purpose : to introduce a novel classification system for the extent of choroid invasion and to analyze the incidence of histopathologic risk factors (hrfs) in the patients with retinoblastoma in china methods : the clinical data of 104 enucleated eyes diagnosed with retinoblastoma were retrospectively reviewed, and the pathological re-examination of the enucleated eyes was conducted. results : ...

BACKGROUND Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is a common surgical therapeutic option for obese patients, with debate about the value of routine histopathologic examination of LSG specimens. We assessed the following: prevalence of different histopathologic changes in LSG specimens, risk factors associated with premalignant and with frequent histopathologic changes, and whether routine histo...

OBJECTIVES This study aims to investigate whether it is necessary to perform histopathologic examination of the specimens of tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this retrospective and multicenter study, 1021 pediatric and adult patients (557 males, 464 females; median age 8 years; range 5 to 13 years) who underwent adenoidectomy and/or tonsillectomy were included. Of t...

Bivalve mollusks are an important resource due to their socioeconomic value and the historical genetic of some species. Two nationally oyster species-Portuguese (Crassostrea angulata) Japanese gigas) from distinctive areas in Portugal were studied evaluate sanitary status. Oysters sampled four different sites Portugal. collected populations cultivated a strong ocean-influenced environment Portu...

Purpose Evaluating the risk of lymph node metastasis (LNM) is critical for determining subsequent treatments following endoscopic resection of T1 colorectal cancer (CRC). This study analyzed histopathologic risk factors for LNM in patients with T1 CRC. Methods This study involved 745 patients with T1 CRC who underwent endoscopic (n = 97) or surgical (n = 648) resection between January 2001 an...

Background Infertility is the inability to conceive children after one year of unprotected intercourse. The estimated prevalence of infertility in Canada is 11.5-15.7%. Fertility problems affect approximately one in seven couples in the United Kingdom (UK). Infertility occurs in conditions in which the pregnancies end with recurrent miscarriages (ASR) or birth of a child with multiple congenita...