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Open AccessAssociation between oral intake magnesium and sarcopenia: a cross-sectional study
Sarcopenia is a common skeletal muscle disorder in the elderly population. The patients with sarcopenia increased the cost of care and the risk for hospitalization. Magnesium deficiency might increase reactive...
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Open AccessEndoscope-assisted versus conventional neck dissection in patients with oral cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Neck dissection is an integral component of the treatment of head and neck cancers. The present meta-analysis aimed to compare the use of endoscope-assisted neck dissection (END) with conventional neck dissect...
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Open AccessSystematic review and meta-analysis of modified facelift incision versus modified Blair incision in parotidectomy
Surgical removal is the treatment of choice for many neoplasms of the parotid gland. This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the differences between parotidectomy using a modified facelift incision (MFI) and paro...
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Open AccessDifferences in clinical and imaging presentation of maxillary sinus fungus ball with and without intralesional hyperdensity
Maxillary sinus fungal balls (MSFBs) mostly occur in older individuals and demonstrate female predominance. Early diagnosis is important to avoid treatment delays. Intralesional hyperdensity (IH) indicates the...
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Open AccessInvestigation on returning to work in liver cancer survivors in Taiwan: a 5-year follow-up study
Primary liver cancer is the fifth most common malignancy and limits patients’ quality of life and working ability. Return to work after cancer treatment is an important step in social recovery. In addition, re...
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Open AccessOral tongue leukoplakia: analysis of clinicopathological characteristics, treatment outcomes, and factors related to recurrence and malignant transformation
The tongue is identified as a high-risk site for oral leukoplakia and malignant transformation. The purpose of this study is to investigate the clinicopathological characteristics and treatment outcomes of ton...
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Open AccessCorrection to: An anatomical perspective on clinicopathological characteristics and treatment outcomes of dorsal and ventrolateral tongue leukoplakia after carbon dioxide laser surgery
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.
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Open AccessAn anatomical perspective on clinicopathological characteristics and treatment outcomes of dorsal and ventrolateral tongue leukoplakia after carbon dioxide laser surgery
The tongue has been identified as a high-risk site for malignant transformation of oral leukoplakia. The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinicopathological characteristics and treatment outcomes ...
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Factors affecting the treatment outcomes of myringoplasty in patients with small tympanic membrane perforations
Factors affecting the outcomes of myringoplasty have been widely discussed but remain controversial. In this study, we retrospectively analyzed the factors associated with the outcomes of myringoplasty treatin...
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Treatment outcome of vocal cord leukoplakia by transoral laser microsurgery
The aim of this study is to evaluate the treatment outcome and analyze the associated factors of postoperative recurrence in patients who received transoral laser microsurgery for vocal cord leukoplakia. The d...
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Open AccessClinical characteristics of narrow-band imaging of oral erythroplakia and its correlation with pathology
To analyze the clinical application of endoscope with narrow-band imaging (NBI) system in detecting high-grade dysplasia, carcinoma in situ, and carcinoma in oral erythroplakia.
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Use of endoscopy with narrow-band imaging system in detecting squamous cell carcinoma in oral chronic non-healing ulcers
This study seeks to analyze the factors associated with the occurrence of squamous cell carcinoma in oral non-healing ulcers for more than 3 weeks and investigate the role of endoscopy with narrow-band imaging...
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Pretreatment performance status and nutrition are associated with early mortality of locally advanced head and neck cancer patients undergoing concurrent chemoradiation
Unexpected fatal events in patients with head and neck cancers undergoing concurrent chemoradiation therapy are a clinical concern. Malnutrition, which is reported frequently in head and neck cancer patients, ...
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Cluster Algebras of Finite Type via Coxeter Elements and Principal Minors
We give a uniform geometric realization for the cluster algebra of an arbitrary finite type with principal coefficients at an arbitrary acyclic seed. This algebra is realized as the coordinate ring of a certai...
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Designing “Height” into Daily Used Products - A Case Study of Universal Design
Universal design is an approach to design daily used products that are usable by all people to the greatest possible extent. However, successful application of universal design requires an understanding of hum...
