Publications by authors named "E M C Voormolen"

The following case potentially provides insight into the mechanisms of lymphogenic metastasis in sinonasal cancer. A 63-year-old patient who presented with progressive diplopia and left-sided periocular pain was diagnosed with a cT4bN0M0 mucosal melanoma of the ethmoid sinus. She underwent a combined endonasal and transcranial tumor resection, and an orbital exenteration.

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Background: Approximately 20% of invasive ductal breast malignancies are human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive. These patients receive neoadjuvant systemic therapy (NAT) including HER2-targeting therapies. Up to 65% of patients achieve a pathological complete response (pCR).

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Article Synopsis
  • Invasive growth of meningiomas into brain tissue is rare but important for patient outcomes, and opinions on its impact differ.
  • A survey was conducted to see how different hospitals collect samples of tumors, revealing many don’t follow a standard method.
  • The study suggests that hospitals should have a more structured way of collecting samples during surgery to better understand if the tumor has invaded brain tissue.
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•OGM surgery is much more complex than a simple debate of "from above or from below" (transcranial vs endoscopic).•Lateral Sub-frontal and Superior Interhemispheric seem the most effective, superior and versatile approaches for OGM.•Minimally Invasive Transcranial approaches showed no inferiority in OGM sized <4 ​cm.

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