We recently encountered a giant Myofibroblastic sarcoma (MS) exceeding 23 cm in diameter which had developed in the liver in a 27-year-old female, and which was surgically resected with gratifying results. On surveillance imaging, a giant mass was detected in the right lobe of the liver. One the basis of morphology and immunohistochemistry features, the diagnosis of intermediate-grade myofibrob...

Surgical treatment of esophageal cancer is substantially invasive and often entails some postoperative complications. Perioperative management for patients with liver cirrhosis involves great difficulties. Recently, we conducted an esophagectomy for the treatment of superficial esophageal cancer in a 52-year-old male patient with liver cirrhosis and esophageal varices, with gratifying results. ...

Mass gatherings (MGs) occur for many different reasons including religious, social, cultural, political and sporting events. There are two types of spontaneous and organized MGs. The first one takes place when a population displaces due to natural disasters or conflicts, whereas the second one is seen in a preplanned program. Mass gatherings are associated with health risks of infectious diseas...

In recent years there has been a resurgence in interest in philosophical aspects of chemistry, dating from the early 1990s (1-3). It is gratifying to see that this development has not been confined to analytical philosophy but has frequently spilled over into issues concerning the history of chemistry. Giunta’s recent article (4) is therefore of great interest because it represents an example o...

We are pleased to hear from our British colleagues who agreed with our call to action to engage in more clinical research in order to generate data supporting the benefit of glycemic control in hospitalized patients with diabetes (1,2). This paucity of clinical evidence was indeed the impetus for organizing our consortium PRIDE (Planning Research in Inpatient Diabetes). It is gratifying to lear...

As people get older, they experience fewer negative emotions. Strategic processes in older adults' emotional attention and memory might play a role in this variation with age. Older adults show more emotionally gratifying memory distortion for past choices and autobiographical information than younger adults do. In addition, when shown stimuli that vary in affective valence, positive items acco...

Primary adrenal lymphomas (PAL) are rare occurrences with only less than 150 cases reported in the literature. Two-thirds of these cases were reported in the last decade due to the advancements in imaging techniques and immunohistochemistry. The non-specific signs and symptoms have resulted in a delayed onset of symptoms and diagnosis of these tumors. Reports of the results of chemotherapy are ...

Cesarean section is without a doubt, the most gratifying surgery a large animal veterinarian has to do. Extracting a 50 to 70 kg living animal from a conscious standing cow is a great accomplishment. In fact, the c-section is now a routine procedure in countries where large calves has to be delivered. In Belgium, the mastering of the surgical technique and the positive outcome has led the owner...

We have developed an evolutionary game model, where agents can choose between two forms of social participation: interaction via online social networks and interaction by exclusive means of face-to-face encounters. We illustrate the societal dynamics that the model predicts, in light of the empirical evidence provided by previous literature. We then assess their welfare implications. We show th...

Privacy has been an enduring concern associated with commercial information technology (IT) applications, in particular regarding the issue of personalization. IT-enabled personalization, while potentially making the user computing experience more gratifying, often relies heavily on the user’s personal information to deliver individualized services, which raises the user’s privacy concerns. We ...