During bidirectional cavo-pulmonary anastomosis (bidirectional Glenn; BDG), the thymic tissue is often excised to facilitate the exposure of the superior vena cava and its junction with the innominate vein. Subsequently, it is discarded. Since the last two decades, the lead author (ST) has pursued anchoring the excised thymus in its position by suturing it to the opposite unexcised thymic lobe.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBreast cancer is trending its way as the most common cancer globally. Surgery remains the mainstream treatment modality. The gene expression signatures predict the prognosis in cancer patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMetastasizing pleomorphic adenoma is recognized as a subtype of pleomorphic adenoma in WHO classification 5th edition of salivary glands. The controversy pertaining to the entity is the benign features of the disease even at a metastatic site. We present a rare case of left recurrent pre-auricular swelling in a young male reported as metastasizing pleomorphic adenoma.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFColorectal carcinoma (CRC) is the second most common cancer and third leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Although the staging system provides a standardized guidance in treatment regimens, the clinical outcome in patients with colon cancer at the same TNM stage may vary dramatically. Thus, for better predictive accuracy, further prognostic and/or predictive markers are required.
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