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Colonoscopic removal of hemangiomas
A case is reported in which a colonic hemangioma was successfully removed endoscopically. The authors recommend that the colonoscopist be skilled and use the technique only for polypoid lesions
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Peutz-Jeghers polyp with several foci of glandular dysplasia
A case of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome in which one colonic polyp showed many foci of glandular dysplasia is reported. Peutz-Jeghers polyps are considered to be hamartomatous, and their malignant potential has been ...
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The absorption of free vitamin B12 and R protein-bound vitamin B12 in the diagnosis of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency in rats
Vitamin B12 (B12) absorption was studied in rats following biliopancreatic duct ligation. The absorption of free B12, as well as of hog R protein-bound B12, was markedly impaired after both intragastric and intra...
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Effect of vasoactive intestinal peptide, somatostatin, neurotensin, cholecystokinin octapeptide, and secretin on intestinal absorption of amino acid in rat
The effects of vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP), somatostatin (SRIF), neurotensin (NT), cholecystokinin octapeptide (CCK-8), and secretin (SEC) on the intestinal absorption of amino acid were investigated. ...
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Application of invasive microwave hyperthermia for the treatment of gliomas
Twenty five cases of gliomas of the brain were operated upon by debulking the tumour masses. Following this, microwave hyperthermia was given by heating a measured volume of Ringer's solution instilled into th...
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In vitro culture studies of blood and marrow cells in chronic myeloid leukemia at different phases of the disease
The in vitro culture growth of peripheral blood (PB) and bone marrow (BM) cells were studied simultaneously from 100 adult patients with chronic myeloid leukemia at different phases. Sixty-five patients were i...
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Anorectal abnormalities in progressive systemic sclerosis
Seventeen patients with progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS) were evaluated with manometry for anorectal function, and an additional 36 age-matched normal subjects were collected as a control group. The study ...
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Variations in lymphokine generation by individual lymph nodes draining human malignant tumors
Individual lymph nodes draining tumors vary in their degree of immunological activity. Cell suspensions from tumor-free nodes located relatively near to tumors are spontaneously less reactive and respond poorl...
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Natural killer cell activity in patients with liver cirrhosis relative to severity of liver damage
To evaluate the role of severe liver damage on natural killer cell activity, 29 patients with liver cirrhosis were examined. The natural killer cell activity was measured with a 4-hr chromium release assay, an...
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Immunopathological features of human pulmonary tumors following low-dose interleukin-2
We administered preoperative low-dose interleukin-2 (IL-2) to 10 patients undergoing thoracotomy for pulmonary tumors. The in vivo effect of IL-2 on tumor-associated lymphocyte activity was assessed in the res...
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Endoscopic Nd:YAG laser in the palliative treatment of advanced low rectal carcinoma in Singapore
We used the Nd:YAG laser to palliate symptoms of bleeding and obstruction in 27 cases of rectal carcinoma. Twenty of these patients had advanced inoperable rectal carcinoma, three were at...
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Liver transplantation in Taiwan: the Chang Gung experience
Between March 1984 and February 1991, six orthotopic liver transplantations were performed at the Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taiwan. The indications for transplantation were Wilson's disease (5 patients) ...
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Radiotherapy in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma and its metastases
A study was conducted to evaluate the effect of external radiation therapy on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and its metastatic lesions. A total of 33 patients with cytopathologically proven HCC were subjected...
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Treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma by transcatheter arterial chemoembolization and analysis of prognostic factors
A total of 100 patients with histologically proven hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) underwent transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) and were followed for more than 1 year and 10 months. Portal vein bra...
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Intraventricular neurocytoma: four cases report
Intraventricular neurocytoma, a newly identified disease entity with probably not so rare incidence, has several distinctive clinico-pathological characteristics. Four cases are presented. As in the other case...
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CD5+ B cells are decreased in peripheral blood of patients with Crohn's disease
B cells bearing the CD5 surface marker comprise a substantial minority of the circulating lymphocyte population in healthy individuals. These recently described cells have been implicated in T-independent humo...
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Intratumoral interleukin-2 immunotherapy: Activation of tumor-infiltrating and splenic lymphocytes in vivo
Direct intratumoral injection of interleukin-2 (IL-2) was evaluated in a murine model. Balb/c mice received 5 × 104 Line 1 alveolar carcinoma cells (L1C2) by subcutaneous injection. On the third day following tum...
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The effect of external radiotherapy in treatment of portal vein invasion in hepatocellular carcinoma
To investigate the effect of external radiotherapy in the control of portal vein invasion (PVI) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), ten patients with cytologically confirmed unresectable HCC were recruited for ...
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Membrane proteases as potential diagnostic and therapeutic targets for breast malignancy
Metastasizing cancer cells can invade the extracellular matrix using plasma membrane protrusions, termed invadopodia, that contact and dissolve the matrix. Various membrane associated proteases localized on th...