Interaction between tumor stage and age on survival outcomes of patients with anaplastic thyroid cancer.

Background: Anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) is an aggressive, rare malignancy associated with rapid growth and metastasis, and a very poor prognosis. We investigated the clinical characteristics, survival outcomes and independent prognostic factors associated with anaplastic thyroid cancer.

Aim: To assess to what extent the interaction between age and tumor stage affects mortality.

Comparative Review of Standardized Incidence Ratio of Nonlymphoid, De Novo Malignancies After Liver Transplant Versus After Kidney Transplant.

Objectives: De novo malignancies are the most common cause of death after solid-organ transplant. Here, we aimed to summarize standard incidence ratios of de novo malignancies after liver and kidney transplant within the same geographical locations, compare these ratios among differenttypes of de novo malignancies after liver and kidney transplant, and elucidate differences in de novo malignancies between liver and kidney transplant recipients.

Materials And Methods: We performed a systematic review to identify studies on standard incidence ratios of de novo malignancies after liver and kidney transplant in the United Kingdom, Sweden, South Korea, and Taiwan.

A Comparative Review of Standardized Incidence Ratios of De Novo Malignancies Post Liver Transplantation in Males Versus Females.

Unlabelled: After liver transplantation (LTx), the most common cause of death in the long-term is de-novo malignancy (DNM). The aim is to review the gender differences in the standardized incidence ratio (SIR) of DNM within the same geographical locations.

Methods: Four studies were identified comparing post-LTx SIR between males and females.

Prospective Comparison of Urinary Measured Creatinine Clearance With eGFR and Cystatin C Based Cis-eGFR, Including Kinetic eGFR in the Immediate Post-transplant Period With Prompt Allograft Function.

Background: The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and kinetic estimated glomerular filtration rate (KeGFR) have not been compared, with urinary measured creatinine clearance (mCrCl) or serum cystatin C (CysC) eGFR, soon after kidney transplantation (KTx) with prompt primary function. This study aims to compare post-KTx, urinary mCrCl, and eGFR CysC with eGFR and KeGFR.

Methods: Post-KTx, urine was collected every 12 hours from 25 of the 34 consenting subjects to calculate mCrCl and compare with Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD)-4, Jelliffe eGFR, Cockcroft-Gault creatinine clearance (CrCl), and KeGFR by Chen and Brater formulae.

Vascularized Composite Allograft Versus Prosthetic for Reconstruction After Facial and Hand Trauma: Comparing Cost, Complications, and Long-term Outcome.

In the past decade, vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA) has become clinical reality for reconstruction after face and hand trauma. It offers patients the unique opportunity to regain form and function in a way that had only been achieved with traditional reconstruction or with the use of prostheses. On the other hand, prostheses for facial and hand reconstruction have continued to evolve over the years and, in many cases, represent the primary option for patients after hand and face trauma.