INTRODUCTION: Patterns of failure in patients with olfactory neuroblastoma (ONB) according to two surgical approaches, craniofacial resection (CFR) and endoscopic surgery (ENDO), have yet to be analyzed. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewe…
BACKGROUND: Angiogenesis is the process of neovascularization from pre-existing vasculature and is involved in various physiological and pathological processes. Inhibitors of angiogenesis, administered either as individual drugs or in combi…
Transforming growth factor (TGF-β)/TGF-β receptor signal is known to promote cell migration. Up-regulation of TGF-β in serum/peritoneal fluid and increased levels of pluripotent transcription factor OCT4 in endometriotic tissues are frequen…
OBJECTIVE: To identify the impact of the pluripotent transcription factor OCT4 in endometrial cell migration and endometriosis. DESIGN: The OCT4 expression and cell migration study. SETTING: Research institution and reproductive medical c…
We present a case of a fetal pancreatic cyst, a rare disease in fetal life, detected prenatally at 30 weeks' gestation by ultrasound. Routine ultrasound examination at 30 weeks' gestation by primary obstetrician showed a cyst on the fetal a…