Publications by authors named "M D Cin"
Design, Development, and Evaluation of a 3D-Printed Buccal Myomucosal Flap Simulator.
Cleft Palate Craniofac J
January 2025
Objective: Buccal myomucosal flap procedures have become a critical tool in the armamentarium of the cleft surgeon. Mastering this technique is complex and providing sufficient training opportunities presents significant challenges. Our study details the design, development, and evaluation of a low-cost, high-fidelity buccal myomucosal flap surgical simulator.
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- * A study involving 223 bladder cancer cases found that higher-grade and higher-stage tumors had decreased E-cadherin and increased vimentin expressions, confirming the role of EMT, while galectin-3 levels were higher in early-stage (T1) high-grade tumors but dropped in later stages (T2).
- * The results suggest that galectin-3 is potentially important in early tumor progression, highlighting it as a possible
Surgical simulators are crucial in early craniofacial and plastic surgical training, necessitating synthetic materials that accurately replicate tissue properties. Recent critiques of our lab's currently deployed silicone surrogate have highlighted numerous areas for improvement. To further refine our models, our group's objective is to find a composition of materials that is closest in fidelity to native oral mucosa during surgical rehearsal by expert craniofacial surgeons.
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- - Dermatoscopy is a non-invasive diagnostic tool that helps differentiate between mycosis fungoides (MF) and small plaque parapsoriasis (SPP), which can appear similar in initial stages.
- - A study involving 59 patients used videodermoscopy and capillaroscopy to assess vascular patterns, revealing that MF patients had significantly higher scores for specific vascular features and microvascular density (MVD) compared to SPP patients.
- - The research demonstrated distinct dermatoscopic and histopathological criteria that could help in accurately distinguishing between early-stage MF and SPP.
Background: Perineuriomatous melanocytic nevi are rare and this may indicate the similar embryological source of melanocytes and peripheral nerves in the neural crest. Neurotized melanocytic nevi may resemble nerve sheath tumors histologically, and show schwannian differentiation. However, literature on whether neurotized nevi differentiate into perineural cells is controversial.
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