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Locally Advanced Breast Cancer
Locally advanced breast cancer (LABC) has been the usual clinical presentation in the past and still accounts for a sizable number of breast cancer cases in develo** countries or in medically underserved pop...
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Implementation of extended lymph node dissection for gastric cancer in western non-specialized centers through tailoring its extent upon disease stage and patient comorbidities was suggested as a wise policy t...
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The optimal degree of lymph node dissection for gastric cancer is still matter of debate. Particularly, there are serious doubts about the reproducibility of extended lymph node dissection in western surgical ...
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The proto-oncogene c-KIT encodes a tyrosine kinase receptor essential during embryonic development and postnatal life. Although deregulated expression of c-KIT has been reported, its role in colorectal carcino...
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A traumatic abdominal wall hernia is an unusual injury that may follow various types of blunt trauma. Differing patterns of muscular and fascial disruption can occur due to the different types of force involve...