Evaluation of the frequency and pattern of local recurrence following intersphincteric resection for ultra-low rectal cancer by W. Abdel-Gawad, A. Zaghloul, I. Fakhr, M. Sakr, A. Shabana, M. Lotayef, O. Mansour

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Topically Applied Bacteriophage to Control Multi-Drug Resistant <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> Infected Wound in a Rat Model by Mohamed S. Fayez, Toka A. Hakim, Mona M. Agwa, Mohamed Abdelmoteleb, Rania G. Aly, Nada N. Montaser, Abdallah S. Abdelsattar, Nouran Rezk, Ayman El-Shibiny

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Comprehensive evaluation of adrenal cortical cancer: Single-center 22-year experience by Basem Al Achras, Joud Zakhour, Aditya Chauhan, James Bena, Divya Yogi-Morren, Kevin M. Pantalone, Pratibha Rao

“…Methods: A retrospective chart review (1997–2019) was performed on patients diagnosed with ACC via surgical pathology. Data were subsequently split into two time periods defined by the date of initial presentation: 1996–2007 and 2008–2019. …”
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Non-BRCA1/BRCA2 high-risk familial breast cancers are not associated with a high prevalence of BRCAness by Lars v. B. Andersen, Martin J. Larsen, Helen Davies, Andrea Degasperi, Henriette Roed Nielsen, Louise A. Jensen, Lone Kroeldrup, Anne-Marie Gerdes, Anne-Vibeke Lænkholm, Torben A. Kruse, Serena Nik-Zainal, Mads Thomassen

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The sonographic pattern of nodule and thyroid fine needle aspiration cytology in the evaluation of thyroid malignancy risk by Mustafa Eroğlu, Berkay Kuscu

“…Compared to the surgical pathology results, the accuracy that was closest to that of Bethesda System (AUC: 0.778) (Area Under Curve) was found in EU-TIRADS (AUC:0.715). …”
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Androgen and Estrogen β Receptor Expression Enhances Efficacy of Antihormonal Treatments in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cell Lines by Belen Crespo, Juan Carlos Illera, Gema Silvan, Paula Lopez-Plaza, María Herrera de la Muela, Miriam de la Puente Yagüe, Cristina Diaz del Arco, Maria Jose Illera, Sara Caceres

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Staged treatment of first metatarsal osteonecrosis using a custom titanium spacer for first metatarsophalangeal joint arthrodesis: A case report and literature review✰,✰✰,★ by Christopher J. Betrus, DPM, AACFAS, Jacob M. Jones, DPM, Lame Balikani, MD, MPH, Alan R. Catanzariti, DPM, FACFAS

“…Procedures: Excision of soft tissue mass and partial excision of first metatarsal followed by a staged first MTP arthrodesis with custom titanium truss was performed without complication. Results: Surgical pathology was negative for malignancy and the patient went on to successful fusion following truss arthrodesis. …”
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Predicting the Efficacy and Safety of TACTICs (Tumor Angiogenesis-Specific CAR-T Cells Impacting Cancers) Therapy for Soft Tissue Sarcoma Patients by Kento Fujiwara, Shigemi Sasawatari, Sho Nakai, Keisuke Imaeda, Seina Nagai, Yoshihiro Matsuno, Kanako Hatanaka, Yutaka Hatanaka, Satoshi Takenaka, Naoki Okada

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71 No survival difference in patients receiving radical hysterectomy vs. extrafascial hysterectomy in stage II–IV endometrial cancer patients: a multivariate analysis by Teresa Palkowski, Alexandra Freeman, Dennis C. DeSimone, Trung Nguyen

“…Of the patients who underwent RH versus EFH, 56.8% (25/44) compared to 28.1% (207/737) were subsequently diagnosed with Stage II–IV disease on final surgical pathology, respectively (p<0.001). There was no significant difference in OS between patients who underwent RH versus EFH for FIGO stage II–IV (hazard ratio=1.40, p=0.89). …”
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The Role of EGFR Amplification in Deep Venous Thrombosis Occurrence in IDH Wild-Type Glioblastoma by Brandon Kaye, Assad Ali, Raphael Augusto Correa Bastianon Santiago, Bilal Ibrahim, Julio Isidor, Hany Awad, Mohammadmahdi Sabahi, Michal Obrzut, Badih Adada, Surabhi Ranjan, Hamid Borghei-Razavi

“…Molecular data were obtained through the surgical pathology report at the time of biopsy. <b>Results:</b> There were 112 subjects who were EGFR-amplified (38.2%) and 181 who were non-amplified (61.8%). …”
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Tumor Cells and the Extracellular Matrix Dictate the Pro-Tumoral Profile of Macrophages in CRC by Sara Coletta, Silvia Lonardi, Francesca Sensi, Edoardo D’Angelo, Matteo Fassan, Salvatore Pucciarelli, Arianna Valzelli, Andrea Biccari, William Vermi, Chiara Della Bella, Annica Barizza, Mario Milco D’Elios, Marina de Bernard, Marco Agostini, Gaia Codolo

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A case report on non‐metastatic Ewing sarcoma of the lumbar spine in a young patient by Shobha Mandal, Srijana Baniya, Dipesh Kumar Rohita, Gopal Kumar Yadav, Philip Lowry

“…The diagnosis of ES lumbar spine was made which was treated with surgical resection with an appropriate margin measuring 8 × 4.5 × 2.5 cm with decompression and L4/5 laminectomies, which had a negative margin in the surgical pathology report. Concomitant local radiotherapy and chemotherapy [cycles of vincristine 2 mg/m2, adriamycin/doxorubicin 75 mg/m2, cyclophosphamide 1200 mg/m2 (VDC) with mesna rescue alternating with cycles of ifosfamide 1800 mg/m2 and etoposide 100 mg/m2 (IE)] was started. …”
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Racial/ethnic differences in fibrosis prevalence and progression in biopsy‐proven steatosis: A focus on the Asian American population by Rebecca G. Kim, Janet N. Chu, Eric Vittinghoff, Jasmine Deng, Jewel N. Reaso, James P. Grenert, Mandana Khalili

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Differential Diagnosis between Ulcerative Colitis and Clostridium Difficile-Associated Disease in a Patient with Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome Type 1 by Elizaveta A. Trush, Alexander V. Korolev, Elena A. Poluektova, Pavel V. Pavlov, Maria G. Pavlova, Alexander S. Tertychny, Yulia O. Sidorina, Natalia A. Ponkratova, Oleg S. Shifrin

“…When examined on the day of admission, surgical pathology was excluded. Further differential diagnostics between Clostridium difficile-associated disease and ulcerative colitis was carried out, with the possibility of combining these diseases being not excluded. …”
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Use of Pathology Data to Improve High-Value Treatment of Cervical Neoplasia by Barbara S. Ducatman MD, Mahreen Hashmi MD, Morgan Darrow MD, Melina B. Flanagan MD, Pamela Courtney APRN, WHNP-BC, Alan M. Ducatman MD

“…Two of us (B.S.D. and M.D.) reviewed all cytology, colposcopy and surgical pathology results, patient history, and pregnancy outcomes from all patients with loop electrosurgical excision procedure specimens for a 33-month period (January 2011-September 2013). …”
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Molecular classification of high-grade, muscle-invasive urothelial carcinomas and the relationship with CTLA-4 and PD-L1 expression by Fabiana T. B. Pereira, Tatiana V. A. Mattos, Dino Martini Filho, Maria Antonieta L. G. da Silva, Roni C. Fernandes, Wagner R. Montor

“…Thus, this type of classification is viable in most surgical pathology laboratories, including those in Brazil’s Unified Health System (known as SUS, the acronym for Sistema Único de Saúde). …”
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Comparative Proteomic Analysis Identifies EphA2 as a Specific Cell Surface Marker for Wharton’s Jelly-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Ashraf Al Madhoun, Sulaiman K. Marafie, Dania Haddad, Motasem Melhem, Mohamed Abu-Farha, Hamad Ali, Sardar Sindhu, Maher Atari, Fahd Al-Mulla

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CK2β-regulated signaling controls B cell differentiation and function by Laura Quotti Tubi, Laura Quotti Tubi, Elisa Mandato, Elisa Mandato, Elisa Mandato, Sara Canovas Nunes, Sara Canovas Nunes, Sara Canovas Nunes, Arash Arjomand, Arash Arjomand, Fortunato Zaffino, Fortunato Zaffino, Sabrina Manni, Sabrina Manni, Alessandro Casellato, Alessandro Casellato, Paolo Macaccaro, Paolo Macaccaro, Nicola Vitulo, Sara Zumerle, Odile Filhol, Brigitte Boldyreff, Christian W. Siebel, Antonella Viola, Giorgio Valle, Federica Mainoldi, Stefano Casola, Valeria Cancila, Alessandro Gulino, Claudio Tripodo, Claudio Tripodo, Marco Pizzi, Angelo Paolo Dei Tos, Livio Trentin, Livio Trentin, Gianpietro Semenzato, Gianpietro Semenzato, Francesco Piazza, Francesco Piazza

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Intraindividual Comparison Between [18F] PSMA-1007 PET/CT and Multiparametric MRI for Radiotherapy Planning in Primary Prostate Cancer Patients by Ioana M. Marinescu, Ioana M. Marinescu, Simon K. B. Spohn, Simon K. B. Spohn, Selina Kiefer, Peter Bronsert, Lara Ceci, Lara Ceci, Julius Holzschuh, Julius Holzschuh, August Sigle, Cordula A. Jilg, Alexander Rühle, Alexander Rühle, Tanja Sprave, Tanja Sprave, Nils H. Nicolay, Nils H. Nicolay, Robert Winzer, Robert Winzer, Jana Rehm, Jana Rehm, Jörg Kotzerke, Jörg Kotzerke, Tobias Hölscher, Tobias Hölscher, Anca L. Grosu, Anca L. Grosu, Juri Ruf, Matthias Benndorf, Constantinos Zamboglou, Constantinos Zamboglou, Constantinos Zamboglou, Constantinos Zamboglou, Constantinos Zamboglou

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Integration of p16/HPV DNA Status with a 24-miRNA-Defined Molecular Phenotype Improves Clinically Relevant Stratification of Head and Neck Cancer Patients by Julia Hess, Kristian Unger, Cornelius Maihoefer, Lars Schüttrumpf, Peter Weber, Sebastian Marschner, Ludmila Wintergerst, Ulrike Pflugradt, Philipp Baumeister, Axel Walch, Christine Woischke, Thomas Kirchner, Martin Werner, Kristin Sörensen, Michael Baumann, Ingeborg Tinhofer, Stephanie E. Combs, Jürgen Debus, Henning Schäfer, Mechthild Krause, Annett Linge, Jens von der Grün, Martin Stuschke, Daniel Zips, Martin Canis, Kirsten Lauber, Ute Ganswindt, Michael Henke, Horst Zitzelsberger, Claus Belka

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