Publications by authors named "Malee S Fernando"

Extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma (EMC) is a malignant cartilage neoplasm usually encountered in the proximal extremities. We report the case of a 58-year-old male who presented initially with a 3-month history of cough. Initial staging demonstrated a right upper lobe mass with bilateral pulmonary nodules and moderate tracer uptake in the right lung mass and right groin on positron emission tomography imaging.

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There is a paucity of population-based data detailing the incidence and survival of patients with soft tissue sarcoma (STS), in part due to the heterogeneity of disease and changes to classification. Here, the incidence and survival of all STS subtypes registered in England between 2013 and 2017 were analysed using cancer registry data held by the National Cancer Registration and Analysis Service. Age-standardised incidence rates were calculated per 1 000 000 using the 2013 European Standard Population.

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Background And Purpose: White matter lesions (WML) in brain aging are linked to dementia and depression. Ischemia contributes to their pathogenesis but other mechanisms may contribute. We used RNA microarray analysis with functional pathway grouping as an unbiased approach to investigate evidence for additional pathogenetic mechanisms.

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Background And Purpose: "Incidental" MRI white matter (WM) lesions, comprising periventricular lesions (PVLs) and deep subcortical lesions (DSCLs), are common in the aging brain. Direct evidence of ischemia associated with incidental WM lesions (WMLs) has been lacking, and their pathogenesis is unresolved.

Methods: A population-based, postmortem cohort (n=456) of donated brains was examined by MRI and pathology.

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Understanding of vascular substrates of cognitive decline in the elderly is evolving to include a major emphasis on the impact of small vessel disease (SVD). While existing concepts of multi-infarct dementia and strategic infarct dementia remain valid, they present difficulty in generalizing clinicopathological correlations from patient to patient. The range and significance of lesions that should be included as manifestations of SVD are unresolved, as is their impact on, and association with, neurodegenerative changes.

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The MRC Cognitive Function and Ageing Study (CFAS) is a prospective longitudinal study of a population-based cohort of elderly people in six UK sites, evaluated using psychometric instruments and questionnaires to elucidate physical and mental health. Data from the core study includes prevalence and incidence rates for dementia and longitudinal measures of cognitive decline together with data on genetic risk factors for dementia. A neuropathology study runs in collaboration with the core study based on premortem counselling of individual respondents or carers.

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