Motivational Factors Influencing the Choice of Medical Studies and Future Career Plans among Montenegrin Students.

Introduction: There is a concerning trend of emigration among highly educated individuals in Montenegro. This includes medical professionals who seek better job opportunities abroad. The aim of the present study was to identify the primary motivational factors driving Montenegrin medical students to pursue a career in medicine, and whether these factors undergo changes over the course of their studies.

Expression of CD105 but not of E-cadherin is associated with malignancy recurrence and disease-free interval in laryngeal cancer in men.

Introduction: In this study we analyzed CD105 (endoglin) and E-cadherin expression in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) to evaluate their clinicopathologic significance.

Material And Methods: Expression of CD105 and E-cadherin was examined immunohistochemically using paraffin-embedded archival tissues of 72 (35 glottic and 37 supraglottic) previously untreated LSCC male patients. The mean value of the positively-stained microvessels for CD105 counted in four hot spots for each case was used as the final intratumoralmicrovessel density (MVD).

Prognostic significance of a panel of two biomarkers (E-cadherin and CD105) in laryngeal cancer.

This study aimed to evaluate the clinicopathologic significance of the combined immunohistochemical expression of the epithelial-mesenchymal transition marker E-cadherin and the angiogenesis marker CD105 in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma and assess correlation of their expression. Eighty-five patients who underwent complete resection as primary treatment were selected for this study. E-cadherin and CD105 expression levels were determined by immunohistochemistry.

Validity, internal consistency, and test-retest reliability of the Montenegrin 10-item Voice Handicap Index.

The purpose of the this cross-sectional study was to assess clinical validity, internal consistency, and test-retest reliability of the adapted Montenegrin translation of the Voice Handicap Index 10 (VHI-10). It included 50 patients with voice disorders, divided into three subgroups according disease aetiology: structural, neurological, and functional and a control group of 50 vocally healthy participants. Mean patient VHI-10 score of 21.

Tracheostomy in a patient with COVID-19: a case report.

Some of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients with prolonged ventilation may require tracheostomy, which is an aerosol-generating procedure and poses a significant risk of viral transmission. We report our experience of the management of a patient with COVID-19 who underwent surgical tracheostomy and describe several essential infection control principles. In our patient, on the 14th day after intubation, an open tracheostomy was carried out because of the prolonged tracheal intubation and unsuccessful extubation attempts.

Visceral Adiposity Index is not Superior over Anthropometric Parameters with regards to Inflammation in Healthy Adolescent Girls.

Objective: Better than simple anthropometric parameters, the visceral adiposity index (VAI) has recently been proposed as a predictor of cardiometabolic risk in adults. However, there are conflicting results on the associations of these parameters in children and adolescents. Therefore, we aimed to estimate this potential relationship between VAI, anthropometric parameters (i.

Cardiovascular Risk Assessed by Reynolds Risk Score in Relation to Waist Circumference in Apparently Healthy Middle-Aged Population in Montenegro.

Reynolds Risk Score (RRS) is regarded as a good screening tool for cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Since CVD is the leading cause of death in Montenegro, we aimed to assess the risk of CVD as assessed by RRS and to examine its association with cardiometabolic parameters in apparently healthy middle-aged population. In addition, we aimed to test whether obesity had an independent influence on RRS.

Association between unfavorable lipid profile and glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Background: Recent studies hypothesize that dyslipidemia can predict glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and could be important contributing factor to the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2). Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the influence of lipid parameters on long-term glycemic control in DM2.

Materials And Methods: A total of 275 sedentary DM2 (mean [±standard deviation] age 60.

Relationship between Oxidative Stress, Inflammation and Dyslipidemia with Fatty Liver Index in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Introduction/aim: Considering the high prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2), we aimed to investigate the potential benefit of determining markers of oxidative stress, inflammation and dyslipidemia for prediction of NAFLD, as estimated with fatty liver index (FLI) in individuals with DM2.

Methods: A total of 139 individuals with DM2 (of them 49.9% females) were enrolled in cross-sectional study.

Immunoregulatory cytokines and chronic tonsillitis.

The purposes of the present study were to determine the distribution of cells producing cytokines: tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) and interleukin 6 (IL-6) in different morphological sections of tonsils in patients with tonsillar hypertrophy (TH) and recurrent tonsillitis (RT), to analyze the level of production of these cytokines in TH and RT and evaluate the potential of peripheral blood lymphocytes for production of interferon-γ (IFN-γ) and interleukin 4 (IL-4). Analyzed materials consisted of the tonsils after tonsillectomy and blood taken from patients right before tonsillectomy (study group) and blood taken from healthy donors (control group).We used histological and immunohistochemical method, morphometric methods for the quantification of TNF-α and IL- 6 producing cells and immunological methods for determining the concentration of IFN-γ and IL-4.

Small cell neuroendocrine tumor of the larynx--a small case series.

Neuroendocrine tumors are the most common nonsquamous types of laryngeal neoplasms. They are classified as typical carcinoids, atypical carcinoids, small-cell neuroendocrine carcinomas, and paragangliomas. The aim of the paper is to present four patients with small-cell neuroendocrine tumor arising in larynx.

Relationship of E-cadherin with cervical lymph node metastasis in laryngeal cancer.

E-cadherin, a 120 kDa transmembrane protein, plays an important role in malignant progression and tumour differentiation. The loss or reduction in E-cadherin expression has been found in several tumours including laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma. The present study aimed to investigate the prognostic implications of changes in expression of the E-cadherin in laryngeal carcinoma.

Prevalence of smoking and other smoking-related behaviours among students aged 13 to 15 years in Montenegro: results from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey of 2008.

The Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) is an international study that provides data on youth tobacco use for development of tobacco control programs. It is a school-based survey that uses a standardised methodology for sampling, core questionnaire items, training protocol, field procedures, and data management. This article reports the findings from a GYTS conducted in Montenegro in 2008, which included 5723 adolescents.

Prognostic relevance of CD105-assessed microvessel density in laryngeal carcinoma.

Objective: To examine immunohistochemical expression of CD105 among patients with laryngeal cancer and investigate the prognostic significance of CD105-assessed microvessel density (MVD).

Study Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: University hospital.

Clinicopathologic significance of CD105-assessed microvessel density in glottic laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma.

Objective: Intratumoral microvessel density (MVD) determined with the use of antibodies to endoglin (CD105) is considered to be an important prognostic marker in a variety of malignancies. The purpose of this study has been to analyze the clinicopathologic significance of CD105-assessed MVD in SCCs primary localized in glottic region of larynx.

Methods: Surgical specimens from 40 patients with resected glottic squamous cell carcinomas were immunostained for CD105.

CD105 expression as a measure of microvessel density in supraglottic laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma.

The purpose of the present study was to examine the expression of CD105 among patients with supraglottic laryngeal cancer and to assess the clinical relevance of CD105-assessed MVD. A total of 40 patients with supraglottic squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) were included in the present study. Surgical specimens were immunostained for CD105 and MVD was calculated at 400x magnification.

Tobacco use among youth: findings from the global youth tobacco survey in Montenegro.

Smoking is a burning healthcare and economy issue, especially in underdeveloped countries. The aim of this study was to determine the number of smokers among elementary school students in Montenegro and to assess the correlates of tobacco use. The study was done in 2003 using the World Health Organization Global Youth Tobacco Survey.

Risk factors for laryngeal cancer in Montenegro.

Laryngeal cancer is the most common head and neck cancer. There might be many risk factors for laryngeal cancer. Smoking, especially cigarette smoking and alcohol are indisputable risk factors.