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Evaluation of sentinel lymph node biopsy prior to axillary lymph node dissection: the role of isolated tumor cells/micrometastases and multifocality/multicentricity—a retrospective study of 1214 breast cancer patients
Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) alone has thus become an accepted surgical approach for patients with limited axillary metastatic disease. We investigated to what extent isolated tumor cells (ITC) or microme...
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Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of bone: conventional X-ray and MR imaging features
Objective. To evaluate the conventional X-ray and MR imaging features of malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) of bone. Design. MRI examinations and conventional radiographs were reviewed in 39 patients with biop...
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Melanotic progonoma of the brain: a case report and review
So far, only 25 melanotic progonomas have been found in the central nervous system (male/female ratio 3.5), mostly located in the cerebellum. The average age is 8 years (range 3.5 months to 69 years) with 85%...
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Multicentric malignant transformation of multiple exostoses
We treated a patient with large multiple chondrosarcomas derived from multiple cartilaginous exostoses. One sarcoma originated in the left pubic bone and the other sarcoma in the posterior aspect of the greate...
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Surgical complications after preoperative irradiation of Ewing's sarcoma
The influence of preoperative irradiation on surgical complications in 42 patients with Ewing's sarcoma was analysed. After preoperative irradiation and chemotherapy, 35 of 40 patients showed a good histologic...
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The impact of intraoperative brachytherapy on surgery of Ewing's sarcoma
Surgery of Ewing's sarcoma sometimes results in an inadequate surgical margin. The influence of intra-operative brachytherapy on local control of the tumor, operation time, blood loss, and surgical complicatio...
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Metastasis of chondrosarcoma
This study was undertaken to analyse metastases of patients with intermediate- or high-grade chondrosarcomas. Out of 24 intermediate-grade tumours, 5 (21%) developed metastases, as did 6 of 10 high-grade tumou...
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Analysis of mutant P53 protein in osteosarcomas and other malignant and benign lesions of bone
Alterations of tumour suppressor genes are considered crucial steps in the development of human cancers. Expressions of p53 protein, a product of the tumour suppressor gene altered most commonly in human cance...