Comparison of medical resource consumption between oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma with and without sarcopenia: A nationwide population-based cohort study.

Purpose: No study has compared long-term medical resource consumption between patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC) with and without sarcopenia receiving curative surgery.

Patients And Methods: Generalized linear mixed and logistic regression models were employed to evaluate the number of postoperative visits and medical reimbursement for head and neck cancer or complications and the number of hospitalizations for treatment-related complications over 5 years after curative surgery, respectively.

Results: The mean difference (95% CI) in total medical claims amounts between the nonsarcopenia and sarcopenia groups were new Taiwan dollars (NTD) 47 820 (35 864-59 776, p < 0.

Incorporation of ultrasound-guided core biopsy with flow cytometry to assist the diagnosis of cervical lymphoma.

Purpose: The main purpose of surgery for cervical lymphoma is only for tissue sampling. To establish a patient-friendly diagnostic approach, we investigated the feasibility of ultrasound-guided core biopsy with flow cytometry in the patients with suspected cervical lymphoma.

Methods: We prospectively recruited patients with suspected cervical lymphoma from Nov 2017 till Jan 2021 in a referral medical center and performed retrospective interpretation of the prospectively acquired data.

An alternative surgical technique for advanced tongue/tongue base cancer without free flap reconstruction.

Background/purpose: Locally advanced tongue or tongue base cancer is recommended to be treated by radical resection that is usually detrimental to physiological functions. This study reports the efficacy and treatment outcome of the patients who had received total glossectomy and laryngeal suspension without lip-split mandibulotomy and free flap reconstruction to preserve laryngopharyngeal function.

Methods: From 2010 to 2018, 37 consecutive patients who had received the surgery were retrospectively recruited.

Slug mediates myofibroblastic differentiation to promote fibrogenesis in buccal mucosa.

Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) has been implicated in fibrogenesis and carcinogenesis; however, the exact role of EMT-inducer Slug in the progression of precancerous oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) has not been investigated. In the current study, we showed that the expression of Slug was upregulated in OSF tissues and associated with various myofibroblast markers. After silence of Slug in fibrotic buccal mucosal fibroblasts (fBMFs), the elevated myofibroblast activities and fibrosis markers were all downregulated.

Antimetastatic potentials of salvianolic acid A on oral squamous cell carcinoma by targeting MMP-2 and the c-Raf/MEK/ERK pathway.

The metastasis of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is one of the most important causes of cancer-related deaths. Thus, various therapeutic strategies have been developed to prevent the metastasis of OSCC. Salvianolic acid A (SAA), a traditional Chinese medicine, has antithrombosis, antiplatelet, anti-inflammation, and antitumor activities.

Outcomes and prognostic factors of simple partial cystectomy for localized bladder urothelial cell carcinoma.

Radical cystectomy has remained the gold standard for recurrent superficial or muscle invasive bladder tumor. However, partial cystectomy still has a role in those who reject or have contraindications for radical cystectomy. In this study, we sought to identify predictors of bladder recurrence and overall survival after simple partial cystectomy.

Impact of bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw on osteoporotic patients after dental extraction: a population-based cohort study.

Background And Aims: Little is currently known about the risk of developing bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ). This study sought to determine the incidence of BRONJ in osteoporotic patients. We also sought to identify the nature and types of risk factors of osteonecrosis of jaw (ONJ) related to the use of oral bisphosphonates (BPs).

Preliminary feasibility study of FTIR microscopic mapping system for the rapid detection of the composited components of prostatic calculi.

Awareness of the chemical composition of prostatic calculi is of great importance for pathogenesis of prostatic lithiasis, the feasibility of FTIR microspectroscopic mapping system used for rapidly screening and detecting the real composited components of prostatic calculi in a short time was initially evaluated. Prostatic calculi were retrieved during transurethral resection of the prostate from nine patients diagnosed having benign prostatic hyperplasia with lower urinary tract symptoms. The level of serum prostatic-specific antigen was within 0-12.

Immediate effect of lateral-wedged insole on stance and ambulation after stroke.

Objective: To perform kinematic and kinetic analyses on the static standing and ambulation in subjects after stroke with and without wearing a 5-degree lateral-wedged insole.

Design: Ten hemiparetic individuals with unilateral stroke were recruited. Participants performed quiet stance and ambulation with no insole wedge, paretic side wedged, and nonparetic side wedged in a random order.

Spectral diagnosis and analysis of a superior vesical artery calcification.

A case of urinary vessel calcification was detected incidentally in pelvic cavity of a 59-year-old man by computed tomography. The silver reticulin, actin, and hematoxylin and eosin stains were applied to diagnose the feature of vessel and confirmed that the vessel was the vesical artery. To our knowledge, this is the first report to find out the obliteration of superior vesical artery caused by calcified deposit.

Risk factors for aggressive behavior among psychiatric inpatients.

The evaluation of a patient's potential for aggressive behavior is an important component of care on psychiatric units. In this study, the aggressive behavior of 111 new psychiatric inpatients in Taiwan was recorded by nursing staff using the Overt Aggression Scale (OAS) during the patients' hospitalization. Psychiatrists made diagnoses in accordance with DSM-IV criteria and collected information about psychosocial risk factors for aggression.

Ultrastructural and biophysical studies on protein conformations of epithelium and stroma in benign prostatic hyperplasia before and after transurethral resection of the prostate.

The alterations in protein conformation of epithelium and stroma in human benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) undergoing prostatic needle biopsy (PNB) and transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) were isolated in vitro and investigated using attenuated total reflectance (ATR)/Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) microspectroscopy. Second-derivative spectral analysis and a curve-fitting program were used to verify and obtain the protein secondary conformation and composition of the samples. TURP uses an electric cutting heat but PNB is a nonheating process.