Browsing by Subject "Laboratory test"
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Brain metastasis of unknown primary: A diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma
(2005)The diagnosis of a brain metastasis is usually made during the routine follow up examinations of patients with known cancer, who are under the care of oncology departments. The involvement of the neurosurgeon depends on ...
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Laboratory Assessment of the Anticoagulant Activity of Dabigatran
(2015)Background: Our aim was to identify laboratory assays in order to assess the anticoagulant effects of dabigatran etexilate (DE). Methods: Twenty patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation treated on DE (110 mg per os ...
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Metabolic syndrome and its components as predictors of ischemic stroke in type 2 diabetic patients
(2008)BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE - The available data regarding the association between metabolic syndrome (MS) or MS components and ischemic stroke in type 2 diabetics are limited and inconsistent. This study aimed to investigate ...
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Paclitaxel, cisplatin, leucovorin, and continuous infusion fluorouracil followed by concomitant chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: A hellenic cooperative oncology group phase II study
(2005)The primary objective of this phase II study was to access the complete response (CR) rate to a new innovative induction regimen in patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer (LA-HNC). From October 2000 until ...
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Persistent erythema multiforme in a patient with extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
(2008)Presented in this report is a 66-year-old male with a widespread persistent erythema multiforme mostly atypical in appearance, which was detected well before the diagnosis of underlying extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. The ...
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Prognostic variables in patients with advanced colorectal cancer treated with fluorouracil and leucovorin-based chemotherapy
(1996)Possible prognostic variables for tumor response, time to progression (TTP), and survival in 141 patients with advanced colorectal cancer treated with fluorouracil and leucovorin-based chemotherapy were analyzed. None of ...
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Successful treatment of human immunodeficiency virus-related castleman's disease: A case report and literature review
(2003)Multicentric Castleman's disease is increasingly recognized as an aggressive illness with a rapidly fatal outcome in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients. In the absence of optimal therapy, various therapeutic ...