Monitoring of residual leukemic cells, so called minimal residual disease (MRD) in acute leukemias is of great importance in clinical practice. Especially evaluation of early response to treatment has a important prognostic value, and modifies the therapy schedule in a nowadays used treatment protocols. Methods used for monitoring of MRD consist of molecular techniques, which detect chromosomal aberrations or immunoglobulins and lymphocyte T receptor genes rearrangements, as well as method of flow cytometry, which detect immunophenotype typical for the leucemic clone. The paper shows advantages and disadvantages each of those methods. The best approach to monitoring MRD in ALL during and after the treatment seems to be combination of molecular and immunological techniques.
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Head Neck
December 2024
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia.
Background: Residual, recurrent, and second primary head and neck cancers are on the rise. This is largely driven by a younger age at diagnosis and increasingly targeted chemoradiotherapy options. Salvage surgery remains the only curative intent option in this cohort of patients.
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November 2024
Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Houston Methodist, Houston, Texas, USA.
Objective: Diagnosing neoplasms of the salivary gland is challenging, as morphologic features of these tumors are complex, and well-defined diagnostic categories have overlapping features. Many salivary gland neoplasms are associated with recurrent genetic alterations. The utilization of RNA-based targeted next-generation sequencing (NGS) panels for the detection of cancer-driving translocations and mutations is emerging in the clinical laboratory.
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December 2024
Environmental Health and Ecological Sciences Department, Ifakara Health Institute, P.O. Box 53, Morogoro, Tanzania.
Background: The Anopheles funestus group includes at least 11 sibling species, with Anopheles funestus Giles being the most studied and significant malaria vector. Other species, like Anopheles parensis, are understudied despite their potential role in transmission. This article provides insights into the biology and insecticide susceptibility of An.
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December 2024
Beijing Children's Hospital Capital Medical University Beijing, Beijing, China.
Objective: Berry syndrome is a group of rare congenital cardiac malformations including aortopulmonary window (APW), aortic origin of the right pulmonary artery (AORPA), interruption of the aortic arch (IAA), patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) (supplying the descending aorta) and intact ventricular septum. This paper will analyze the clinical data of 7 patients with Berry syndrome who underwent surgical treatment in our institution and discuss the one-stage surgical correction of Berry syndrome in combination with the literature.
Methods: From January 2013 to July 2024, a total of 7 children with Berry syndrome were admitted to the Cardiac Surgery Department of Beijing Children's Hospital.
J Cardiothorac Surg
December 2024
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Yunnan Cancer Hospital, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Peking University Cancer Hospital Yunnan, No. 519, Kunzhou Rd, Kunming, Yunnan, 650106, China.
Background: Chronic empyema after total pneumonectomy is a potentially fatal complication.The aim of the study is to explore the treatment strategy and clinical efficacy of chronic empyema after pneumonectomy.
Methods: A retrospective analysis of 6 patients with chronic empyema after pneumonectomy in our hospital.
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