Abstract Background Preoperative tumor markers, inflammation, and nutritional status are considered important predictors of prognosis response in locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) patients. This study aims to explore the prognostic predictive role carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), Fibrinogen-Albumin Ratio Index (FARI), Prognostic Nutritional (PNI) LARC patients compared them with a novel comb...

CT: computed tomography HNCSCC: head and neck cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma IMRT: intensity-modulated radiation therapy MMS: Mohs micrographic surgery PNI: perineural invasion RT: radiation therapy SCC: squamous cell carcinoma INTRODUCTION Head and neck cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (HNCSCC) is a growing problem in the immunosuppressed population, and the behavior of these cancers can b...

Amaç: Romatizmal mitral darlığı ve malnütrisyon, gelişmekte olan ülkelerde halen önemli bir sağlık sorunudur. Mitral kapak yaprakçık kalsifikasyonu, hastalarının prognozlarını kötü yönde etkileyen klinik durumdur. Bu çalışmada, malnütrisyonun genel göstergesi prognostik nütrisyonel indeks (PNİ) ile bulunan hastalarda kalsifikasyonu ilişkisi incelenmiştir. Yöntem: tanısı 675 hasta retrospektif o...

BACKGROUND Adequate migration of Schwann cells (Sc) is crucial for axon-guidance in the regenerative process after peripheral nerve injury (PNI). Considering neuregulin-erbB-FAK signaling is an essential pathway participating in the regulation of Sc migration during development, the present study is aimed to examine whether neuregulin would exert its beneficial effects on adult following PNI an...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Knowledge of histopathological factors, such as perineural invasion (PNI), extracapsular spread (ECS), angiolymphatic vessel invasion, and conglomerate lymph nodes, in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma is important for appropriate treatment decisions. Given the availability of aggressive therapeutic options with known side effects and burdens for the pati...

Objective This is a review of spiritually based interventions (eg, mindfulness-based stress reduction) that utilized psychoneuroimmunological (PNI) outcome measures in breast cancer survivors. Specifically, this review sought to examine the evidence regarding relationships between spiritually based interventions, psychosocial-spiritual outcomes, and biomarker outcomes in breast cancer survivors...

BACKGROUND The aim of the present study was to determine the extent of malnutrition in patients waiting for a liver transplant. The agreement among the methods of nutritional assessment and their diagnostic validity were evaluated. METHODS Patients on the waiting list for liver transplantation (n = 110) were studied. The variables were: body mass index, analytical parameters, liver disease et...

Researchers agree that there are two narcissism expressions, specifically grandiose and vulnerable narcissism. However, their assessment remains contentious. The Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI; Raskin & Terry, 1988) assesses all aspects of grandiose narcissism for some whereas critics claim it assesses only ‘normal narcissism’. The alternative measure, the Pathological Narcissism Inven...

BACKGROUND Peripheral nerve injury (PNI) rehabilitation remains a challenge for physical therapists because PNI effects are very disabling. Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) has been described as a physical resource that is able to influence enzymes called metallopeptidases (MMPs) associated with extracellular matrix (ECM) turnover, thus accelerating neuromuscular recovery after nerve crush injuri...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Systemic inflammation-based prognostic scores have prognostic power in patients with cancer, independently of tumor stage and site. Although inflammatory status is associated with mortality in hemodialysis (HD) patients, it remains to be determined as to whether these composite scores are useful in predicting clinical outcomes. METHODS We calculated the 6 prognostic scores [Gl...