This stage is characterized by extensive liver damage and significantly reduced liver function. This stage may also involve liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma). Symptoms are severe and can include jaundice, ascites, variceal hemorrhage, hepaticencephalopathy, and extreme fatigue. Liver transplantation is...
The aetiology of oral cancer in younger adults remains unclear; however, one needs to ponder on the ubiquitous human papilloma virus (HPV). Oral cancers hidden in cryptic locations of the oral cavity, mimicking symptoms in the initial stages, such as those of pericoronitis and tonsillitis, oft...
What are the signs and symptoms of precocious puberty (early puberty) in children? Although symptoms may vary from child to child, symptoms of precocious puberty may include: Girls Acne Breast growth Early menstruation Growing pubic and underarm hair ...
Tonsil cancerIMRTPatient reported outcomesSymptomsBackground: A questionnaire-based study was conducted to assess long-term patient reported outcomes (PROs) following definitive IMRT-based treatment for early stage carcinomas of the tonsillar fossa.Gunn, G. BrandonHansen, Chase C.Garden, Adam S....
B-cell prolymphocytic leukemia (B-PLL) is a rare leukaemia characterized by > 55% prolymphocytes in the peripheral blood (Fig.6). Patients are generally elderly, with B-symptoms, leukocytosis, and marked splenomegaly without lymphadenopathy. The cells are larger than lymphocytes of CLL and ...
Kai-tai Yao, in Recent Advances in Cancer Research and Therapy, 2012 17.4.4.1 EBV-Targeted Gene Therapy Latent membrane protein-1 (LMP1), one of the EBV-encoded products, is thought to be the only oncoprotein playing an essential role in cell malignant transformation and tumor metastasi...
Also, in many studies, PLR values have been investigated whether if may be a guide in the indication of surgery in adenotonsillectomy who have sleep apnea symptoms and different results [15,16]. In the study, like MPV values, the PLR values were also found to be statistically significantly ...
Individuals who had tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection (or who had symptoms suggestive of COVID-19) were contacted by telephone to seek consent and assess eligibility. Women of childbearing potential and men who were sexually active with women of childbearing potential were required to use ...
FULL PAPER British Journal of Cancer (2013) 108, 2346–2353 | doi: 10.1038/bjc.2013.201 Keywords: childhood brain tumour; infectious disease; social contact; epidemiology; children Patterns of exposure to infectious diseases and social contacts in early life and risk of brain tumours in children ...
Undifferentiated arthritis (UA) encompasses signs and symptoms consistent with inflammatory arthritis that do not meet classification criteria for any specific rheumatic disease [1,2]. The frequency of UA ranges from 23% to 81% in early arthritis cohorts with most of them reporting a rate of 30%...