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Clinical impact of abdominal versus mediastinal metastases as a prognostic factor for poor outcomes following esophageal cancer surgery: a retrospective study
BackgroundSurgery is still the mainstay of radical treatment for resectable esophageal cancer (EC). It is apparent that the presence or spread of...
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Primary Tumor Staging and Detection of Common Sites of Distant Metastatic Disease
Diagnostic imaging is a cornerstone of cancer diagnosis, staging, assessment of treatment response, and long-term surveillance. The most appropriate...
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The usefulness of the total metabolic tumor volume for predicting the postoperative recurrence of thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
BackgroundInduction or adjuvant therapies are not always beneficial for thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) patients, and it is thus...
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Complete fatty degeneration of thymus associates with male sex, obesity and loss of circulating naïve CD8+ T cells in a Swedish middle-aged population
BackgroundFatty degeneration of thymus (or thymus involution) has long been considered a normal ageing process. However, there is emerging evidence...
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CT and MR Features of Echinococcosis
Although the incidence rate of echinococcosis has decreased with the improvement of living standards, echinococcosis is still a common and frequently...
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Extensive clinical target volume in postoperative chemoradiotherapy for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a phase II clinical trial (ESO-Shanghai 9)
BackgroundTo compare the efficacy and safety of postoperative extensive target volume irradiation with elevated radiation dose and concurrent...
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Clinical study of thoracoscopic assisted different surgical approaches for early thymoma: a meta-analysis
ObjectiveThe efficacy and safety of subxiphoid thoracoscopic thymectomy (SVATS) for early thymoma are unknown. The purposes of this meta-analysis...
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Comparison of clinicopathological features and prognostic significance between synchronous multiple primary and solitary esophageal squamous cell carcinomas
BackgroundSynchronous multiple primary esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (S-MPESCC) refers to more than one primary esophageal carcinoma detected in...
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Diagnostic utility of metabolic parameters on FDG PET/CT for lymph node metastasis in patients with cN2 non-small cell lung cancer
BackgroundThe aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic utility of metabolic parameters on fluorine-18-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose-positron...
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Analysis of clinical and physical dosimetric factors that determine the outcome of severe acute radiation pneumonitis in lung cancer patients
ObjectiveWe conducted a retrospective statistical analysis of clinical and physical dosimetric factors of lung cancer patients who had previously...
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Role of Bronchoscopy in Diagnostics and Treatment of Tuberculosis
Modern bronchoscopyBronchoscopy plays a crucial role in confirming pulmonary or endobronchial tuberculosisTuberculosisendobronchial (TB), providing a...
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Patterns of nodal spread in stage III NSCLC: importance of EBUS-TBNA and 18F-FDG PET/CT for radiotherapy target volume definition
PurposeThe aim of this study was to compare the pattern of intra-patient spread of lymph-node (LN)-metastases within the mediastinum as assessed by 18 ...
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Lymph node metastasis in young and middle-aged papillary thyroid carcinoma patients: a SEER-based cohort study
BackgroundLymph node metastasis (LNM) occurs frequently in young papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) patients, though the mortality rates are low. We...
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Extended lower paratracheal lymph node resection during esophagectomy for cancer – safety and necessity
BackgroundThe ideal extent of lymphadenectomy (LAD) in esophageal oncological surgery is debated. There is no evidence for improved survival after...
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EZH1/2 as targets for cancer therapy
The enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2) and its highly related homolog EZH1 are considered to be epigenetic silencing factors, and they play key roles...
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Treatment outcomes of stereotactic body radiation therapy for pulmonary metastasis from sarcoma: a multicenter, retrospective study
PurposeThe aim of this study was to evaluate the treatment outcomes and potential dose-response relationship of stereotactic body radiation therapy...
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Macroscopic Examination of Surgical Specimen of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
Standardized pathology reporting of thyroid cancer is important for quality clinical management, research as well as education purposes....
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Application of four-dimensional cone beam computed tomography in lung cancer radiotherapy
ObjectiveThis study explored the application of four-dimensional cone beam computed tomography (4D CBCT) in lung cancer patients, seeking to improve...
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Predictors and characteristics of Rib fracture following SBRT for lung tumors
BackgroundThe utilization of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is increasing for primary and secondary lung neoplasms. Despite encouraging...