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Writer's cramp is frequently associated with hand tremor and with other focal dystonias. Sometimes brain infarction, haemorrhage, arterio-venous malformations or tumors are found to cause symptomatic focal dystonias. A 44-year-old man came to our attention due to writer's cramp of his right hand and
We prospectively evaluated 50 cancer patients with new complaints of muscle cramps. Neurologic examination and laboratory evaluation identified disorders related to neural, muscular, or biochemical abnormalities in 41 (82%) patients. Abnormalities were confined mainly to the peripheral nervous
Muscle cramps may occur in healthy individuals without any apparent cause; these are regarded as benign cramps. Cramps may also develop as a symptom of a systemic disease, such as uremia. Cramps probably originate in the distal portion of the motor nerve. It is unclear whether the nerve terminals
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To assess the rate of R(0) resection of liver metastases achieved after chemotherapy with FOLFIRINOX.
METHODS
Patients with histologically proven primary colorectal cancer and bidimensionally measurable liver metastasis, not fully resectable based on technical inability to achieve R(0)
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To document the incidence, management and outcome of uterine cervix cancer in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. To compare provincial results of low dose rate (LDR) and high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy in this population.
METHODS
We carried out a retrospective population-based
We gave miproxifene phosphate to six patients with recurrent breast cancer and to one patient with advanced breast cancer. This drug was orally administered at a daily dose of 20 mg in the morning, and serial blood samples were obtained just before the drug administration. Treatment was discontinued
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Vismodegib is the first selective Hedgehog inhibitor approved for the treatment of locally advanced and metastatic basal cell carcinoma (BCC). In this article, we describe our experience with the use of this drug to treat advanced and/or multiple BCCs at a cancer center over 5
A 52-year-old lady presented with a history of occasional, severe abdominal cramps, postprandial diarrhoea and weight loss. After routine gastrointestinal investigations, she was diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome. Over six months, she developed occasional facial flushing prompting assessment
We treated 105 patients with advanced breast cancer, using the progestational agent medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), 200 mg orally tds in a non-randomised trial. In general they were a poor risk population, since 78 had received prior endocrine therapy (21 more than one type) and 58 prior
Thirty-nine evaluable, postmenopausal patients with metastatic breast carcinoma were treated with medroxyprogesterone acetate administered orally at daily doses of 800 mg/day in 29 patients and 400 mg/day in 10 patients. One patient experienced a complete remission and 16 had partial remissions for
Hyponatremia is a frequent electrolyte abnormality in patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC). Being usually asymptomatic, hyponatremia may cause symptoms like nausea, fatigue, disorientation, headache, muscle cramps, or even seizures, particularly if severe and rapid decrease of serum sodium
A 23-year-old woman who complained of abdominal distension and anorexia was referred to our hospital. Computed tomography showed ascites, a huge hepatic tumor and ovarian tumor. Gastroscopy revealed type 4 gastric cancer and biopsy examination showed poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma with signet