Background. We report on 19 cases of giant cell tumor of bone (GCT) affecting the spine or sacrum and evaluate the outcome of different treatment modalities. Methods. Nineteen patients with GCT of the spine (n = 6) or sacrum (n = 13) have been included in this study. The mean followup was 51.6 months. Ten sacral GCT were treated by intralesional procedures of which 4 also received embolization,...

OBJECTIVE The treatment of giant cell tumor (GCT) is mainly performed surgically. However, GCT in spine seems difficult to treat because of the limited surgical accessibility and proximity. In this report, we analyzed the outcome of GCT treatment in spine. METHODS Between 2000 and 2012, 19 patients received treatment for GCT in spine. Median age at their first diagnosis was 31 years, 10 patie...

Geometric complexity theory (GCT) is an approach to the P vs. NP and related problems through algebraic geometry and representation theory. This article gives a high-level exposition of the basic plan of GCT based on the principle, called the flip, without assuming any background in algebraic geometry or representation theory.

Background: To evaluate pre diabetes and in patients with clinical risk factors or symptoms who have been previously undiagnosed. Methods: A cross-sectional cohort study of 783 patients, carried at a tertiary health care centre using diagnostic tools oral glucose challenge test (GCT), overnight fat standard tolerance (OGTT) HbA1C estimation, criteria guidelines applied for diagnosis individual ...

Introduction: Giant cell tumor (GCT) is a distinctive lesion characterized by the proliferation of multinucleate giant cells in stroma mononuclear cells; it generally seen skeletally mature individuals. GCT usually found long bones around knee or distal radius but end tibia, proximal humerus, vertebrae young adults are unusual location. We report case with secondary aneurysmal bone cyst, 26-yea...

Granular cell tumors (GCT) are uncommon, generally benign soft tissue neoplasms that can affect virtually any site of the body, the most common locations being tongue, breast, upper respiratory tract, skin and soft tissues of upper extremities. Most patients are middle-aged, with a peak incidence in the fourth to sixth decade of life. GCT commonly presents as an asymptomatic slowly growing, pai...

To assess whether women with gestational diabetes (GDM) should be screened the glucose tolerance test (GTT) instead of challenge (GCT) as primary in next pregnancy. This is an IRB-exempt retrospective cohort study. We included GDM who had a subsequent delivery at our institution from 2004-2020. Patients BMI < 18.5 kg/m2, multifetal gestation, pregestational mellitus and chronic hypertension wer...

This article is survey of recent developments in, and a tutorial on, the approach to P v. NP and related questions called Geometric Complexity Theory (GCT). It is written to be accessible to graduate students. Numerous open questions in algebraic geometry and representation theory relevant for GCT are presented.

Gastrointestinal granular cell tumors are uncommon. The most common site of gastrointestinal granular cell tumor (GCT) is esophagus. We report a case of esophageal GCT incidentally diagnosed by endoscopy. The lesion was evaluated by endoscopic ultrasonography and resected using the endoscopic technique without complication.

Abstract Objective: The aim of this study was evaluating the relationship between maternal serum lipid measured at 13-23 weeks of pregnancy and subsequent glucose intolerance. Materials and Methods: In a prospective study, 624 pregnant women prior to 23 weeks were eligible for the study. Primarily, serum levels of total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, and triglyceride were ...