Browsing HMS Scholarly Articles by Keyword "biopsy"

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    • Alpha-synuclein in cutaneous small nerve fibers 

      Siepmann, Timo; Illigens, Ben Min-Woo; Barlinn, Kristian (Dove Medical Press, 2016)
      Despite progression in the development of pharmacological therapy, treatment of alpha synucleinopathies, such as Parkinson’s disease (PD) and some atypical parkinsonism syndromes, is still challenging. To date, our knowledge ...

    • Identification of proteomic biomarkers predicting prostate cancer aggressiveness and lethality despite biopsy-sampling error 

      Shipitsin, M; Small, C; Choudhury, S; Giladi, E; Friedlander, S; Nardone, J; Hussain, S; Hurley, A D; Ernst, C; Huang, Y E; Chang, H; Nifong, T P; Rimm, D L; Dunyak, J; Loda, M; Berman, D M; Blume-Jensen, P (Nature Publishing Group, 2014)
      Background: Key challenges of biopsy-based determination of prostate cancer aggressiveness include tumour heterogeneity, biopsy-sampling error, and variations in biopsy interpretation. The resulting uncertainty in risk ...

    • Omental Cakes: Unusual Aetiologies and CT Appearances 

      Mamlouk, Mark Daniel; vanSonnenberg, Eric; Shankar, Sridhar; Silverman, Stuart George (Springer-Verlag, 2011)
      Background: Omental cakes typically are associated with ovarian carcinoma, as this is the most common malignant aetiology. Nonetheless, numerous other neoplasms, as well as infectious and benign processes, can produce ...