BACKGROUND Metastatic melanoma is still one of the most prevalent skin cancers, which upon progression has neither a prognostic marker nor a specific and lasting treatment. Proteomic analysis is a versatile approach with high throughput data and results that can be used for characterizing tissue samples. However, such analysis is hampered by the complexity of the disease, heterogeneity of patie...

Alpha-chloralose is an intravenous anesthetic that produces minimal cardiovascular effects. The safety of repeated administration of alpha-chloralose is uncertain. This study evaluated the electrocardiographic, hematologic, and histologic effects of repeated alpha-chloralose anesthesia in dogs. Six dogs were given 1.5 mg/kg of IV morphine sulfate as pre-anesthetic medication and then anesthetiz...

This article explores the features and the role of the anterior vocal commissure (AVC) structure and the surface morphologies of glottic carcinomas with AVC involvement to provide a reference for the selection of transoral carbon dioxide (CO2) laser surgery. A total of 31 cases of glottic carcinomas with AVC involvement from May 2012 to January 2014 were included. All patients underwent electro...

................................................................................................................................... 1 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ......................................................................................................... 4 BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION ................................................................................... 5 The ‘black cancer’:...

................................................................................................................................... 1 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ......................................................................................................... 4 BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION ................................................................................... 5 The ‘black cancer’:...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The experimental induction of histologic transformations in microvessels of similar caliber to those of nidus vessels of cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) has not been attempted previously. Our goal was to examine preliminarily the histopathologic characteristics of nidus vessels and the angiographic features of a chronic AVM model in swine. METHODS AVM models...

INTRODUCTION Clinical research regarding the clinical and histopathologic characteristics of cemental tear is limited in the endodontic literature. The objective of this study was to evaluate the morphology, apicocoronal location, and the histologic characteristics of cemental tear. METHODS The material was collected during 1987-2009 and consisted of 54 teeth that were presented with cemental...

BACKGROUND High mammographic density might mask breast tumors, resulting in delayed diagnosis or missed cancers. PURPOSE To investigate the association between mammographic density and histopathologic tumor characteristics (histologic type, size, grade, and lymph node status) among women screened in the Norwegian Breast Cancer Screening Program. MATERIAL AND METHODS Information about 1760 s...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Hydroxyapatite ceramic microparticles are newly developed embolic materials. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the characteristics, embolic properties of hydroxyapatite ceramic microparticles, and effects of transcatheter embolization from an angiographic standpoint and to histopathologically evaluate the results of animal experimentation. METHODS After physical...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate CT findings of abdominal inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) and the relationship with morphological character. MATERIALS AND METHODS CT examinations and pathological findings of ten intra-abdominal IMTs were retrospectively analyzed. The histopathological characteristics of the IMTs were confirmed by two pathologists and two radiologists evaluated CT findings of th...