Oncology/Hematology

Deploying swarm intelligence in medical imaging identifying metastasis, micro-calcifications and brain image segmentation.

This study proposes an umbrella deployment of swarm intelligence algorithm, such as stochastic diffusion search for medical imaging applications. After summarising the results of some previous works which shows how the algorithm assists in the identification of metastasis in bone scans and microcalcifications on mammographs, for the first time, the use of the algorithm in assessing the CT images o...

In silico discovery of significant pathways in colorectal cancer metastasis using a two-stage optimisation approach.

Accurate and reliable modelling of protein-protein interaction networks for complex diseases such as colorectal cancer can help better understand mechanism of diseases and potentially discover new drugs. Different machine learning methods such as empirical mode decomposition combined with least square support vector machine, and discrete Fourier transform have been widely utilised as a classifier ...

Robotic Assisted Extended Sleeve Lobectomy After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy.

A 61-year-old man had experienced an irritating cough for 1 month. He received a diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma by bronchoscopy. Computed tomography...

Left lower lobectomy and systematic lymph node dissection by complete video-assisted thoracic surgery.

A 50-year-old female was administered with left lower lobe lesion for 10 days. A preoperative chest computed tomography (CT) revealed a mass in the le...

Video-assisted thoracic surgery left upper lobectomy with systematic lymphadenectomy.

A 62-year-old woman was referred to the Thoracic Surgery Department after computed tomography (CT) revealed a 1.0 cm × 1.1 cm mass peripherally in the...

Analytical assessment of the novel Maglumi squamous cell carcinoma antigen (SCCA) immunoluminometric assay.

BACKGROUND: The demand for routine measurement of squamous cell carcinoma antigen (SCCA) is rapidly increasing in clinical laboratories, due to the ce...

A preliminary study on the relationship between circulating tumor cells count and clinical features in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

BACKGROUND: To evaluate the clinical value of circulating tumor cells (CTC) count in peripheral venous blood of patients with non-small cell lung carc...

ASSOCIATION BETWEEN MURINE DOUBLE MINUTE 2 - T309G polymorphism and recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after surgical treatment.

BACKGROUND: Discovery and incorporation of biomarker panels to cancer studies enabled the understanding of genetic variation and its interference in c...

The first description of metyrapone use in severe Cushing Syndrome due to ectopic ACTH secretion in an infant with immature sacrococcygeal teratoma. Case Report.

Cushing syndrome due to ectopic secretion of ACTH in infants is rare. The treatment of choice is radical resection of the tumour in combination with p...

Effect of Transtympanic Injection of Melatonin on Cisplatin-Induced Ototoxicity.

OBJECTIVE: Cisplatin is a chemotherapeutic agent that is widely used in cancer treatment. Numerous side effects have been detected, one of which is ot...

[Enhanced radiosensitivity of H22 ascitic tumor to 12C6+ ions radiation in ultra-filtration extract mixture from Astragalus mongholicus-treated mice].

This study was designed to investigate the impact of ultra-filtration extract mixture from Astragals mongholicus (UEMAM) o radiosensitivity of H22 asc...

Effects of TGF-β1 on the Proliferation and Apoptosis of Human Cervical Cancer Hela Cells In Vitro.

To investigate the effects of TGF-β1 on the proliferation and apoptosis of cervical cancer Hela cells in vitro. Human cervical cancer Hela cells were ...

Proposal for a Simple and Efficient Monthly Quality Management Program Assessing the Consistency of Robotic Image-Guided Small Animal Radiation Systems.

Modern pre-clinical radiation therapy (RT) research requires high precision and accurate dosimetry to facilitate the translation of research findings ...

[The Safety and Feasibility of Conversion Surgery for Initially Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer].

BACKGROUND: By remarkable progress of chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer, we sometimes achieve resection of initially unresectable pancreatic cancer a...

[A Case of Gastric Cancer with Multiple Liver Metastases Treated with XP Chemotherapy and RFA Resulting in a Complete Response for a Long Time].

A 60-year-old man underwent total gastrectomy with Japanese D2 lymph node dissection for advanced gastric cancer. The resected specimen was diagnosed ...

[Hepatic Resection of Multiple Liver Metastases from Gastric Cancer after Molecular Targeted Chemotherapy(S-1 plus Cisplatin plus Trastuzumab)].

A 62-year-old man was diagnosed with gastric cancer and underwent distal gastrectomy, and D1+b lymph node dissection. He was diagnosed postoperatively...

[R0 Resection by Distal Pancreatectomy with En Bloc Celiac Axis Resection after Down-Staging by FOLFIRINOX Therapy in a Case of Pancreas Cancer--Report of a Case].

The patient, a 55-year-old man, was diagnosed elsewhere as having cancer of the tail of the pancreas and was referred to our hospital. Abdominal compu...

[Trans-Arterial Chemoembolization Therapy for Refractory Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with Spherical Embolic Material--A Single Case Report].

Here, we report the use of trans-arterial chemoembolization for primary lung cancer. The patient was a 56-year-old woman with refractory Stage Ⅳ non-s...

[New FP Therapy Was Effective for a Case of Massive Hepatocellular Carcinoma].

A 62 year-old woman was hospitalized with the diagnosis of pneumonia, and a huge mass was recognized in the right lobe of the liver during a CT scan. ...

[A Case of Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor-Producing Gastric Cancer Successfully Treated with Trastuzumab].

A 68-year-old man diagnosed with type 0-Ⅰgastric cancer by gastrointestinal endoscopy underwent urgent distal gastrectomy due to a perforation during ...