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Wide Local Excision and Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Melanoma
Wide local excision is performed for local control of both in situ and invasive melanomas. The width of recommended margin depends upon the Breslow thickness of the lesion, with narrow margins used for in situ...
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Open AccessHigh prevalence of Clonorchis sinensis infection in Guangxi, Southern China
Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs), such as hookworm, roundworm and whipworm, and food-borne trematodiases, including Clonorchis sinensis, remain a public health problem worldwide, especially in tropical and subtr...
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Open AccessThe anti-tumor effects of cetuximab in combination with VTX-2337 are T cell dependent
The Toll-like receptor 8 (TLR8) agonist VTX-2337 (motolimod) is an anti-cancer immunotherapeutic agent that is believed to augment natural killer (NK) and dendritic cell (DC) activity. The goal of this work is...
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Open AccessActivation of the pattern recognition receptor NOD1 augments colon cancer metastasis
While emerging data suggest nucleotide oligomerization domain receptor 1 (NOD1), a cytoplasmic pattern recognition receptor, may play an important and complementary role in the immune response to bacterial inf...
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An Unusual Progression of Signet-Ring Cell Carcinoma of the Appendix in a Caucasian Woman
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Rapidly Progressing Primary Extrahepatic Bile Duct Signet-Ring Cell Carcinoma in a Caucasian Woman
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False-negative rate of combined mammography and ultrasound for women with palpable breast masses
Mammography and ultrasound are often used concurrently for patients with palpable breast masses. While mammography has a false-negative rate of approximately 15 %, the addition of breast ultrasound decreases t...
