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Radioligand Therapy (RLT) in the form of [177Lu] Lu-DOTA-TATE (Lutathera®) is a promising treatment for pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNETs) with cardiac metastasis. We present a patient treated with [177Lu] Lu-DOTA-TATE that showed shrinkage of metastasis after four treatments at 7.4 GBq every 8 weeks.

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We report a case of radiation-induced myofibroblastoma of the right nasal cavity in a patient with a remote history of radiotherapy for pediatric retinoblastoma. The patient required maxillectomy and ethmoidectomy. To our knowledge, a rare number of cases have been reported in this location.

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  • The health professions education (HPE) field is changing, and teachers are looking for ways to improve their research skills with more advanced training programs.
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Background The treatment of aortic stenosis is evolving rapidly. Pace of change in the care of patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) differs. We sought to determine differences in temporal changes in 30-day mortality, 30-day readmission, and length of stay after TAVR and SAVR.

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Introduction: Renal cell carcinoma is often discovered at an early stage due to the increased use of imaging studies in the current era; therefore, its presentation as a gigantic renal cell carcinoma is rarely encountered.

Case Presentation: A 59-year-old male presented to our hospital due to dizziness, fatigue, and increasing abdominal distension. A computed tomography scan showed an extremely large mass occupying most of the abdomen and pelvis.

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Objective: Although severe hypoglycaemia (SH) can lead to adverse health outcomes, little is known about its occurrence and re-occurrence among youth with type 1 or type 2 diabetes.

Methods: This study included 2740 participants aged <20 years at diabetes diagnosis and 5-14 years diabetes duration from the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Cohort Study. Participants reported SH events in the past 6 months.

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The protein MucR from spp. is involved in the expression regulation of genes necessary for host interaction and infection. MucR is a member of the Ros/MucR family, which comprises prokaryotic zinc-finger proteins and includes Ros from and the Ml proteins from .

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Comment on: Early effect of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass on insulin sensitivity and signaling.

Surg Obes Relat Dis

January 2016

Department of Kinesiology Greenville, North Carolina; East Carolina Diabetes and Obesity Institute Greenville, North Carolina; Department of Surgery, Brody School of Medicine East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina.

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