Objectives:Long-term surveillance of branch-duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms(BD-IPMN)remains controversial,particularly regarding cysts follow-up>5 years.The primary endpoint of this study was to assess t...
Cardiac tumors are neoplasms involving heart structures at any level,meaning the myocardium,valves,and cardiac chambers.When considering cardiac masses,it is not uncommon for surgeons to be surprised when they diagnos...
Gallbladder adenomas are rare lesions(0.5%)associated with potential malignant transformation,particularly with gallbladder adenomas that are≥1 cm in size.Early detection and management are crucial for preventing let...
BACKGROUND Emergency pancreaticoduodenectomy(EPD)is a rare event for complex periam-pullary etiology.Increased intraoperative blood loss is correlated with poor post-operative outcomes.CASE SUMMARY Two patients underw...
the National Institute for Medical Research Development(NIMAD;Grant No.995813).
Intracellular communications between breast cancer and fibroblast cells were reported to be involved in cancer proliferation,growth,and therapy resitance.The hallmarks of cancer fibroblast interactions,consisting of c...
To the Editor,Thymoma is a rare mediastinal tumor originating from thymic epithelial cells.1 The incidence of a paraneoplastic syndrome(PNS)with thymoma is approximately seven times higher than that with thymic carcin...
Objective To investigate the effects of an aqueous extract of Prunella vulgaris L.(PV)on survival,spontaneous thyroid carcinoma and its preneoplastic lesion in rats.Methods A total of 552 Wistar rats were randomly ass...
funded by a grant from German Cancer Aid(Deutsche Krebshilfe,grant number 70113788)。
Giant cell tumors of bone(GCTB)are associated with massive bone destructions and high recurrence rates.In a previous study,we observed cytotoxic effects of three different compositions of bioactive glasses(BGs)towards...
This study was supported by Cancer Institute Grant R01 CA 123223(to MDJ and CYL);Grant(MAB-108-079)from the Ministry of Defense Medical Affairs Bureau;Grants(CMNDMC10705,CMNDMC10813)from Chi-Mei Medical Center(to J.-K.Wang);Grant(TSGH-E-109213-003)from Tri-Service General Hospital(to Y.-Y.Wu);Grants(108-2311-B-016-001-,109-2320-B-016-004-)from Ministry of Science and Technology(to Y.-L.Chiu).
The integral membrane,Kunitz-type serine protease inhibitors HAI-1 and HAI-2,can suppress the proteolytic activity of the type 2 transmembrane serine protease matriptase with high specificity and potency.High levels o...