When meeting people, consciously or not, the first thing that we actually notice is how great their smile is. No matter how one looks, as long as he or she has a perfect set of teeth, the person is oftentimes perceived as beautiful. So how do you deal with less-than-perfect set of teeth?Fortunately, in todays world, there is never a shortage of orthodontists. The problem would, however, now lie in choosing which orthodontic treatment to go for....more
Another interesting study is called, Preoperative Tumor Volume Is Associated With Outcome In Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma by Harvey I. Pass, MD, Barbara K. Temeck, MD, Karen Kranda, RN, Seth M. Steinberg, PhD, Irwin R. Feuerstein, MD - From the Thoracic Oncology Section,a Biostatistics and Data Management Section,b National Cancer Institute, Diagnostic Radiology Department,c Warren Magnusen Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health,...more
Another interesting study is called, Pleurectomy for mesothelioma. By Brancatisano RP, Joseph MG, McCaughan BC - Department of Surgery, Repatriation General Hospital Concord, NSW. Med J Aust. 1991 Apr 1;154(7):455-7, 460. Here is an excerpt: Abstract - OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness and safety of parietal pleurectomy in establishing a tissue diagnosis and controlling pleural fluid accumulation in patients with pleural mesothelioma, and to assess the success of this procedure in effecting palliation. DESIGN AND SETTING: Fifty consecutive patients with pleural mesothelioma who underwent thoracotomy at the cardiothoracic units at Concord and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital were reviewed retrospectively. The male:female ratio was 4:1 and the mean age was 63 years. In only 11 of the 50 patients was a tissue diagnosis of mesothelioma made before surgery. INTERVENTIONS: At thoracotomy, subtotal parietal pleurectomy was performed in 45 of the 50 patients. In two patients biopsy alone was performed and three patients were treated by a chemical pleurodesis only, as pleurectomy was not technically possible. Pulmonary decortication was required in 28 patients to allow full expansion...more
Another interesting study is called, Value of the Ber-EP4 antibody in differentiating epithelial pleural mesothelioma from adenocarcinoma : The M.D. Anderson experience and a critical review of the literature - American Society of Clinical Pathologists, Chicago, IL, ETATS-UNIS (1931) (Revue) by ORDONEZ N. G. (1) ; 1998, vol. 109, no1, pp. 85-89...more
Another interesting study is called, Expression is common in malignant Mesothelioma by G. KAFIRI, D.M. THOMAS, N.A. SHEPHERD, T. KRAUSZ, D.P. LANE, P.A. HALL Histopathology - Volume 21, Issue 4, pages 331334, October 1992. Here is an excerpt: The p53 tumour suppressor gene has been shown to be frequently mutated in a wide range of human...more
Another interesting study is called, Genetic alteration of the -catenin gene (CTNNB1) in human lung cancer and malignant mesothelioma and identification of a new 3 p 21.3 homozygous deletion Oncogene 2001, vol. 20, no31, pp. 4249-4257 by Shigemitsu Kikuo; Sekido Yoshitaka ; Usami Noriyasu; Mori Shoichi; Sato Mitsuo; Horio Yoshitsugu; Hasegawa Yoshinori; Bader Scott A.; Gazdar Adi F. ; Minna John D.; Hida Toyoaki; Yoshioka Hiromu; Imaizumi Munehisa; Ueda Yuichi; Takahashi Masahide; Shimokata Kaoru Here is an excerpt: Abstract - The -catenin gene (CTNNB1) has been shown to be genetically mutated in various human malignancies. To determine whether the -catenin gene is responsible for oncogenesis in thoracic malignancies, we searched for the mutation in 166 lung cancers (90 primary tumors and 76 cell lines), one blastoma and 10 malignant mesotheliomas (two primary tumors and eight cell lines). Among the lung cancers, including 43 small cell lung cancers (SCLCs) and 123 non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLCs), we identified four alterations in exon 3, which is the target region of mutation for stabilizing -catenin. One primary adenocarcinoma had a somatic mutation from C to G, leading to...more
An interesting study is called, Dickkopf-1 antagonizes Wnt signaling independent of -catenin in human Mesothelioma - Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications - Volume 323, Issue 4, 29 October 2004, Pages 1246-1250 by Amie Y. Lee, Biao He,...more
Another interesting study is called, Lymph Node Metastasis: as the Initial Manifestation of: Malignant Mesothelioma: Report of Six Cases by Sussman, Jeffrey M.D.; Rosai, Juan M.D. Here is an excerpt: Abstract - We present six cases in which...more
An interesting study is called, Early Response Evaluation in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma by Positron Emission Tomography With [18F] Fluorodeoxyglucose by Giovanni L. Ceresoli, Arturo Chiti, Paolo A. Zucali, Marcello Rodari, Romano F. Lutman,...more
Another interesting study is called, The Human Type 2 Iodothyronine Deiodinase Is a Selenoprotein Highly Expressed in a Mesothelioma Cell Line by Cyntia Curcio, Munira M. A. Baqui, Domenico Salvatore, Bertrand H. Rihn, Steve Mohr, John W. Harney, P....more
Another interesting study is called, Value of thrombomodulin immunostaining in the diagnosis of Mesothelioma by N.G. ORDEZ Histopathology Volume 31, Issue 1, pages 2530, July 1997. Here is an excerpt: Aims: Even with the benefit of...more
Have you tried looking in the mirror only to see your shining face? Oily skin is a common problem worldwide. It is because of too much oil production by the sebaceous glands. The oil produced by these glands are necessary to keep your skin healthy....more