Publications by authors named "B A Shoo"
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- Glioblastomas are aggressive brain tumors that are hard to treat effectively, and myeloid cells contribute to their treatment resistance through immunosuppression.
- Current therapies typically involve a 6-week radiation plan, but a quicker 3-week approach might benefit older patients or those in poor health.
- This study found that patients undergoing traditional radiation experienced higher levels of monocytes and lower levels of lymphocytes compared to those receiving a shorter radiation schedule, highlighting the need to consider blood cell changes when choosing treatment plans.
Background: 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) has become a common imaging modality for detecting metastatic melanoma. However, the identification of lesions intraoperatively can be difficult.
Objective/methods: We describe an innovative multimodality approach to tumor localization using preoperative PET-CT and intraoperative ultrasonography and describe cases in which this technique was used.
Background: Histopathologic analysis remains the gold standard for the pathologic diagnosis of melanoma. Numerous histologic criteria are used to diagnose melanoma, but none alone are sufficient to establish this diagnosis. Therefore, differentiating between benign pigmented lesions and melanoma may be controversial.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Preventing malaria by controlling mosquitoes in their larval stages requires regular sensitive monitoring of vector populations and intervention coverage. The study assessed the effectiveness of operational, community-based larval habitat surveillance systems within the Urban Malaria Control Programme (UMCP) in urban Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Methods: Cross-sectional surveys were carried out to assess the ability of community-owned resource persons (CORPs) to detect mosquito breeding sites and larvae in areas with and without larviciding.