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Potential Neuronal Repair in Cerebral White Matter Injury in the Human Neonate
Periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) in the premature infant represents the major substrate underlying cognitive deficits and cerebral palsy and is...
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Precursor lesions of early onset pancreatic cancer
Early onset pancreatic cancer (EOPC) constitutes less than 5% of all newly diagnosed cases of pancreatic cancer (PC). Although histopathological...
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Imaging in Staging and Management of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
Pancreatic cancer is a relatively common malignancy of the gastrointestinal tract for which complete surgical excision remains the only curative...
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The Role of Percutaneous Renal Biopsy in the Management of Small Renal Masses
The use of percutaneous renal mass biopsy (RMB) has increased in recent years, likely in parallel with the growing incidence of renal cell carcinoma...
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Ibuprofen Treatment for Closure of Patent Ductus Arteriosus Is Not Associated With Increased Risk of Neuropathology
Ibuprofen is an effective pharmacological intervention for closure of a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in preterm infants and is an alternative to...
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Aberrant Expression of Apoptosis-Related Molecules in Endometriosis: A Possible Mechanism Underlying the Pathogenesis of Endometriosis
Endometriosis, a disease affecting 3% to 10% of women of reproductive age, is characterized by the ectopic growth of endometrial tissue under the...
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Early or delayed radiosurgery for WHO grade II astrocytomas
To evaluate the role of gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) in the management of newly diagnosed (early) or progressive (delayed) WHO grade...
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Pancreatic lymphoepithelial cysts express CEA and can contain mucous cells: potential pitfalls in the preoperative diagnosis
Pancreatic lymphoepithelial cysts are rare benign cysts that cannot be reliably differentiated from neoplastic mucinous cysts preoperatively....
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Correlation of Levels of α–Defensins Determined by HPLC-ESI-MS in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid With the Diagnosis of Pneumonia in Premature Neonates
The presence of α-defensins in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) was investigated in a cohort of preterm newborns with gestational age (GA) ≤30 wk....
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CO2 laser-assisted microsurgery for intracordal cysts: technique and results of 49 patients
Microsurgery for intracordal cysts is a challenging procedure, because cysts are close to the vocal ligament and the risk of inducing a scar is high....
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Multi-colour FISH on preoperative renal tumour biopsies to confirm the diagnosis of uncertain renal masses
PurposeIn some cases with uncertain renal tumour lesions, it would be helpful to perform biopsies for the preoperative differential diagnosis. In our...
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Malignant potential of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas
An intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) is now a well-recognized disease entity. In general, the prognosis of IPMN is much more favorable...
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Atypical case of periapical adenomatoid odontogenic tumour
The Adenomatoid Odontogenic Tumour (AOT) is a progressively growing asymptomatic benign non-invasive lesion. A rare subvariant of the extrafollicular...
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Pilomyxoid astrocytoma of the cervical spinal cord in a child with rapid progression into glioblastoma: case report and literature review
IntroductionPilomyxoid astrocytoma (PMA) is a recently described glial tumor with similarities to pilocytic astrocytomas, yet with distinct...
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MRI findings reveal three different types of tubers in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex
Cortical tubers are very common in tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) and widely vary in size, appearance and location. The relationship between tuber...
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Fetal tumors: imaging features
Although fetal tumors are rare, the prognostic and decision-making implications are substantial. The purpose of this pictorial essay is to highlight...
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Distal Pancreatectomy Combined with Celiac Axis Resection in Treatment of Carcinoma of the Body/Tail of the Pancreas: A Single-Center Experience
BackgroundFew comparison studies have been carried out on patients with distal pancreatectomy (DP) combined with celiac axis (CA) resection. The aim...
