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Melanoma Of The Rectum: A Rare Entity

                   
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May 3, 2008
        
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Primary anorectal melanoma is a rare and very aggressive disorder. A report published in the World Journal of Gastroenterology addresses such a case. A 41-year-old man presented with a 6-month history of changed defecation and rectal bleeding. A 3-cm polypoid tumor of the lower rectum was found... [read full story]                    

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Monoclonal Antibody Hb3: A Marker For Colon Cancer Progression Or As A Therapeutic Target?

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Regulatory T Cells In Patients Treated With Adacolumn Granulocytapheresis

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Monoclonal Antibody Hb3: A Marker For Colon Cancer Progression Or As A Therapeutic Target?

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May 4, 2008
        

There are a number of researchers who are searching for useful tumor markers to indicate cure. Antigens are being applied as an effective target in clinical therapy. Hb3 is an anti-colorectal cancer monoclonal antibody produced in the researchers' laboratory, and whose sensitivity and specificity...

                   

A Patient Who Was Diagnosed As IPN-B Without Hepatolithiasis?

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May 4, 2008
        

Intraductal papillary neoplasm of the bile duct (IPN-B) is a neoplastic lesion preceding invasive intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) and is a new definition of a tumor with papillary growth in the intra- or extra-hepatic bile duct. ... The authors reported a case of...

Regulatory T Cells In Patients Treated With Adacolumn Granulocytapheresis

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May 4, 2008
        

An increased expression of FoxP3 mRNA and a higher frequency of CD25+ regulatory cells were found in all patients who responded to cytapheresis but this was not found in a nonresponder patient. Variations in TGF-beta (mRNA) did not parallel those of FoxP3 mRNA. It is suggested that the...