Cytodiagnosis of myxoid adrenocortical carcinoma and role of immunocytochemistry to differentiate it from renal cell carcinoma

Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare malignancy and cytodiagnosis of this tumor is not routinely encountered by a cytopathologist.Here, we report a case of ACC initially diagnosed by computed tomography (CT)-guided fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) with the help of immunocytochemistry.A 48-year-old lady presented with flank pain and abdomi

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Anti cancer effects of curcumin: cycle of life and death

Abstract Increasing knowledge on the cell cycle deregulations in cancers has promoted the introduction of phytochemicals, which can either modulate signaling pathways leading to cell cycle regulation or directly alter cell cycle regulatory molecules, in cancer therapy.Most human malignancies are driven by chromosomal translocations or other genetic

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Cognitive effects of electro-acupuncture and pregabalin in a trigeminal neuralgia rat model induced by cobra venom

Ruo-Wen Bags - Tote Chen,1,2 Hui Liu,2 Jian-Xiong An,1,2 Xiao-Yan Qian,2 Yi-De Jiang,2 Doris K Cope,3 John P Williams,3 Rui Zhang,1 Li-Na Sun1 1Department of Anesthesiology, Weifang Medical University, Weifang City, Shandong, 2Department of Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine and Critical Care Medicine, Aviation General Hospital of China Medical Universi

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Ovarian Reserve and ART Outcomes in Blepharophimosis-Ptosis-Epicanthus Inversus Syndrome Patients With FOXL2 Mutations

ObjectiveTo characterize the status of ovarian reserve and ART outcomes in BPES women and provide informative reference for clinical diagnosis and treatment.MethodsTwenty-one women with BPES were screened for mutations in the FOXL2 gene and underwent assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatment.Indicators for ovarian reserve and ART outcomes we

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