Deepthi Surendran Pillai, Archana George Vallonthaiel, Ajit Nambiar, K. Pavithran & Praveen G. Pai·Asian Oncology Research Journal·2022
Primary cardiac lymphoma (PCL) is a very rare malignancy, involving only the heart/pericardium with no or minimal evidence of extra-cardiac involvement. A 73-year-old lady presented with dyspnea on exertion. Echocardiography revealed a mass predominantly involving the right atriu...
Nocardia farcinica is an emerging opportunistic pathogen, particularly in immunocompromised patients. Early identification and appropriate antibiotic susceptibility testing are necessary for prompt diagnosis of nocardiosis as it has highly-resistant antibiotic profile. This can i...
Introduction: Globally, over 18 million new cancer cases are identified and approximately 10 million people have died from this disease in 2018. Over the years, biomarkers have developed with several applications in the field of cancer research; one such biomarker is progastrin -...
Worldwide, cervical cancer is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in women. Even though pelvic External Beam Radiotherapy (EBRT) in conventional fractionation with concurrent chemoradiotherapy followed by brachytherapy is the standard of care of locally advanced carcinom...
Leonard Derkyi-Kwarteng, F. Agyemang-Yeboah, L. Ahenkorah Fondjo, E. Gustav Imbeah, Eric Gyan & P. Kafui Akakpo·Asian Oncology Research Journal·2022
Background: Immunohistochemistry is an invaluable technique used clinically in the characterisation of breast cancer in various intrinsic subtypes. Such characterisation into the intrinsic subtypes is of great prognostic value in the management of breast cancer. Methodology: Two...
Aim: Leukemia has been linked to mRNA expression of Sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor-1(S1PR-1) and considering multiple reports on the roles of phytochemicals in Hydrocotyle verticillata and Laportea aestuans, this study aims to evaluate the effects of administration of ethanol e...
Squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) of the oral cavity and the upper aerodigestive tract are mostly associated with tobacco and alcohol consumption. However, a small minority of patients with SCC do not consume tobacco or alcohol. The underlying etiology of head and neck cancer in thi...
Determining Maximum Recommended Starting Dose (MRSD) in first in human (FIH) studies is a crucial milestone in the development path of a new pharmaceutical drug. It is imperative to determine what is the safe starting dose in these trials, as the drug would be introduced for test...
A case of thyroid follicular carcinoma with distant metastasis to the calvaria at initial presentation and its management in a resource-constrained environment. A 69-year-old woman who presented with an anterior neck mass, scalp swelling and right eye proptosis and was diagnosed...
Desmoplastic small round cell tumour is a very rare, highly malignant abdominal neoplasm of mesenchymal origin. Its non-specific symptoms at presentation and poor prognosis with a five year survival rate of 15% despite treatment make it a big challenge to manage. We wish to discu...