The prevalence of chronic medication therapy problems and pharmacists' interventions among hospitalized perioperative patients: a retrospective observational study.

Background: Inadequate preoperative management of chronic medications can place perioperative patients at risk and cause unnecessary delays in surgical procedures. This study aims to investigate the prevalence of chronic medication therapy problems (CMTPs) in hospitalized perioperative patients and assess the relevance of pharmacists' interventions.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of pharmacist-led preoperative management of chronic medications in hospitalized adult patients from November 2018 to April 2019.

The role of magnetic resonance imaging in assessing the extent of tongue squamous cell carcinoma: A prospective cohort study.

Purpose: To assess the false-positive and false-negative MRI results in evaluating the extent of tongue squamous cell carcinoma.

Methods: A prospective cohort series of 165 patients was enrolled to assess the false-positive and false-negative MRI results in evaluating the extent of tongue squamous cell carcinoma by comparing intraoperative tumor profile images and postoperative pathological sections. The differences between two-dimensional tumor margins were analyzed using Mimics 15.

Prognosis of Pediatric Patients With Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Parotid Gland.

Objective: To summarize the prognosis of pediatric patients with mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) of the parotid gland.

Methods: Pediatric patients with MEC of parotid gland who were surgically treated at the Capital Medical University School of Stomatology from 2000 to 2014 were retrospectively analyzed. Clinical characteristics, pathology reports, and operation records were reviewed and analyzed.

[Primary acinic cell carcinoma in mandible: a case report].

Acinic cell carcinoma is a relatively rare salivary gland tumor predominantly occurring in the major glands. Therefore, acinic cell carcinoma rarely occurs in the mandible. In this study, a case of primary acinic cell carcinoma of the mandible was reported, and relevant literature was reviewed.

XIAP is a predictor of cisplatin-based chemotherapy response and prognosis for patients with advanced head and neck cancer.

Background: Approximately 60-80% of patients with advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) die within five years after diagnosis. Cisplatin-based chemotherapy is the most commonly used palliative treatment for these patients. To evaluate the prognostic value of X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis (XIAP) level as a potential biomarker in these patients, we investigated the relationship between XIAP expression and cisplatin response of these patients and their prognosis.

[Discomfort of right eye and right maxilla region after dental implant placement: a case report].

Discomfort of right eye and right maxilla region occurred after a dental implant placement in a patient who surfered stabilized osteofibrous dysplasia (OFD) of sphenoid sinus. In this article, the case was discussed and the relevant literature was reviewed. The possible causes of eye and maxilla discomfort may be associated with OFD, hyper allergic response to implant material and surgical trauma, and psychical factors as well.

[Central mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the mandible: a case report].

As one of the most common malignancies of the salivary glands, mucoepidermoid carcinoma had a rare frequency in mandible. A case of central mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the mandible was reported and relevant literatures were reviewed. The possible etiology, clinical symptom, radiology, histopathology, diagnosis and treatment of central mucoepidermoid carcinoma were discussed.