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J Immunother Cancer
January 2025
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
Background: Chordoma is a slow-growing, primary malignant bone tumor that arises from notochordal tissue in the midline of the axial skeleton. Surgical excision with negative margins is the mainstay of treatment, but high local recurrence rates are reported even with negative margins. High-dose radiation therapy (RT), such as with proton or carbon ions, has been used as an alternative to surgery, but late local failure remains a problem.
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January 2025
Department of Human Movement Science, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, United States.
Type 2 Diabetes is a highly prevalent chronic disorder that affects multiple systems through microvascular complications. Complications such as diabetic peripheral neuropathy, diabetic retinopathy, and diabetic vestibular dysfunction (vestibulopathy) all directly interfere with the sensory components of balance and postural stability. The resulting impairments cause increased falls risk and instability, making it difficult to perform daily task or exercise.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBiomedica
December 2024
Grupo de Inmunodeficiencias Primarias, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.
Introduction: Congenital lymphopenias cause increased susceptibility to infections in children apparently healthy at birth. Earlier detection of these conditions would facilitate prompt treatment, prevent potentially serious disease complications and early deaths, and save healthcare resources.
Objective: To perform a pilot study for neonatal screening of congenital lymphopenias by the quantification of TREC and KREC –T- and B-cell receptor excision circles– in peripheral blood samples from newborns in Medellín, Colombia.
Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
February 2025
Department of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, Seth GS Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra India.
The subclavian artery's intrathoracic segment is a rare peripheral artery aneurysm site. Common causes are atherosclerosis, trauma, vasculitis, and infection. Subclavian artery aneurysms have a higher propensity for rupture, thrombosis, embolization, and compression of surrounding structures, thus necessitating urgent surgical care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChin Med J (Engl)
January 2025
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing 100035, China.
This review aimed to provide a comprehensive analysis of the etiology, epidemiology, pathology, and conventional treatment of heterotopic ossification (HO), especially emerging potential therapies. HO is the process of ectopic bone formation at non-skeletal sites. HO can be subdivided into two major forms, acquired and hereditary, with acquired HO predominating.
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