Comparative Analysis of Amino Acid Profiles in Patients with Glioblastoma and Meningioma Using Liquid Chromatography Electrospray Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS/MS).

Brain tumors account for 1% of all cancers diagnosed de novo. Due to the specificity of the anatomical area in which they grow, they can cause significant neurological disorders and lead to poor functional status and disability. Regardless of the results of biochemical markers of intracranial neoplasms, they are currently of no diagnostic significance.

Plasma HGF concentration in patients with brain tumors.

The Hepatocyte Growth Factor is a strong mitogenic factor and seems to play important role in tumor angiogenesis. The purpose of this study was to analyse the plasma concentration of this factor in patients treated surgically because of intracranial tumors. The study included 47 patients, both sexes treated surgically for intracranial tumors and 30 adult volunteers of both sexes, without cancer diagnosis.

Prospective evaluation of muscle strength and spine joint motility of patients who underwent surgery for colorectal cancer by open and laparoscopic methods.

Introduction: The current trend in oncological surgery is to minimize its degree of invasiveness while maintaining a satisfactory survival rate. Surgical treatments within the large intestine are applied through traditional open surgery (OS) or laparoscopic surgery (LS).

Aim: The purpose of this nonrandomized, prospective, single-centered clinical examination was to compare motility within the spine joints and evaluate abdominal muscle strength of patients who underwent LS or OS for colorectal cancer.

Quantitative anatomy of the primary ossification center of the radial shaft in human fetuses.

Purpose: The medical literature still lacks studies on the size of the radial shaft primary ossification center, thus preventing us from potentially relevant data in diagnosing skeletal dysplasias, i.e., TAR syndrome, VATER syndrome, Holt-Oram syndrome, Fanconi anemia and Edwards syndrome, frequently characterized by disrupted or retarded fetal growth.

Evaluation of distant sequelae of breast cancer treatment among patients after breast-conserving surgery depending on the type of intervention in the axillary fossa.

Aim Of The Study: The goal of this work was to assess upper-limb sequelae among patients undergoing breast-conserving therapy (BCT) for breast cancer 5-6 years after the surgical procedure.

Material And Methods: A controlled clinical study was conducted on 128 patients who had undergone surgery 5-6 years prior. BCT + ALND (axillary lymph node dissection) was performed in 58 patients and 69 underwent BCT + SLND (sentinel lymph node dissection).

Quantitative anatomy of the ilium's primary ossification center in the human fetus.

Purpose: An understanding of the development of the ilium's primary ossification center may be useful in both determining the fetal stage and maturity, and for detecting congenital disorders. This study was performed to quantitatively examine the ilium's primary ossification center with respect to its linear, planar and volumetric parameters.

Materials And Methods: Using methods of CT, digital-image analysis and statistics, the size of the ilium's primary ossification center in 42 spontaneously aborted human fetuses of crown-rump length (CRL) ranged from 130 to 265 mm (aged 18-30 weeks) was studied.

Foot posture in female patients 5 years after breast-conserving surgery: a case-control study.

Purpose: Along with the improvement in the outcomes of breast cancer treatment being observed in the recent years, long-term studies to assess distant adverse effects of the treatment have become increasingly important. The objective of this study was to assess the foot posture in patients subjected to breast-conserving therapy. The assessment was made 5 years after the surgical procedure.

Analysis of Undesirable Sequelae of Sentinel Node Surgery in Breast Cancer Patients - a Prospective Cohort Study.

Use of sentinel lymph node biopsy limits the frequency and severity of sequelae of surgical treatment. However, the procedure itself may not be completely free of complications. The goal of this work was to analyze prospectively the occurrence of undesirable sequelae in patients undergoing sentinel lymph node biopsy as an isolated intervention in the axillary fossa.

Evaluation of changes to foot shape in females 5 years after mastectomy: a case-control study.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate changes in foot shape of women 5 years after undergoing breast amputation.

Methods: Evaluation of foot shape was performed using a non-invasive device for computer analysis of the plantar surface of the foot. Obtained results were compared between feet on the healthy breast side (F1) and on the amputated breast side (F2).

The Assessment of the Magnitude of Frontal Plane Postural Changes in Breast Cancer Patients After Breast-Conserving Therapy or Mastectomy - Follow-up Results 1 Year After the Surgical Procedure.

Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in Polish women. Management of breast cancer includes surgical treatment as well as adjuvant chemotherapy, radiotherapy, hormonal therapy, and combination regimens. One of the adverse consequences of oncological management of breast cancer may involve changes in frontal plane body posture.

[Craniofacial resection for tumors of paranasal sinuses involving the anterior skull base].

Introduction: Craniofacial resection is a treatment of choice for paranasal malignant and benign tumors invading the skull base.

The Aim Of The Study: In this article the authors present the experience in craniofacial resection for malignant tumors invading the anterior skull base.

Materials And Methods: The material consisted of four patients operated in the Department of Otolaryngology and Laryngology Oncology CM UMK between 2007 and 2010.