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Desmirean M, Richlitzki C, Pasca S, Teodorescu P, Petrushev B, Rauch S, Steinheber J, Iluta S, Liu J, Dima D, Grewal R, Ma W, Qian L, Tomuleasa C. Correlation between the prevalence of T-cell lymphomas and alcohol consumption. Med Pharm Rep 2021; 94:298-306. [PMID: 34430851 DOI: 10.15386/mpr-1777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2020] [Revised: 11/27/2020] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Background and aims Alcohol is a psychoactive substance that causes dependence, with many thousands of years in the history of mankind, being widely used in different cultures. According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer, alcohol is involved in the development of cancer, being directly associated with it. Considering that alcohol is involved in the initiation and dissemination of gastrointestinal malignancies, the objective of the study was to assess its role in the pathogenesis of T-cell lymphomas, as well as its possible correlation with chronic consumption. Methods The patient cohort was compiled from the Sixth Medical Center of the People's Liberation Army Navy General Hospital in Beijing, China. A total of 30 patients matched the criteria and were enrolled in the study. Statistical analysis of the raw data was performed using R Statistics version R 3.5.1. released on the 29.08.2018. Results Our data demonstrate that the most common extranodal involvment of T-cell lymphoma patients is represented in decreasing order by bone marrow, peritoneum, rhino-oropharynx and the liver-biliary system. Nodal involvement is mainly represented in decreasing order by the laterocervical, axillary, mediastinal and inguinal regions. Conclusions These findings may be of value in further research and practical/clinical settings. Fever is the most common clinical feature and was present in most studied patients.
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- Minodora Desmirean
- Department of Hematology, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.,Department of Pathology, Constantin Papilian Military Hospital, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Hematology, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Hematology, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Hematology, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.,Department of Hematology, Ion Chiricuta Clinical Cancer Center, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Medfuture Research Center for Advanced Medicine, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Hematology, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Hematology, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Hematology, Ion Chiricuta Clinical Cancer Center, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Hematology, The Sixth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hematology, Ion Chiricuta Clinical Cancer Center, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- South African Bioinformatics Institute, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa.,South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa.,Department of Hematology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, National Health Laboratory Services, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
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- Department of Pathology, The Sixth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hematology, The Sixth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hematology, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.,Department of Hematology, Ion Chiricuta Clinical Cancer Center, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.,Medfuture Research Center for Advanced Medicine, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Tohyama T, Yokoyama A, Matsushita S, Higuchi S. Addiction research centres and the nurturing of creativity: the Kurihama medical and addiction centre-a profile. Addiction 2014; 109:5-11. [PMID: 24033461 DOI: 10.1111/add.12320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2012] [Revised: 04/24/2012] [Accepted: 07/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The Kurihama Medical and Addiction Center began to conduct research and to provide medical care for alcohol-related problems in 1963, when special alcoholism treatment wards were established in Japan for the first time. At first, the provision of medical care to patients was prioritized. However, training courses for specialists were initiated in 1975, and the Department of Clinical Research was established in 1984, which led to the formation of the present management structure in which the centre's staff are shared by three departments: Medical Care, Clinical Research and Education and Information. The Department of Medical Care provides specialized treatment for alcohol use disorders and medical services for other conditions, including behavioural addictions such as internet addiction and gambling disorder, as well as dementia and other psychiatric disorders. The Departments of Clinical Research and Education and Information are engaged mainly in specialized activities related to alcohol. The Department of Clinical Research conducts research on the epidemiology of alcohol use, the effects of alcohol on health and the treatment of alcohol use disorders in Japan, in cooperation with universities and other research institutions. The Department of Education and Information fosters the human capacity to achieve the primary, secondary and tertiary prevention of alcohol-related problems and the dissemination of information on alcohol. The centre also performs alcohol-related problem prevention activities, government consultations and international collaborative research and personal exchanges, thereby functioning as a central institution for alcohol policy-based medical services and research in Japan.
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- Tomomi Tohyama
- National Hospital Organization Kurihama Medical and Addiction Center, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
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