BACKGROUND: The axillary lymph node status is one of the most relevant prognostic factors in breast cancer. The noninvasive investigation of axillary lymph node involvement in the preoperative diagnosis is one of the greatest challenges in the treatment of breast cancer. The aim of our study is to assess the significance of preoperative axillary diagnostics. It will be verified whether the axil...

BACKGROUND Cerebral protection and circulatory management remains a controversial issue in aortic arch surgery. The present study reported surgical outcomes of arch repair using moderate hypothermic circulatory arrest (MHCA) and unilateral selective antegrade perfusion (uSACP). METHODS From January 2004 and December 2012, 500 patients underwent hemiarch repair (HARCH) and 124 underwent total ...

The effect of different-colored polyethylene mulches on quantity and spectra of reflected light, plant morphology, and root-knot disease was studied in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) grown in simulated planting beds. Tomato plants were inoculated with Meloidogyne incognita at initial populations (Pi) of 0, 1,000, 10,000, or 50,000 eggs/plant, and grown in a greenhouse for 50 days over white, ...

Axillary clearance provides important prognostic information but is associated with significant morbidity. Sentinel node biopsy can provide staging .141 patients with node negative early breast cancers-tumour size less than 1.5 cm measured clinically or by imaging had guided axillary sampling (sentinel lymph node biopsy in combination with axillary sampling). Four node axillary sampling improve...

Optimal management for axillary recurrence is poorly understood. The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk factors for overall survival in the patients with axillary recurrence. Data of 1098 patients were collected from breast cancer registers from Clinic for Oncology Nis between 1990-1995. All patients underwent modified radical mastectomy. Axillary recurence was diganosed in 43 (3.92%) p...

AlN thin films were grown on HF-etched Si~111! substrates at 400– 600 °C by plasma source molecular beam epitaxy. Reflection high energy electron diffraction and transmission electron microscopy studies show that AlN films grown at 400 °C form an initial amorphous region at the interface, followed by c-axis oriented columnar grains with slightly different tilts and twists. AlN films grown at 60...

Sir,—May I offer some comments on the article by Drury and Gilbertson? (Brir. J. Anaesth. (1970), 42, 1021). (1) A likely cause of the hyperpyrexia is the combination of pediidine and atropine in conjunction with anaesthesia. Pediidine potentiates atropine and probably atropine potentiates pethidine. Pethidine is not needed for premedication, and probably can be dispensed with safely. (2) It is...

Fluctuations in core body temperature beyond a narrow range are of concern as they indicate changed homeostasis. Thermoregulation remains a key aspect of neonatal care. New non touch method of measuring temperature may reduce infection rate and discomfort of neonates. Body temperature of neonates admitted in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit was measured using axillary digital thermometer and a hand...