... the patientand interpretation of data; KES was responsible of the interpretation of pathology; HDS was supervisor of clinical management of the patientand interpretation of data Competing interests ... Frassineti GL, Oliva C, Pacini M, De Lena M: A phase II study of gemcitabine in patients with transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary tract previously treated with platinum Italian Co-operative ... clinical trials are examining this, no treatment has been established as secondary therapy after failure of G-C or M-VAC chemotherapy Oxaliplatin is more potent than cisplatin in vitro and has shown...
... tolerated, as the only adverse events experienced by our patient were grade edema, anemia and fatigue Our patient maintained a stable PR for over two anda half years after being rechallenged with ... Cite this article as: Kang: Response to imatinib rechallenge inapatientwitha recurrent gastrointestinal stromal tumor after adjuvant therapy: a case report Journal of Medical Case Reports ... treated with adjuvant imatinib remains The Phase III study conducted by the Scandinavian Sarcoma Group (SSG) and the Sarcoma Group of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Internistische Onkologie (AIO; Kang...
... osteoarthropathy was made with the prostatecancer as an "innocent" bystander Since the patient was rapidly deteriorating palliative care was given The patient died several weeks after admission ... including chronic erythema, paresthesia and increased sweating Most commonly it is associated with an intrathoracic malignancy, which can be carcinoma of the lung as well as pulmonary metastasis of ... subcutaneous soft tissues in the distal one-third of the arms and legs and sometimes of the facial tissues, which may simulate acromegaly [3] and finally, neurovascular changes of the hands and feet including...
... 5'-gcccagctatgaactccttct-3' and 3'-tgaagaggtgagtggctgtct-5'; INDO: 5'-ggtcatggagatgtccgtaa-3' and 3'-accaatagagagaccaggaagaa-5'; GTSE1: 5'acgtgaacatggatgacccta-3' and 3'-gttcgggaaccggattattta-3'; ... CDC2: 5'-ggtcaagtggtagccatgaaa-3' and 3'-ccaggagggatagaatccaag-5'; and MKI67: 5'-ccccaaccaaaagaaagtctc-3' and 3'-gactaggagctggagggctta-5' Histopathology and immunohistochemistry on paraffinembedded ... (Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA, USA) and the following 10 mM primers: -actin: 5'-ggcatcgtgatggactccg-3' and 3'-ctggaaggtggacagcga-5'; LTB: 5'-gaggaggagccagaaacagat-3' and 3'-tagccgacgagacagtagagg-5';...
... complete case analysis This means that a case with no missing values for a group of variables is included in the analysis of that group of variables The case may have missing values for variables ... of the variable with the highest ranking (DAS28) shows that patients who get a dose increase have a (significantly) higher disease activity at baseline and, after an initial decrease of disease ... dependent variable and DAS28 at week 22, DAS28 responseand ACR response as categorical covariates These analyses retained DAS28 at week 22 as the only significant covariate in the model (data not shown)...
... serum alkaline phosphatase activity (926 U/L), anda nearly normal level of parathyroid hormone X-rays showed enlargement of his wrists and knees and fraying of the metaphyses of his distal ulna and ... Mother and Child Health Care of Serbia, Department of Nephrology, Radoja Dakica 10, 11 000 Belgrade, Serbia Authors’ contributions MS analyzed and interpreted the patient data regarding the endocrinological ... therapyin Dent’s disease and hypophosphatemic rickets is to normalize serum alkaline phosphatase and achieve longitudinal growth Conventional treatment with oral phosphate and calcitriol can heal...
... chronic caseating granulomatous inflammation, but the AFB staining and culture were negative The diagnosis ofa paradoxical response was made; isoniazid, rifampin and ethambutol were continued without ... advised on the management of the patientand assisted in editing the manuscript YKY and DWP drafted the manuscript and were involved inpatient management and follow-up All authors read and approved ... mycobacterial dissemination in patients with latent tuberculous infections A paradoxical deterioration during anti-tubercular therapy is defined as a transient worsening of disease, at a preexisting...
... 64 patients taking pergolide with 49 patients taking cabergoline, 42 patients taking a non-ergot derivative, and 90 control patients, and showed that the frequency of clinically Page of (page ... also seen All authors: have made substantial contributions to conception and design, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data; have been involved in drafting the manuscript ... cardioplegia The patient had aortic (mechanical Sorin Pericarbon 21 mm), mitral (mechanical Sorin Pericarbon 27 mm) and ascending aorta (woven Dacron graft of 30 mm) replacement The native valve cusps...
... Metabolic activity was detected in the lungs and abdominal lymphnodes The patient has remained on continuous lenalidomide since 2008 Ina follow-up examination in August 2009 she was found to be in ... Lactate dehydrogenase (U/L) < 241 250 175 Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L) 8-30 20 16 Alanine aminotransferase (U/L) 10-36 16 Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (U/L) 9-35 15 10 Alkaline phosphatase ... the standard dose used in multiple myeloma, nonHodgkin's lymphoma, and classic Hodgkin's lymphoma (25 mg daily for 21 days of every 28-day cycle) [1-4] In this patient, no significant hematologic...
... obtained from the patient for publication of this case report and any accompanying images A copy of the written consent is available for review by the Editor -in- Chief of this journal Author details ... provided instruction and advice on the treatment strategy All authors read and approved the final manuscript Kobayashi et al Journal of Medical Case Reports 2011, 5:534 http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/5/1/534 ... associated with painless thyroiditis One of the key findings of painless thyroiditis is lowered RAIU The standard method of the measurement of RAIU is to measure radioactive levels 24 hours after...
... life With regard to her family medical history, her mother had died at 68 years of age as a result of heart disease, and her father was alive at 72 years of age with Page ofa history ofcancer An ... obtain a true anteroposterior image of the cervical spine at the C1-C2 interspace, and the overlying skin was marked witha sterile marker Thereafter a portable ultrasound witha sterile linear ... patient s pain level and quality of life were assessed at baseline and again at one, three, and six months after implantation The questionnaires used in these Figure A Doppler ultrasound image of the...
... of PhXA41, a new prostaglandin F2α analog, on aqueous humor dynamics in human eyes Ophthalmology 1993, 100:1297-1304 Yousufuzai SY, Zheng P, Abdel-Latif AA: Protaglandin F2α and its analogs induce ... 121:319-321 Mishima HK, Masuda K, Kitazawa Y, Azuma I: A comparison of latanoprost and timolol in primary open-angle glaucoma and cited in PubMed and archived on PubMed Central yours — you keep ... examined the patientand drafted the manuscript MT examined the patient YK performed a literature review All authors read and approved the final manuscript Consent Written informed consent was...
... to the clinic one week later complaining that the pain in his left calf area persisted and could be further aggravated by tiptoeing and weight bearing maneuvers Again, US examination in the prone ... muscle Am J Sports Med 1977, 5:191-193 Takebayashi S, Takasawa H, Banzai Y, Miki H, Sasaki R, Itoh Y, Matsubara S: Sonographic findings in muscle strain injury: clinical and MR imaging correlation ... Medical Systems, Andover, MA, USA) US machine and S12 5–12 MHz real-time linear–array transducer (Philips Medical Systems) were used to examine the patient After careful examination, bilateral...
... 8.3 log10, ALT to 10 ULN and aspartate aminotransferase to ULN Prothrombin time was 78%, and total bilirubin and serum albumin were normal Two adefovir resistant mutations, rtA181T and rtN236T, ... described in out of 22 patients with adefovir resistance, after years of treatment [4] Viral breakthrough was associated with severe hepatic decompensation, probably favoured by longstanding underlying ... was maintained; in addition, pegylated interferon α- 2a was introduced (180 µg/week) In August 2003, and after five injections, the patient decided to stop pegylated interferon administration...
... imaging planes can be obtained after a single scan [18] With complete fractures, CT clearly reveals an osseous fragment demonstrating indistinct and irregular apposing cortical margins separated ... http://www.chiroandosteo.com/content/14/1/22 Kato H, Nakamura R, Horri E, Nakao E, Yajima H: Diagnostic imaging for fractures of the hook of the hamate Hand Surg 2000, 5(1):19-24 Rettig AC: Athletic injuries of the wrist and hand: Part ... surface of their forearm lies against the film with slight radial rotation and the long axis of their hand is made as vertical as possible The central ray is directed toward the palmar surface...
... A. xylosoxidans is a rare but important cause of bacteremia in immunocompromised patients The gastrointestinal tract has been suggested as a source for A. xylosoxidans bacteremia in patients withcancer [12] ... Safdar A: Bacteremia caused by Achromobacter and Alcaligenes species in 46 patients withcancer (1989–2003) Cancer 2004, 101:2134-2140 Gradon JD, Mayrer AR, Hayes J: Pulmonary abscess associated ... microbiologycal analysis may be life-saving in patients presenting a severe complication of ERCP Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2006,...
... Fatal septicemia inapatientwith cerebral lymphoma and an Amplatzer septal occluder: a case report Claudia Stöllberger1*, Adam Bastovansky1 and Josef Finsterer1,2 Addresses: 1Krankenanstalt ... ASD and who at the age of 65 years had received a 22mm SO because of increasing exertional dyspnea She did not complain of arrhythmia, and the results ofa coronary angiography were normal The ... course was complicated by a non-Hodgkin lymphoma and probably by chemotherapyinduced Evans syndrome Symptomatic atrial fibrillation was diagnosed 58 months after implantation, andatherapy with...
... tomography (CT), as well as mammography anda Papanicolaou smear test in women and prostate- specific antigen testing in men With regard to the high incidence of gastrointestinal neoplasias, additional ... reported in cases of neoplasias of the breast, the lung and the urinary tract [1,6] However, manifestations of the Leser-Trélat sign in gynaecologic malignancies andin particular in cases of ovarian ... past years (Panel Aand B) Moreover, the patient reported a 2-month history of abdominal pain and weight loss Laboratory examinations revealed elevated CA 125 plasma levels of 500 U/ml Clinical...
... Matsuoka R, Araki M, Dohyama K, Tanio H: Assessment of clinical features in transient left ventricular apical ballooning J Am Coll Cardiol 2003, 41:737-742 Akashi YJ, Nakazawa K, Sakakibara M, Miyake ... ventricular apical ballooning without coronary artery stenosis: a novel heart syndrome mimicking acute myocardial infarction Angina pectoris-myocardial infarction investigations in Japan J Am Coll Cardiol ... respiratory failure, and required intubation and mechanical ventilation An emergency cardiac catheterization revealed normal, patent coronary arteries A left ventriculogram revealed apical dilation...
... sHLA-II in our patients, in association with clinical and MRI stability, may also be indicative ofa favorable therapeutic response to IFN β- 1a Further studies involving larger cohorts of MS patients ... MS patients' response to therapy, witha surrogate marker, may have additional value as particularly effective immunomodulatory activity, such as that observed with natalizumab, may have a potential ... post-treatment with IFN-β 1a is presented in two scatter plots (Figures 1A and 1B) All study subjects with RRMS had measurable amounts of sHLA-II in their saliva andin all subjects increases in saliva...