Background: Chondrosarcoma is the second most common bone malignancy. Chondrosarcoma is considered a surgical disease, and the role of surgical margin is important since local recurrence is known to decrease survival. The aim of this study was to investigate the timing of local recurrence and the size of local recurrence in post local recurrence survival in chondrosarcoma.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMetastasis of prostate cancer to the testes is exceptionally rare. We report the case of a 67-year-old male with a 10-year history of high-risk prostate cancer, previously treated and currently in remission, who presented with left scrotal swelling. The swelling was clinically and radiologically diagnosed as a hydrocele and treated surgically.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Pharmacogenomics has demonstrated benefits for clinical care, including a reduction in adverse events and cost savings. However, barriers in expanded implementation of pharmacogenomics testing include prolonged turnaround times and integration of results into the electronic health record with clinical decision support. A clinical workflow was developed and implemented to facilitate in-house result generation and incorporation into the electronic health record at a large academic medical center.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this longitudinal brain imaging study, we aimed to characterize hippocampal tau accumulation and subfield atrophy relative to cortical amyloid-β and memory performance. We measured tau-PET in regions associated with Braak stages I to VI, global amyloid-PET burden, hippocampal subfield volumes and memory assessments from 173 participants aged 55-85. Eighty-six of these participants were tested again two years later.
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