Publications by authors named "Radu Fruntelata"

Melanoma is a malignant cancer of the skin, the incidence of which has been increasing year by year. This neoplasm has high aggressivity as well as the potential for invasion and metastases. Multiple factors related to the proliferation of this type of tumor have been identified, such as exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation and specific genetic backgrounds.

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Skin cancer is one of the most common types of cancer, with an increasing worldwide incidence in recent decades. The main risk factor for increasing the skin cancer incidence is ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Of the two major forms of skin cancer (melanomas and non-melanotic cancers), the cutaneous melanoma (CM) is the most aggressive form, causing about 80% of the deaths resulted from this type of tumor.

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Unlabelled: Hypospadias surgery is a common activity in every department for pediatric surgery, increased incidence of this condition contributing this aspect. For this purpose permanent review of the data of cases is probably necessary, in order to promptly evaluate short and long term results.

Material And Methods: The authors are presenting this retrospective clinical and statistical study, enrolling 149 patients, hospitalized and operated in the Department of Pediatric Surgery and Orthopedics, between 2009 and 2018.

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Introduction: A pathological fracture appears after a low-energy trauma or minor trauma on bones with a modified histological structure; sometimes, the patient reports shoulder pain antedating the fracture. The most common benign bone tumors that cause pathological fractures in children are simple bone cysts, aneurysmal bone cysts, non-ossifying fibromas and fibrous dysplasia. This type of bone tumors is usually asymptomatic until they reach a large size and cause a pathological fracture after minor trauma.

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