressa Vilas Boas Nogueira, Sigrun Eick, Svenja Memmert, Xiaoyan Zhou, Shanika Nanayakkara, Werner Götz, Joni Augusto Cirelli, Andreas Jäger, James Deschner

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Preclinical Evaluation of Oncolytic Δγ134.5 Herpes Simplex Virus Expressing Interleukin-12 for Therapy of Breast Cancer Brain Metastases by James J. Cody, Pietro Scaturro, Alan B. Cantor, G. Yancey Gillespie, Jacqueline N. Parker, James M. Markert

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Harnessing Machine Learning and Nomogram Models to Aid in Predicting Progression-Free Survival for Gastric Cancer Patients Post-Gastrectomy with Deficient Mismatch Repair(dMMR) by Yifan Li, JinFeng Ma, Wenhua Cheng

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Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of PHAROS, a perioperative pharmaceutical management intervention for older adults – a qualitative interview study from the perspect... by Moritz Sebastian Schönfeld, Julia Rinke, Claudia Langebrake, Levente Kriston, Cynthia Olotu, Rainer Kiefmann, Corinna Bergelt

“…A comprehensive medication therapy management (MTM) before admission for elective surgery may help reduce unnecessary and potentially inadequate medications (PIM) and thus improve patient health. …”
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Delayed Calcium Normalization after Successful Parathyroidectomy in Primary Hyperparathyroidism by Iván Emilio de la Cruz Rodríguez, Elsy Sarahí García Montesinos, María Fernanda Rodríguez-Delgado, Guadalupe Vargas Ortega, Lourdes Balcázar Hernández, Victoria Mendoza Zubieta, Victor Hernández Avendaño, Baldomero González Virla

“…The decrease of parathormone (PTH) by 50% or more from levels prior to surgery after excision predicts successful parathyroidectomy. …”
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Consideration of Sufficient and Insufficient Benefits in Hearing Aid Fitting by Yoshihiro Nitta, Hajime Sano, Shogo Furuki, Sachie Umehara, Yuki Hara, Taku Yamashita

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lncRNA IGHCγ1 Acts as a ceRNA to Regulate Macrophage Inflammation via the miR-6891-3p/TLR4 Axis in Osteoarthritis by Pengjun Zhang, Jianmei Sun, Caihong Liang, Bingjie Gu, Yang Xu, Hongying Lu, Bo Cao, Hao Xu

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Prediction of the Clinical Outcomes of Sigmoid Volvulus by Abdominal X-Ray: AXIS Classification System by Rei Ishibashi, Ryota Niikura, Nobuya Obana, Sho Fukuda, Mayo Tsuboi, Tomonori Aoki, Shuntaro Yoshida, Atsuo Yamada, Yoshihiro Hirata, Kazuhiko Koike

“…We examined the association between AXIS classification and severe sigmoid volvulus, intestinal necrosis, need for surgery, 30-day mortality, and length of stay using the Cochran–Armitage trend test. …”
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