Achieving a Good Aesthetic Result in the Correction of Giant Nevus of the Labiomental Area.

Benign skin lesions of the face require appropriate surgical treatment. Giant pigmented skin lesions possess the high risk of malignancy which sometimes is not possible to diagnose preoperatively. Majority of the traditional techniques for lower lip and chin reconstruction were developed for the skin cancer resections and are extensively aggressive and disfiguring in case of benign lesions.

EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS AND NASOPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMA: VIRAL MARKERS FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND ASSESSMENT OF CLINICAL STATUS OF PATIENTS.

The etiological role of the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in the development of an undifferentiated histological variant of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (uNPC) found for the first time in regions with a high incidence of this pathology, the Southern provinces of China and the countries of Southeast Asia, and later in the rest of the world, has served as a basis for the widespread use of EBV serological markers for the diagnosis of this form of tumor. In recent years, the use of a test based on the quantitative determination of the EBV DNA concentration in the blood plasma of uNPC patients for early detection and monitoring of the disease has become widespread in endemic regions. In non-endemic regions, such studies virtually have not been carried out, and moreover, the comparative evaluation of the significance of two viral markers, serological and EBV DNA load in the bloodstream of uNPC patients, for diagnostics and evaluation of the therapeutic effect was not investigated.

Epstein-Barr virus biomarkers for nasopharyngeal carcinoma in non-endemic regions.

The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) plays a key role in the development of undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma (uNPC). In uNPC endemic regions EBV-specific antibodies and plasma EBV DNA load are used as markers for the early detection of uNPC and monitoring of the disease. In non-endemic regions, such studies were practically not conducted.

Diagnostic value of the Epstein-Barr virus serological markers in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma in cases of undetectable primary tumor location.

The goal of this work was to describe a method for diagnosis of the non-keratinizing nasopharyngeal carcinoma (nNPC) in cases of the undetectable primary tumor location. The method is based on evaluation of IgG and IgA antibody levels to the capsid (VCA) and early antigens (EA) of the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). The diagnosis of nNPC is established by a so-called decision rule.