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Open AccessRecurrence dynamics after curative surgery in patients with invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma of the lung
We investigated the patterns and timing of recurrence and death as well as prognostic factors based on clinicopathological and radiological factors in patients who underwent surgical treatment for invasive muc...
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Open AccessTrichomonas vaginalis induces apoptosis via ROS and ER stress response through ER–mitochondria crosstalk in SiHa cells
Trichomonas vaginalis causes lesions on the cervicovaginal mucosa in women; however, its pathogenesis remains unclear. We have investigated the involvement of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) in the induction of ap...
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Open AccessImmunoglobulin G4-related disease presenting with peripheral neuropathy: a case report
Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is an immune-mediated fibro-inflammatory condition characterized by high serum IgG4 concentrations and tissue infiltration by IgG4-positive plasma cells. Reports hav...
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Diagnostic performance of MRI- versus MDCT-categorized T3cd/T4 for identifying high-risk stage II or stage III colon cancers: a pilot study
The aim of this study was to determine the diagnostic performance of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-categorized T3cd/T4 tumors for identifying high-risk stage II or stage III cancer in patients with curative...
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Effects of the establishment of a trauma center and a new protocol on patients with hemodynamically unstable pelvic fractures at a single institution in Korea
The aim of this study was to determine whether the outcomes of patients with hemodynamically unstable pelvic bone fractures changed after the introduction of a protocol including extraperitoneal pelvic packing...
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Open AccessStructures of PPARγ complexed with lobeglitazone and pioglitazone reveal key determinants for the recognition of antidiabetic drugs
Peroxisome proliferator-activator receptor (PPAR) γ is a nuclear hormone receptor that regulates glucose homeostasis, lipid metabolism, and adipocyte function. PPARγ is a target for thiazolidinedione (TZD) cla...
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Cutaneous osteosarcoma arising from a burn scar
Tumors that develop in old burn scars are usually squamous cell carcinomas. Sarcomas have also been reported, albeit rarely. To our knowledge, there has been only one case report of an extraskeletal osteosarco...
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Relationship between uterine volume and discontinuation of treatment with levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine devices in patients with adenomyosis
This study is to evaluate the relationship between the uterine volume and the failure of levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device (LNG-IUD) in patients with adenomyosis.
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The efficacy of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system in perimenopausal women with menorrhagia or dysmenorrhea
To evaluate the hysterectomy rates and the risk factors for hysterectomy during the first 2 years of use of a levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) in perimenopausal women who had complaints o...
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Error estimates for a discontinuous Galerkin method for elliptic problems
In this paper, we consider an elliptic problem with the homogeneous Dirichlet boundary condition and introduce discontinuous Galerkin approximations of the problem. Optimal error estimates of discontinuous Gal...
