Selective phlebography of the major branches of the vena cava superior, supplemented, if necessary, by selective catheterization of the spinal vein, was employed to study the disorders in the cervical section of the spine and cord. Twenty-five patients with myelopathies of obscure origin were examined. The main symptoms were stenoses and atresias of the orifices of the internal jugular veins and compression and stenoses of the brachiocephalic trunks. The possibility of a reverse venous blood stream from the nonspinal veins to the epidural ones and backward was confirmed. Therefore, a disorder of the venous outflow from the spinal channel, on the one hand, and intensification of the venous blood inflow, on the other, may develop under certain conditions, resulting in intrachannel hypertension. Eight patients with pathologic changes in the veins (decompressions and angiolysis) were operated on.
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Purpose: Radiotherapy (RT)/cetuximab (C) demonstrated superiority over RT alone for locally advanced squamous head and neck cancer. We tested this in completely resected, intermediate-risk cancer.
Methods: Patients had squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) of the oral cavity, oropharynx, or larynx, with one or more risk factors warranting postoperative RT.
Cancer
February 2025
American Cancer Society, Surveillance and Health Equity Science, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Background: Low participation in cancer screening contributes to a disproportionate burden of cancer morbidity and mortality among adults with mental health (MH) disorders like depression and anxiety. It is unknown whether MH treatment affects screening participation in this population.
Methods: Using the 2019 and 2021 National Health Interview Survey, data from screening-eligible respondents with a history of depression or anxiety were analyzed.
Aim: We investigated the short- term results of dynamic/semi-rigid stabilization in patients with cervi-cal spinal stenosis and compare them with patients for which decompression and posterior cer-vical fusion was performed.
Material And Methods: 28 patients were included in this study. Group 1 was the semi-rigid group (four male, ten fe-male), group 2 was the fusion group (nine male, five female).
Adv Sci (Weinh)
January 2025
The Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, 515041, P. R. China.
Graves' disease (GD) is an autoimmune disorder with a high incidence rate, particularly affecting women of reproductive age. Current treatment modalities for GD carry significant disadvantages, especially for pregnant or nursing women. As a novel extracorporeal therapeutic technique, high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) shows great promise for treating GD; however, its low treatment efficacy impedes clinical application.
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January 2025
Department of Radiation Oncology, Eye & ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Objectives: We aimed to compare the outcomes of patients with T1-T2N0M0 glottic squamous cell carcinoma who underwent either partial laryngectomy (PL) or radiotherapy (RT).
Methods: A retrospective analysis of 562 patients treated with RT (n = 151) or PL (n = 411) was conducted. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to estimate outcomes.
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