PLACENTAL GROWTH FACTOR PROMOTES NEURAL INVASION AND PREDICTS DISEASE PROGNOSIS IN RESECTABLE PANCREATIC CANCER

Placental growth factor promotes neural invasion and predicts disease prognosis in resectable pancreatic cancer

Abstract Background Surgery represents the only curative treatment option for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), but recurrence in more than 85% of patients limits the success of curative-intent tumor resection.Neural invasion (NI), particularly the spread of tumor cells along nerves into extratumoral regions of the pancreas, constitutes a we

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Management of arthrofibrosis in neuromuscular disorders: a review

Abstract Arthrofibrosis, or rigid contracture of major articular joints, is a significant morbidity of many neurodegenerative disorders.The pathogenesis depends on the mechanism and severity of the precipitating neuromuscular disorder.Most neuromuscular disorders, whether spastic or Specialty SMAW hypotonic, culminate in decreased joint range of mo

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