Abstract: The prevention of osteoradionecrosis of the jaws (ORNJ) is very important because of the current absence of effective therapies for this disease. The aim of this study was to determine whether low-intensity ultrasound has a preventive effect on ORNJ. Sixty...
Abstract: Lung cancer screening using low-dose computed tomography (CT) has been reported to reduce lung cancer-specific mortality for smokers at high risk. However, despite different characteristics of lung cancer in Asia, there are few data concerning this specific...
Abstract: We report the 19-year postoperative course of a patient whose maxillary defect was reconstructed with maxillofacial implant-retained facial prostheses. The patient received 60 Gy of radiation therapy. Adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen therapy was administered and...
Abstract: A double-blinded randomized controlled study to compare discharge time and patient satisfaction between two groups of patients submitted to open surgeries for abdominal malignancies using segmental thoracic spinal or general anesthesia. Open surgeries for...
Abstract: Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) seems to intensify the effect of ionising radiation. We investigated whether HBO combined with irradiation decreases the capability of U251 glioblastoma cells for relapse and metastasis. Cells were treated with O2 at 1.3 bar and then...
Abstract: Inspiratory hyperoxia reduces tumor hypoxia, which is responsible for limited radiosensitivity of tumors. However, very little is known about the heterogeneity of intratumoral oxygenation during this supportive treatment. The study analyzes whether local...
Abstract: Sorafenib is an oral multikinase inhibitor with anti-proliferative and anti-angiogenic effects and is used worldwide for the treatment of advanced or metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). While the significant survival benefit of sorafenib in patients...
Abstract: Intravenous application of high-dose ascorbate (vitamin C) has been used in complementary medicine since the 1970s to treat cancer patients. In recent years it became evident that high-dose ascorbate in the millimolar range bears selective cytotoxic effects...
Abstract: Osteoradionecrosis (ORN) of the temporal bone is a complication of radiation therapy that is extremely challenging to manage. We report the case of a patient treated at our institution and present a review of the literature. A 52-year-old woman presented...
Abstract: Thymomas represent an uncommon and heterogeneous group of intrathoracic malignancies which require different treatments corresponding to their individual tumor stage. The objective of this study was to review the efficacy of our applied stage-based treatment...
