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Clinical presentation of desmoid tumors
(Springer, 2012)
Desmoid tumors (DT) constitute a rare fibroblastic proliferative disease. They present sporadically or as a manifestation of a hereditary syndrome such as Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP). Despite the absence of ...
Minimal invasive surgery principles
(Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009)
Minimally invasive surgery may be defined as a method for performing established surgical procedures by remote manipulation in a confined anatomical space. This leads to a reduction of access trauma, thereby reducing ...
Stomach and duodenum
(Springer, 2009)
21.1 General considerations Hypertrophy of the pyloric muscle causes gastric outlet obstruction Incidence 1:250 live births, most common in Caucasian populations 4:1 male-to-female ratio Family history often positive, ...
Molecular subtypes and emerging therapeutic opportunities
(Future Medicine Ltd., 2011)
Triple-negative breast cancers comprise a heterogeneous group of tumors with varying prognosis, but the majority are of high histological grade and have a poor prognosis. Although there is considerable overlap between ...
Postinfectious Immune-Mediated Neurological Diseases
(Springer International Publishing, 2019)
Infection may trigger immune-mediated neurological dysfunction. In some specific examples, the pathogenesis has been clearly delineated, with a detrimental effect of the immune response to infection. This chapter will cover ...
Neurological manifestations of gluten sensitivity
(Springer International Publishing, 2019)
This detailed, practical textbook focuses on immune mediated disorders of the nervous system with particular focus on systemic autoimmune disorders. Divided into three sections, the first discusses the neuroanatomical and ...
Managing thoracic tumors during pregnancy
(Springer International Publishing, 2016)
Thoracic tumors during pregnancy is a rare coexistence. Only 66 cases of lung cancer have been published during the last two decades. Gestational thymomas and mesotheliomas are even more infrequent gestational tumors. Among ...
Max Wilms-A man and syndrome (1867-1918)
(World Scientific Publishing Co., 2009)
Molecular subtypes and emerging therapeutic opportunities
(Future Medicine, 2011)