The effect of strap muscle transection on voice and swallowing changes after thyroidectomy in patients without laryngeal nerve injury.

Introduction: Voice and swallowing symptoms are frequently reported after thyroidectomy even without laryngeal nerve injury. We aimed to evaluate the effect of strap muscle transection on voice and swallowing outcome after thyroidectomy.

Methods: Group 1 (G1) consisted of 17 patients who had their strap muscles transected during thyroidectomy and group 2 (G2) consisted of 17 patients who had their strap muscles preserved during thyroidectomy.

Correlation between the Expression of PD-L1 and Clinicopathological Parameters in Triple Negative Breast Cancer Patients.

Objective: Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a heterogenous group of tumors with no estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR) and Cerb-B2/HER2 expression. Programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) is a transmembrane protein located on both non-tumor and tumor cells and it has been shown to be associated with the escape of tumor cells from the immune system. PD-L1-targeted therapy alone or in combination is now an alternative strategy in several aggressive tumor types.

The self-assessed psychological comorbidities of prurigo in European patients: a multicentre study in 13 countries.

Background: Prurigo is defined by the presence of chronic pruritus and multiple localized or generalized pruriginous lesions.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the psychological burden of prurigo in patients of European countries.

Methods: In this multicentre European study, 3635 general dermatology outpatients and 1359 controls were included.