Achieving negative surgical margins, defined as no tumor found on the edges of the resected tissue, during lumpectomy for breast cancer is critical for mitigating the risk of local recurrence. To identify nonpalpable tumors that cannot be felt, pre-operative placements of wire and wire-free localization devices are typically employed. Wire-free localization approaches have significant practical advantages over wired techniques.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCystic lymphangioma is a rare disease that is mainly diagnosed in childhood. When diagnosed, the lesion presents an indication for surgery due to the risk of serious complications. Herein, we report the case of a 32-year-old patient who presented to the emergency room for abdominal pain that developed 2 days before with worsening symptoms and abdominal pain in the last 24 hr.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPeripheral neuropathy (PN) is a condition of peripheral nerve damage leading to severe pain. The first line therapies are associated with adverse psychotropic effects (PSE) and second line therapies are not efficient enough to relieve pain. There is an unmet drug need for relieving pain effectively without PSE in PN.
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