Comparison of surgical treatment and systemic chemotherapy in patients with non-epithelioid malignant pleural mesothelioma.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the most appropriate treatment options for patients with non-epithelioid malignant pleural mesothelioma.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed patients with non-epithelioid malignant pleural mesothelioma who received treatment at our center.

Results: Forty-two patients were included in this study.

Prognostic significance of Ga-FAPI PET/CT in patients with bone metastases in various cancers.

Objective: This study aimed to compare FDGPET/CT in patients who develop bone metastases due to various cancers and to investigate the prognostic significance of the FAPI-PET/CT SUVmax value for survival.

Methods: Patients with bone metastases who underwent both  Ga-FAPI PET/CT and FDGPET/CT within a 1 week period were included in this retrospective study. The effect of the SUVmax value of bone lesions on overall survival was analyzed.

Green Biosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles from Olive and Walnut-Related Bacteria, Synthesis, Characterization, and Antimicrobial Activity.

Unlabelled: Many studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of various plant extracts in the synthesis of silver nanoparticles. The phytochemical components of plant extracts contain biodegradable agents necessary for the stabilization and synthesis of nanoparticles. However, extracellular components of microorganisms have been shown to have similar activity in recent years.

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Diagnosis and Treatment Characteristics of Operated Lung Cancer Patients.

Objective: To analyse the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the diagnostic method, disease stage, treatment modalities, and survival of operated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients.

Study Design: Descriptive study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Oncology, Gaziantep University Oncology Hospital, Sahinbey, Turkey, from March 2018 to March 2022.

Major and minor salivary gland cancers: A multicenter retrospective study.

Background: Most of the studies on salivary gland cancers are limited for various reasons such as being single-center, small number of patients, including only major or minor SGCs, or only including epidemiological data.

Methods: A total of 37 medical oncology clinics from different regions of Turkey participated in this retrospective-multicenter study. The analyzed data included clinical and demographical features, primary treatment, metastasis localizations, and treatments and includes certain pathologic features.

Comparison of Ga-FAPI PET/CT and FDG PET/CT Modalities in Gastrointestinal System Malignancies with Peritoneal Involvement.

Purpose: In this study, we aimed to investigate the utilization of Ga-FAPI PET/CT in comparison to FDG PET/CT to evaluate the peritoneal involvement of the gastrointestinal malignancies alongside primary lesions and other metastatic foci.

Procedures: A total of 37 patients with various gastrointestinal malignancies with accompanying peritoneal involvement who underwent Ga-FAPI PET/CT and FDG PET/CT imaging between September 2020 and June 2021 were included in this retrospective study. SUV values of Ga-FAPI and FDG were compared according to lesion locations.

Relationship Between Nurses' Compassion Level and Emotional Intelligence During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Case of City Hospitals.

The purpose of this descriptive study is to determine the relationship between nurses' compassion level and emotional intelligence during the COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional design was used to collect data from a sample of 218 nurses who volunteered to participate. Data were collected using the descriptive information form, the compassion scale (CS), and the revised Schutte emotional intelligence scale (RSEIS).

Prognostic and Predictive Significance of PD-L1 Expression in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients: A Single-Center Experience.

Objective: To investigate the prognostic and predictive value of PD-L1 expression in operated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients and to analyze its relationship with clinicopathological factors.

Material And Method: A total of 90 patients with operable NSCLC were included in this retrospective single center study. Tumor blocks of patients were stained immunohistochemically with PD-L1 polyclonal antibody.

Superiority of Ga-FAPI PET/CT scan in detecting additional lesions compared to FDG PET/CT scan in breast cancer.

Purpose: We compared the ability of Ga-FAPI PET//CT with FDG PET/CT imaging techniques to detect additional lesions in breast cancer patients that may affect further chemotherapy options.

Methods: A total of 48 patients with breast cancer underwent concurrent Ga-FAPI-04 and FDG PET/CT regardless of whether they had received chemotherapy or not in the last month before imaging. Both modalities were compared according to various parameters: clinical/pathological features, number of lesions detected, activity uptake (SUV), and the effect on the evaluation of response to treatment in the post-chemotherapy group.

Factors Affecting Survival in Operated Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Purpose: Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is an extremely fatal and relatively rare gastrointestinal system malignancy. This study aimed to investigate the factors affecting survival in operated patients with ESCC.

Materials And Methods: We included 110 patients (38 [34.

Prognostic significance of basal 18F-FDG PET / CT maximum standardized uptake value in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma who were treated with sunitinib.

Purpose: To determine whether there is a relationship between maximum standardized uptake (SUVmax) value of basal 18-Fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG-PET/CT) that was performed before sunitinib treatment and treatment-related survival in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC).

Methods: The data of 36 patients (female/male: 1/1, median age 57.36 years, range 31-74) were retrospectively analyzed in whom sunitinib treatment was started due to mRCC between 2008 and 2019 and who underwent basal 18F-FDG PET/CT examination before this treatment.

A metastatic histiocytic sarcoma case with primary involvement of the tonsil.

Histiocytic sarcoma (HS) is an extremely rare and aggressive hematopoietic tumor. Although it can be seen at any anatomic location, the most common primary sites are skin as extranodal region, locations including the lymph nodes and gastrointestinal tract. To the best of our knowledge, in light of PubMed search, this is the first primary tonsillar HS case presented with disseminated metastases at the time of diagnosis.

Is eribulin treatment prognostic factor in patients with metastatic breast cancer treated with this drug? Retrospective analysis of a multicentre study.

Purpose: This study aimed to analyze prognostic factors for survival and the reliability and the effectiveness of eribulin therapy in metastatic breast cancer (MBC) patients.

Methods: A total of 80 patients treated with eribulin in 12 medical oncology centers in Turkey between 2013-2017 were retrospectively evaluated. Sixteen potential prognostic variables were assessed for analysis.

Is eribulin treatment prognostic factor in patients with metastatic breast cancer treated with this drug? Retrospective analysis of a multicentre study.

Purpose: This study aimed to analyze prognostic factors for survival and the reliability and the effectiveness of eribulin therapy in metastatic breast cancer (MBC) patients.

Methods: A total of 80 patients treated with eribulin in 12 medical oncology centers in Turkey between 2013-2017 were retrospectively evaluated. Sixteen potential prognostic variables were assessed for analysis.

Clinical outcomes of patients with pure small cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder.

Objectives: There is not yet a standardized approach to treat patients with small cell carcinoma of the bladder (SmCCB). This study aims to investigate the clinical features, treatment, and survival outcomes of patients with pure SmCCB.

Materials And Methods: Patients diagnosed with SmCCB between January 2006 and September 2015 were retrospectively evaluated.

The efficacy and reliability of sequential adjuvant anthracycline-based chemotherapy and weekly paclitaxel regimen in human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 negative breast cancer: A retrospective analysis of a multicentre study.

Purpose: To analyze the reliability and the effectiveness of chemotherapy and prognostic factors for survival in patients with HER2 (human epidermal growth receptor 2) negative early-stage breast cancer treated with adjuvant sequential anthracycline-based chemotherapy and paclitaxel.

Methods: This analysis retrospectively evaluated the medical records of 756 HER2 negative early-stage breast cancer patients who received adjuvant sequential anthracycline-based chemotherapy and weekly paclitaxel in 15 medical oncology centers in Turkey between 2008-2015. Estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR),HER2,age,tumor size and grade,nodal status,perineural and lymphatic invasion,disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) were analyzed.

Ewing's sarcoma of kidney in a 60-year-old patient with local recurrence: A rare occurrence.

Ewing's family of tumors is aggressive tumors and frequently arises from bone and soft tissue. They might also arise from nonosseous structures such as gastrointestinal tract, adrenal glands, or kidney. Primary renal Ewing's sarcoma (ES)/primitive neuroectodermal tumor is an extremely rare entity which has aggressive clinical course.

Behçet's disease and breast cancer: A case series study.

Introduction: The relation between Behçet's disease (BD) and breast cancer (BC) is unclear. Our purpose is to investigate whether BD has an important effect on BC or vice versa.

Patients And Methods: A total of 12 female BC patients with a diagnosis of BD were identified from a cohort including 5050 BC patients.

Durable complete response with a short course of streptozotocin plus doxorubicin combination in malignant metastatic insulinoma.

Due to the cytotoxic effects of old chemotherapy regimens used in the islet cell tumors, capecitabine plus temozolomide combination has now become the first choice in the treatment of malignant insulinoma (MIoma). We present this case to emphasize and remind that a durable complete response in advanced stage MIoma may be achieved with a short course of streptozotocin plus doxorubicin combination.

Lobular breast cancer metastasis to uterus during adjuvant tamoxifen treatment: A case report and review of the literature.

Tamoxifen plays a critical role in the treatment of hormone receptor-positive breast cancer. Despite these great benefits against breast cancer, tamoxifen increases the risk of endometrial pathologies such as endometrial hyperplasia, polyp, and neoplasms because of agonistic effect on endometrial tissues. Therefore, gynecologic follow-up should be carried out during tamoxifen treatment.

Synthesis, characterization and antibacterial activity of silver-doped TiO nanotubes.

One-dimensional titanium dioxide (TiO) nanotubes (TNTs) doped with silver (Ag) (% 5) were synthesized via two-step hydrothermal method. These nanotubes were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), Raman spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The impact of Ag-doped TiO nanotubes as antibacterial agents against three strains of Gram positive Staphylococcus aureus and a strain of Gram negative Escherichia coli was also investigated.

Renal cell carcinoma presenting with heart metastasis without inferior vena caval and right atrial involvement.

Heart metastasis of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) without vena cava inferior involvement is exceptionally rare. Here, we presented a case of RCC presenting with the right ventricle metastasis without inferior vena caval and right atrial involvement.

Anemia prevalence at the time of pregnancy detection.

Objective: Anemia in the first trimester of pregnancy is the situation as described by the World Health Organization when the level of hemoglobin (Hb) is less than 11 g in 100 cc of blood. The prevalence of this problem is 18% in developed countries, whereas it is between 35-75% in developing countries. In this study, we aimed to determine the prevalence of anemia at the time of pregnancy detection.

A case of membranous glomerulopathy associated with lung cancer and review of the literature.

Membraneous nephropathy (MN) is the most commonly occurring nephrotic syndrome in adults as well as the most common paraneoplastic nephropathy associated with solid tumors, and it is mostly associated with gastrointestinal system and lung carcinomas. Accurate diagnosis is important as the treatment of paraneoplastic glomerulonephritis is very varied from that of idiopathic ones. In the current report, a case of a patient that was referred with proteinuria and edema and was diagnosed with lung cancer, and responded markedly to treatment of malignancy, with improvement of MN, is presented.