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Guleria B, Guleria P, Husain A, Jain A, Raphael J, Sengupta P. Epithelioid angiosarcoma of the pericardium: Case report of the challenges in the management of a rare malignancy with poor prognosis. Indian J Cancer 2024:02223310-990000000-00074. [PMID: 38519146 DOI: 10.4103/ijc.ijc_1010_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 04/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/24/2024]
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ABSTRACT A primary epithelioid angiosarcoma of the pericardium is a rare soft tissue malignancy. This report describes a young adult woman who presented with progressive dyspnea and pericardial effusion. She was found to have pericardial mass on imaging along with extensive myocardial infiltration. The biopsy of the mass revealed epithelioid angiosarcoma, which was CD34 and CD31-immuno-positive. Due to unresectable disease, she was given a trial of immunotherapy followed by conventional chemotherapy. She showed partial response on interim assessment, but progressed soon after the completion of six cycles and succumbed to her rapidly progressive illness within nine months of diagnosis. This report discusses the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges faced while managing this disease of aggressive tumor biology.
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- Bhupesh Guleria
- Department of Medical Oncology, Malignant Diseases Treatment Centre, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Pathology, Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Malignant Diseases Treatment Centre, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Pathology, Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Husain A. Empagliflozin May be a Game Changer in Managing Pulmonary Embolism: A Case Report. Mymensingh Med J 2024; 33:311-312. [PMID: 38163810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Pulmonary Embolism (PE) tolls heavy casualty on human lives because it is often misdiagnosed, and patients have limited access to quality care in resource constraint settings. It usually propagates from deep vein thrombosis of lower limbs. A Bangladeshi old lady suddenly developed symptoms on 19 March 2023. She had predisposing conditions like Type-2 Diabetes mellitus, hypertension and knee replacement surgery that made her bedridden for several years. Finding all the available parameters suggestive of PE, she received standard care but failed to have complete remission. When Empagliflozin was added to her treatment plan, she responded very well and got full recovery off her illness. This is the take away of the story.
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- A Husain
- Dr Ashaque Husain, Former Line Director, National TB Control Program Bangladesh, Dhaka; E-mail:
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Purkayastha A, Sharma N, Sundaram V, Jaiswal P, Husain A. To compare neoadjuvant concurrent chemo-radiotherapy followed by surgery and neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgery in carcinoma esophagus patients: A single institutional study in the Indian population. J Cancer Res Ther 2023; 19:675-683. [PMID: 37470593 DOI: 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_940_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Objective This single institutional study compared neoadjuvant concurrent chemo-radiotherapy (NACCRT) and neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) followed by surgery in locally advanced middle and lower-1/3 carcinoma esophagus patients in terms of toxicity, clinical response, operative complications, disease downstaging, resection rates, pathological response, recurrence, and survival. Materials and Methods This randomized prospective comparative study comprised 40 consecutive patients divided equally between two study arms NACCRT (n = 20; 41.4 Gy radiation dose; carboplatin area under the curve (AUC) 2/paclitaxel 50 mg/m2; 5 cycles) and NACT (n = 20; carboplatin AUC 5/paclitaxel 175 mg/m2; 2 cycles) from March 2014 to December 2016. Follow-up was done for 4 years. Chi-square test, Fischer's-exact test were used for comparative analysis and Kaplan-Meier analysis for survival. Results Statistically significant esophagitis in NACCRT and peripheral-neuropathy in NACT was observed (P < 0.001). NACCRT recorded more postoperative complications, higher complete resection (R0) rates, and pathologically complete response (pCR). Tumor downstaging was significant in both study groups (n < 0.001). Four-year median disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) were 28.50 months and 38 months in NACCRT versus 28 months and 35.5 months in NACT, respectively. In both NACCRT and NACT, pCR cases showed improved median DFS and OS compared to pathological partial response (pPR) (n < 0.001). Conclusion This study demonstrated significant activity and tolerable toxicity of taxane-based therapy in NACCRT and NACT. Both groups recorded no survival benefit over each other, although pCR cases resulted in statistically significant survival advantage compared to clinical partial response. NACCRT resulted in lesser toxicity, numerically higher R0-resection, pCRs, median DFS, and OS compared to NACT.
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- Abhishek Purkayastha
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Army Hospital (Research and Referral), New Delhi, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Army Hospital (Research and Referral), New Delhi, India
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Command Hospital Air Force, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Winn RT, Gazzani P, Venables ZC, Shah F, Gkini M, Jeetle S, Oliphant T, Wijesuriya N, Martin-Clavijo A, Husain A, Harwood CA, Rajan N. Variation in management of porocarcinoma: a 10-year retrospective review of 75 cases across three UK tertiary centres. Clin Exp Dermatol 2023; 48:121-124. [PMID: 36730509 DOI: 10.1093/ced/llac052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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- R T Winn
- Departments of Dermatology and Histopathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Departments of Pathology, University Hospitals Birmingham, UK.,Department of Dermatology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK
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- Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.,National Disease Registration Service and NHS Digital, Leeds, UK.,Centre for Cell Biology and Cutaneous Research, Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Departments of Pathology, University Hospitals Birmingham, UK
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- Departments of Dermatology and Pathology, Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.,Departments of Pathology, Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Departments of Histopathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Departments of Dermatology and Histopathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Departments of Pathology, Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Departments of Histopathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Centre for Cell Biology and Cutaneous Research, Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.,Departments of Dermatology and Pathology, Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Departments of Dermatology and Histopathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.,Departments of Dermatology and Pathology, University Hospitals Birmingham, UK.,Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Tabah A, Buetti N, Staiquly Q, Ruckly S, Akova M, Aslan AT, Leone M, Conway Morris A, Bassetti M, Arvaniti K, Lipman J, Ferrer R, Qiu H, Paiva JA, Povoa P, De Bus L, De Waele J, Zand F, Gurjar M, Alsisi A, Abidi K, Bracht H, Hayashi Y, Jeon K, Elhadi M, Barbier F, Timsit JF, Pollock H, Margetts B, Young M, Bhadange N, Tyler S, Ledtischke A, Finnis M, Ledtischke A, Finnis M, Dwivedi J, Saxena M, Biradar V, Soar N, Sarode V, Brewster D, Regli A, Weeda E, Ahmed S, Fourie C, Laupland K, Ramanan M, Walsham J, Meyer J, Litton E, Palermo AM, Yap T, Eroglu E, Attokaran AG, Jaramillo C, Nafees KMK, Rashid NAHA, Walid HAMI, Mon T, Moorthi PD, Sudhirchandra S, Sridharan DD, Haibo Q, Jianfeng X, Wei-Hua L, Zhen W, Qian C, Luo J, Chen X, Wang H, Zhao P, Zhao J, Wusi Q, Mingmin C, Xu L, Yin C, Wang R, Wang J, Yin Y, Zhang M, Ye J, Hu C, Zhou S, Huang M, Yan J, Wang Y, Qin B, Ye L, Weifeng X, Peije L, Geng N, Hayashi Y, Karumai T, Yamasaki M, Hashimoto S, Hosokawa K, Makino J, Matsuyoshi T, Kuriyama A, Shigemitsu H, Mishima Y, Nagashima M, Yoshida H, Fujitani S, Omori K, Rinka H, Saito H, Atobe K, Kato H, Takaki S, Hasan MS, Jamaluddin MFH, Pheng LS, Visvalingam S, Liew MT, Wong SLD, Fong KK, Rahman HBA, Noor ZM, Tong LK, Azman AH, Mazlan MZ, Ali S, Jeon K, Lee SM, Park S, Park SY, Lim SY, Goh QY, Ng SY, Lie SA, Kwa ALH, Goh KJ, Li AY, Ong CYM, Lim JY, Quah JL, Ng K, Ng LXL, Yeh YC, Chou NK, Cia CT, Hu TY, Kuo LK, Ku SC, Wongsurakiat P, Apichatbutr Y, Chiewroongroj S, Nadeem R, Houfi AE, Alsisi A, Elhadidy A, Barsoum M, Osman N, Mostafa T, Elbahnasawy M, Saber A, Aldhalia A, Elmandouh O, Elsayed A, Elbadawy MA, Awad AK, Hemead HM, Zand F, Ouhadian M, Borsi SH, Mehraban Z, Kashipazha D, Ahmadi F, Savaie M, Soltani F, Rashidi M, Baghbanian R, Javaherforoosh F, Amiri F, Kiani A, Zargar MA, Mahmoodpoor A, Aalinezhad F, Dabiri G, Sabetian G, Sarshad H, Masjedi M, Tajvidi R, Tabatabaei SMN, Ahmed AK, Singer P, Kagan I, Rigler M, Belman D, Levin P, Harara B, Diab A, Abilama F, Ibrahim R, Fares A, Buimsaedah A, Gamra M, Aqeelah A, AliAli AM, Homaidan AGS, Almiqlash B, Bilkhayr H, Bouhuwaish A, Taher AS, Abdulwahed E, Abousnina FA, Hdada AK, Jobran R, Hasan HB, Hasan RSB, Serghini I, Seddiki R, Boukatta B, Kanjaa N, Mouhssine D, Wajdi MA, Dendane T, Zeggwagh AA, Housni B, Younes O, Hachimi A, Ghannam A, Belkhadir Z, Amro S, Jayyab MA, Hssain AA, Elbuzidi A, Karic E, Lance M, Nissar S, Sallam H, Elrabi O, Almekhlafi GA, Awad M, Aljabbary A, Chaaban MK, Abu-Sayf N, Al-Jadaan M, Bakr L, Bouaziz M, Turki O, Sellami W, Centeno P, Morvillo LN, Acevedo JO, Lopez PM, Fernández R, Segura M, Aparicio DM, Alonzo MI, Nuccetelli Y, Montefiore P, Reyes LF, Reyes LF, Ñamendys-Silva SA, Romero-Gonzalez JP, Hermosillo M, Castillo RA, Leal JNP, Aguilar CG, Herrera MOG, Villafuerte MVE, Lomeli-Teran M, Dominguez-Cherit JG, Davalos-Alvarez A, Ñamendys-Silva SA, Sánchez-Hurtado L, Tejeda-Huezo B, Perez-Nieto OR, Tomas ED, De Bus L, De Waele J, Hollevoet I, Denys W, Bourgeois M, Vanderhaeghen SFM, Mesland JB, Henin P, Haentjens L, Biston P, Noel C, Layos N, Misset B, De Schryver N, Serck N, Wittebole X, De Waele E, Opdenacker G, Kovacevic P, Zlojutro B, Custovic A, Filipovic-Grcic I, Radonic R, Brajkovic AV, Persec J, Sakan S, Nikolic M, Lasic H, Leone M, Arbelot C, Timsit JF, Patrier J, Zappela N, Montravers P, Dulac T, Castanera J, Auchabie J, Le Meur A, Marchalot A, Beuzelin M, Massri A, Guesdon C, Escudier E, Mateu P, Rosman J, Leroy O, Alfandari S, Nica A, Souweine B, Coupez E, Duburcq T, Kipnis E, Bortolotti P, Le Souhaitier M, Mira JP, Garcon P, Duprey M, Thyrault M, Paulet R, Philippart F, Tran M, Bruel C, Weiss E, Janny S, Foucrier A, Perrigault PF, Djanikian F, Barbier F, Gainnier M, Bourenne J, Louis G, Smonig R, Argaud L, Baudry T, Dessap AM, Razazi K, Kalfon P, Badre G, Larcher R, Lefrant JY, Roger C, Sarton B, Silva S, Demeret S, Le Guennec L, Siami S, Aparicio C, Voiriot G, Fartoukh M, Dahyot-Fizelier C, Imzi N, Klouche K, Bracht H, Hoheisen S, Bloos F, Thomas-Rueddel D, Petros S, Pasieka B, Dubler S, Schmidt K, Gottschalk A, Wempe C, Lepper P, Metz C, Viderman D, Ymbetzhanov Y, Mugazov M, Bazhykayeva Y, Kaligozhin Z, Babashev B, Merenkov Y, Temirov T, Arvaniti K, Smyrniotis D, Psallida V, Fildisis G, Soulountsi V, Kaimakamis E, Iasonidou C, Papoti S, Renta F, Vasileiou M, Romanou V, Koutsoukou V, Matei MK, Moldovan L, Karaiskos I, Paskalis H, Marmanidou K, Papanikolaou M, Kampolis C, Oikonomou M, Kogkopoulos E, Nikolaou C, Sakkalis A, Chatzis M, Georgopoulou M, Efthymiou A, Chantziara V, Sakagianni A, Athanasa Z, Papageorgiou E, Ali F, Dimopoulos G, Almiroudi MP, Malliotakis P, Marouli D, Theodorou V, Retselas I, Kouroulas V, Papathanakos G, Montrucchio G, Sales G, De Pascale G, Montini LM, Carelli S, Vargas J, Di Gravio V, Giacobbe DR, Gratarola A, Porcile E, Mirabella M, Daroui I, Lodi G, Zuccaro F, Schlevenin MG, Pelosi P, Battaglini D, Cortegiani A, Ippolito M, Bellina D, Di Guardo A, Pelagalli L, Covotta M, Rocco M, Fiorelli S, Cotoia A, Rizzo AC, Mikstacki A, Tamowicz B, Komorowska IK, Szczesniak A, Bojko J, Kotkowska A, Walczak-Wieteska P, Wasowska D, Nowakowski T, Broda H, Peichota M, Pietraszek-Grzywaczewska I, Martin-Loeches I, Bisanti A, Cartoze N, Pereira T, Guimarães N, Alves M, Marques AJP, Pinto AR, Krystopchuk A, Teresa A, de Figueiredo AMP, Botelho I, Duarte T, Costa V, Cunha RP, Molinos E, da Costa T, Ledo S, Queiró J, Pascoalinho D, Nunes C, Moura JP, Pereira É, Mendes AC, Valeanu L, Bubenek-Turconi S, Grintescu IM, Cobilinschi C, Filipescu DC, Predoi CE, Tomescu D, Popescu M, Marcu A, Grigoras I, Lungu O, Gritsan A, Anderzhanova A, Meleshkina Y, Magomedov M, Zubareva N, Tribulev M, Gaigolnik D, Eremenko A, Vistovskaya N, Chukina M, Belskiy V, Furman M, Rocca RF, Martinez M, Casares V, Vera P, Flores M, Amerigo JA, Arnillas MPG, Bermudez RM, Armestar F, Catalan B, Roig R, Raguer L, Quesada MD, Santos ED, Gomà G, Ubeda A, Salgado DM, Espina LF, Prieto EG, Asensio DM, Rodriguez DM, Maseda E, De La Rica AS, Ayestaran JI, Novo M, Blasco-Navalpotro MA, Gallego AO, Sjövall F, Spahic D, Svensson CJ, Haney M, Edin A, Åkerlund J, De Geer L, Prazak J, Jakob S, Pagani J, Abed-Maillard S, Akova M, Aslan AT, Timuroglu A, Kocagoz S, Kusoglu H, Mehtap S, Ceyhun S, Altintas ND, Talan L, Kayaaslan B, Kalem AK, Kurt I, Telli M, Ozturk B, Erol Ç, Demiray EKD, Çolak S, Akbas T, Gundogan K, Sari A, Agalar C, Çolak O, Baykam NN, Akdogan OO, Yilmaz M, Tunay B, Cakmak R, Saltoglu N, Karaali R, Koksal I, Aksoy F, Eroglu A, Saracoglu KT, Bilir Y, Guzeldag S, Ersoz G, Evik G, Sungurtekin H, Ozgen C, Erdoğan C, Gürbüz Y, Altin N, Bayindir Y, Ersoy Y, Goksu S, Akyol A, Batirel A, Aktas SC, Morris AC, Routledge M, Morris AC, Ercole A, Antcliffe D, Rojo R, Tizard K, Faulkner M, Cowton A, Kent M, Raj A, Zormpa A, Tinaslanidis G, Khade R, Torlinski T, Mulhi R, Goyal S, Bajaj M, Soltan M, Yonan A, Dolan R, Johnson A, Macfie C, Lennard J, Templeton M, Arias SS, Franke U, Hugill K, Angell H, Parcell BJ, Cobb K, Cole S, Smith T, Graham C, Cerman J, Keegan A, Ritzema J, Sanderson A, Roshdy A, Szakmany T, Baumer T, Longbottom R, Hall D, Tatham K, Loftus S, Husain A, Black E, Jhanji S, Baikady RR, Mcguigan P, Mckee R, Kannan S, Antrolikar S, Marsden N, Torre VD, Banach D, Zaki A, Jackson M, Chikungwa M, Attwood B, Patel J, Tilley RE, Humphreys MSK, Renaud PJ, Sokhan A, Burma Y, Sligl W, Baig N, McCoshen L, Kutsogiannis DJ, Sligl W, Thompson P, Hewer T, Rabbani R, Huq SMR, Hasan R, Islam MM, Gurjar M, Baronia A, Kothari N, Sharma A, Karmakar S, Sharma P, Nimbolkar J, Samdani P, Vaidyanathan R, Rubina NA, Jain N, Pahuja M, Singh R, Shekhar S, Muzaffar SN, Ozair A, Siddiqui SS, Bose P, Datta A, Rathod D, Patel M, Renuka MK, Baby SK, Dsilva C, Chandran J, Ghosh P, Mukherjee S, Sheshala K, Misra KC, Yakubu SY, Ugwu EM, Olatosi JO, Desalu I, Asiyanbi G, Oladimeji M, Idowu O, Adeola F, Mc Cree M, Karar AAA, Saidahmed E, Hamid HKS. Epidemiology and outcomes of hospital-acquired bloodstream infections in intensive care unit patients: the EUROBACT-2 international cohort study. Intensive Care Med 2023; 49:178-190. [PMID: 36764959 PMCID: PMC9916499 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-022-06944-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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PURPOSE In the critically ill, hospital-acquired bloodstream infections (HA-BSI) are associated with significant mortality. Granular data are required for optimizing management, and developing guidelines and clinical trials. METHODS We carried out a prospective international cohort study of adult patients (≥ 18 years of age) with HA-BSI treated in intensive care units (ICUs) between June 2019 and February 2021. RESULTS 2600 patients from 333 ICUs in 52 countries were included. 78% HA-BSI were ICU-acquired. Median Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score was 8 [IQR 5; 11] at HA-BSI diagnosis. Most frequent sources of infection included pneumonia (26.7%) and intravascular catheters (26.4%). Most frequent pathogens were Gram-negative bacteria (59.0%), predominantly Klebsiella spp. (27.9%), Acinetobacter spp. (20.3%), Escherichia coli (15.8%), and Pseudomonas spp. (14.3%). Carbapenem resistance was present in 37.8%, 84.6%, 7.4%, and 33.2%, respectively. Difficult-to-treat resistance (DTR) was present in 23.5% and pan-drug resistance in 1.5%. Antimicrobial therapy was deemed adequate within 24 h for 51.5%. Antimicrobial resistance was associated with longer delays to adequate antimicrobial therapy. Source control was needed in 52.5% but not achieved in 18.2%. Mortality was 37.1%, and only 16.1% had been discharged alive from hospital by day-28. CONCLUSIONS HA-BSI was frequently caused by Gram-negative, carbapenem-resistant and DTR pathogens. Antimicrobial resistance led to delays in adequate antimicrobial therapy. Mortality was high, and at day-28 only a minority of the patients were discharged alive from the hospital. Prevention of antimicrobial resistance and focusing on adequate antimicrobial therapy and source control are important to optimize patient management and outcomes.
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- Alexis Tabah
- Intensive Care Unit, Redcliffe Hospital, Brisbane, Australia. .,Queensland Critical Care Research Network (QCCRN), Brisbane, QLD, Australia. .,Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. .,Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
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- Infection Control Program and WHO Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland.,Université de Paris, INSERM, IAME UMR 1137, 75018, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, INSERM, IAME UMR 1137, 75018, Paris, France.,ICUREsearch, Biometry, 38600, Fontaine, France
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Nord, Aix Marseille University, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux Universitaires de Marseille, Marseille, France
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- Division of Anaesthesia, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK.,Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, Cb2 1QP, UK.,JVF Intensive Care Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK
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- Infectious Diseases Clinic, Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa and Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Intensive Care Unit, Papageorgiou University Affiliated Hospital, Thessaloníki, Greece
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- Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.,Nimes University Hospital, University of Montpellier, Nimes, France.,Jamieson Trauma Institute, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, Australia
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- Intensive Care Department, SODIR-VHIR Research Group, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Nanjing Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Intensive Care Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Sao Joao, Porto, Portugal.,Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.,Infection and Sepsis ID Group, Porto, Portugal
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- NOVA Medical School, New University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.,Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Research Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, OUH Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.,Polyvalent Intensive Care Unit, Hospital de São Francisco Xavier, CHLO, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.,Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Anesthesiology and Critical Care Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), Lucknow, India
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- ICU Department, Prime Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.,Critical Care Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Medical ICU, Ibn Sina University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco
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- Central Interdisciplinary Emergency Medicine, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Kameda General Hospital, Kamogawa, Japan
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Service de Médecine Intensive-Réanimation, Centre Hospitalier Régional d'Orléans, 14, avenue de L'Hôpital, 45100, Orléans, France
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- Université Paris-Cité, INSERM, IAME UMR 1137, 75018, Paris, France.,Medical and Infectious Diseases Intensive Care Unit, AP-HP, Bichat-Claude Bernard University Hospital, 46 Omdurman maternity hospitalrue Henri Huchard, 75877, Paris Cedex, France
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Husain A. Oral Re-hydration Solution is a Silver Lining to Preventing Shock in Covid-19: A Brief Report of Unusual Findings. Mymensingh Med J 2023; 32:1-2. [PMID: 36594291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- A Husain
- Dr Ashaque Husain, Ex-Line Director, National TB Control Program, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Bangladesh; Zarina Villa, 2766 Chalkdevpara, Naogaon-6500, Bangladesh; E-mail:
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Sridharan K, Al Banna R, Husain A. Therapeutic audit of patients on warfarin in an anticoagulation clinic of a tertiary care hospital. Clin Ter 2022; 173:579-584. [PMID: 36373458 DOI: 10.7417/ct.2022.2485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Studies have reported huge variations in the prescribing practice of warfarin. We carried out a clinical audit of warfarin use in an anticoagulation clinic of a tertiary care hospital. METHODS Patients receiving warfarin for at least 6 months were recruited and the following details were collected: demographics (age, body weight and gender); diagnoses; concomitant drugs. We calcula-ted CHA₂DS₂-VASc, HASBLED and SAMe-TT2R2 scores for each study participant. Statins, proton pump inhibitors, carbamazepine and amiodarone were the concomitant drugs identified with potential drug interaction with warfarin in patients. RESULTS Two hundred and three patients were recruited. Almost one-third of the study population had poor anticoagulation status. CHA₂DS₂-VASc and HASBLED scores were the significant predictors of appropriate anticoagulation. Poor anticoagulation status was observed more commonly in the first 6 months following which improvements were seen. Nearly half-of the time abnormal PT-INR was observed to be either between 2 to 2.4 (for patients with heart valve replacements) or 1.5 to 1.9 (for other indications). Significant number of patients without any potentially interacting drugs was observed with higher risk of supra-therapeutic PT-INR. CONCLUSION We observed a similar proportion of patients with adequate anticoagulation in our study participants as reported in other populations; and have identified categories at risk for poor anticoagulation. It is the need of the hour to develop in-house algorithm in compliance to international standards for dose titration of warfarin.
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- K Sridharan
- Department of Pharmacology& Therapeutics, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
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- Department of Cardiology, Salmaniya Medical Hospital, Ministry of Health, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
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- Department of Cardiology, Salmaniya Medical Hospital, Ministry of Health, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
- Senior Lecturer, RCSI-Bahrain, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
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Husain A, Ganesan A, Salah L, Kubát P, Ghazal B, Makhseed S. Synthesis, Characterization, and Physicochemical Studies Of Orientation-Controlled Multi-Arm PEG Zn(II)/Mg(II) (Aza)Phthalocyanines. Chempluschem 2022; 87:e202200275. [PMID: 36420868 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202200275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Revised: 10/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Tuning the amphiphilicity of (aza)phthalocyanine hydrophobic cores by introducing multiple polyethylene glycol (PEG) moieties with controlled orientations of their (non)peripheral positions is an innovative approach to fabricating water-soluble macrocyclic materials. Although many water-soluble PEGylated macrocycles have been produced in this way, the ability to generate substances with PEG tails oriented outward from the macrocyclic plane in order to obtain non-aggregated, water soluble forms remains a challenge. In this study, we resolved this issue by developing a methods for the synthesis of four new dual directional PEG containing Zn(II)/Mg(II) amphiphiles (ZnPc-PEG, MgPc-PEG, ZnAzaPc-PEG and MgAzaPc-PEG). In addition, the non-aggregating behaviour, and photophysical and photochemical properties of these PEG-complexes were elucidated.
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- A Husain
- Department of Chemistry, Kuwait University P.O. Box 5969, Safat, 13060, Kuwait
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- Department of Chemistry, Kuwait University P.O. Box 5969, Safat, 13060, Kuwait
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- Department of Chemistry, Kuwait University P.O. Box 5969, Safat, 13060, Kuwait
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- J.Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences v.v.i, Dolejškova 3, 182 23, Prague 8, Czech Republic
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- Department of Organometallic and Organometalloid Chemistry Division, National Research Centre Dokki, 12622, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Kuwait University P.O. Box 5969, Safat, 13060, Kuwait
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Husain A, Bhutani M, Parveen S, Khan SA, Ahmad A, Iqbal MA. Design, Synthesis, In Vitro Cytotoxicity, ADME Prediction, and Molecular Docking Study of Benzimidazole-Linked Pyrrolone and N-Benzylpyrrolone Derivatives. Russ J Org Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s1070428022100098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Purkayastha A, Suhag V, Taneja S, Husain A. Carcinoma Penis Manifesting as Upfront Supraclavicular Lymph Node Metastases Detected by 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography Scan: Report of an Extremely Rare and Aggressive Case. World J Nucl Med 2022; 21:76-79. [PMID: 35502278 PMCID: PMC9056121 DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1748155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Carcinoma penis is a rare malignancy accounting 0.5 to 1% cases in the developed countries with a slightly higher incidence in the developing nations. Slow locoregional progression is characteristic of penile carcinoma and distant metastases are very uncommon. We hereby report a case of highly aggressive squamous cell penile carcinoma in a 46-year-old male with fulminant upfront distant dissemination to left supraclavicular lymph nodes without involving the inguinal and pelvic nodes detected by whole-body
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F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography scan. The scan also detected lytic destructive lesion involving the pelvic and adjacent bones with infiltration of skeletal muscles. He was treated with palliative radiotherapy to the weight-bearing sites followed by systemic chemotherapy. A thorough review of literature reveals that our case may be one of the rarest cases ever reported in world literature where an asymptomatic penile carcinoma presents with upfront supraclavicular lymph node metastasis bypassing the inguinal, pelvic, and retroperitoneal lymph node chains.
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- Abhishek Purkayastha
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Dela Cruz M, Riley T, Husain A, Kim G. Pulmonary Amyloidoma: A Rare Entity Complicating a Post-Heart Transplant Course. J Heart Lung Transplant 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2022.01.1707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Henry M, Abutaleb A, Jeevanandam V, Smith H, Belkin M, Husain A, Pinney S, Ota T, Mor-Avi V, Lang RM, Addetia K. Intracardiac device associated interference with tricuspid valve apparatus on echocardiography: What can we learn from pathology? Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeab289.193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Funding Acknowledgements
Type of funding sources: None.
Background
New or worsening tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is associated with right-sided heart failure and worsened outcomes. Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices (CIEDs), which are being implanted at growing rates worldwide, are increasingly being recognized as associated with TR occurrence related to interference with the tricuspid valve (TV) apparatus. Purpose: We sought to identify echocardiographic features in the right ventricle and TV that differentiate patients who have anatomically demonstrated interference with the TV on direct pathology inspection.
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Explanted hearts from 44 consecutive patients undergoing orthotopic heart transplant (55 ±13 yrs, 68% men) with known implanted CIEDs were dissected to assess the presence (n = 18) or absence (n = 26) of CIED interference with the TV (Figure). Echocardiographic measurements performed prior to transplantation, including left and right ventricular (LV, RV) size and performance metrics as well as TR severity, were compared between both groups using non-parametric testing.
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Echocardiographic features of patients with and without anatomically demonstrated TV interference are shown in the Table. Although overall LV dimensions and volumes were not different between the two groups and LV ejection fraction was severely reduced in both groups, patients demonstrating CIED interference trended towards larger right atrial volumes (Table) and also larger RV and tricuspid annular sizes. Importantly, however, they were more than 4 times likely to have abnormal right ventricular function. Lastly, patients with tricuspid apparatus interference tended to have more significant TR, although these differences have not reached statistical significance (Table).
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CIED interreference with tricuspid valve apparatus occurs frequently (41%) among patients with CIEDs, who undergo orthotopic heart transplantation. This may be associated with worsening TV function with subsequent changes in right atrial and ventricular geometry and function. In light of prior data showing poor outcomes with CIED associated TR, this study emphasizes the importance of non-invasive assessment of CIED interference with the tricuspid valve, in order to improve device placement and patient outcomes. Abstract Figure Abstract Table
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- M Henry
- The University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, United States of America
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- The University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, United States of America
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- The University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, United States of America
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- The University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, United States of America
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- The University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, United States of America
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- The University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, United States of America
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- The University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, United States of America
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- The University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, United States of America
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- The University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, United States of America
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- The University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, United States of America
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- The University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, United States of America
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Husain A, Sayem MA, Kamal SM, Morshed ME. Beneficial Effect of Low Dose Aspirin in Adult Patients with COVID-19: A Retrospective Observational Study in Bangladesh. Mymensingh Med J 2022; 31:194-199. [PMID: 34999702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Presently Coronavirus disease 2019 is a huge human misery that is almost unstoppable with little remedy on board. The disease is predominantly associated with inflammation and thrombosis. Although aspirin exhibits excellent anti-thrombotic and anti-inflammatory properties, it is yet to be explored in treating Covid-19 patients. In this article we want to bring forth its beneficial effect in Covid-19 case management. It is a retrospective observational study. Adult Covid-19 patients either diagnosed with RT-PCR (reverse transcriptase polymerized chain reaction), or categorized as probable cases (as per World Health Organization case definition protocol) by medical doctors were enrolled as participants. Data were collected from doctors' office records for the period ranging from May 2020 to September 2020 in six districts of Bangladesh. Out of 44 participants 42 were eligible (2 children excluded) for the study. Among them 11 participants took low dose aspirin (75mg daily) during the disease process. All participants in aspirin group became cured without complication or death (RR 2.2, 95% CI 1.5-3.2, p<0.001). On the other hand, no aspirin group suffered complications and deaths. The study findings revealed that complications were significantly low among aspirin users. It documented that low dose aspirin is beneficial for Covid-19 patients. Further study is warranted with larger sample size.
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- A Husain
- Ashaque Husain, Former Line Director, National Tuberculosis Control Program, Bangladesh; 2766 Chalkdevpara (Zarina Villa), Naogaon-6500, Bangladesh; E-mail:
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Cheung M, Husain A, Ong K, Weissler-Snir A, Geske J, Laksman Z. International Expert Practice Patterns Display Heterogeneity With Respect to the Management and Screening of Atrial Fibrillation and Non-Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia in Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Heart Lung Circ 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.06.172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Purkayastha A, Suhag V, Taneja S, Husain A. Carcinoma penis manifesting as upfront supraclavicular lymph node metastases detected by 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography scan: Report of an extremely rare and aggressive case. World J Nucl Med 2021; 20:379-381. [PMID: 35018155 PMCID: PMC8686747 DOI: 10.4103/wjnm.wjnm_74_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Revised: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Carcinoma penis is a rare malignancy accounting 0.5%-1% of cases in the developed countries with a slightly higher incidence in the developing nations. Slow locoregional progression is characteristic of penile carcinoma (PC) and distant metastases are very uncommon. We hereby report a case of highly aggressive squamous cell PC in a 46-year-old male with fulminant upfront distant dissemination to left supraclavicular lymph nodes (LNs) without involving the inguinal and pelvic nodes detected by whole-body 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomography scan. The scan also detected lytic destructive lesion involving the pelvic and adjacent bones with infiltration of skeletal muscles. He was treated with palliative radiotherapy to the wight-bearing sites followed by systemic chemotherapy. A thorough review of literature reveals that our case may be one of the rarest cases ever reported in world literature where an asymptomatic PC presents with upfront supraclavicular LN metastasis bypassing the inguinal, pelvic, and retroperitoneal LN chains.
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- Abhishek Purkayastha
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Shetty G, Datta U, Rea I, Rai S, Hwang MJ, Hoar F, Sintler M, Mirza M, Husain A, Tan M. Rapid implementation of triaging system for assessment of breast referrals from primary care centres during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2021; 103:576-582. [PMID: 34464568 DOI: 10.1308/rcsann.2021.0155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to establish a triaging system for assessment of breast referrals from primary care to ensure safe and effective breast services without compromising breast cancer management. BACKGROUND COVID-19 was officially declared a global pandemic on 11 March 2020, and with no effective treatment available, preventing spread has been paramount. Previously, all referrals from primary care were seen in the rapid-access breast clinic (RABC). Clinic appointments exposed patients and healthcare professionals to risk. METHOD Initial triage during the lockdown was in line with national governing body guidance, rejected low risk referrals and streamed remaining patients through a telephone consultation to RABC or discharge. A modified triage pathway streamed all patients through virtual triage to RABC, telephone clinic or discharge with advice and guidance categories. Demographics, reasons for referral and outcomes data were collected and presented as median with range and frequency with percentages. RESULTS Initial triage (23 March-23 April 2020) found fewer referrals with a higher percentage of breast cancer diagnoses. Modified triage (22 June-17 July 2020) resulted in a 35.1% (99/282) reduction in RABC attendance. Overall cancer detection rate remained similar at 4.2% of all referrals pre-COVID (18/429) and 4.3% (12/282) during modified triage. After six months follow-up of patients not seen in RABC during the modified triage pathway, 18 patients were re-referred to RABC and none were diagnosed with cancer. CONCLUSION A modified triage pathway has the potential to improve triage efficiency and prevent unnecessary visits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Further refinement of pathway is feasible in collaboration with primary care.
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- G Shetty
- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, UK.,Kasturba Medical College Mangalore & Manipal Academy of Health Education, Manipal, India
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- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, UK
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- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, UK
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- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, UK
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- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, UK.,North West Wales NHS Trust, UK
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- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, UK
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- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, UK
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- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, UK
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- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, UK
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- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, UK
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Husain A, Jain A, Singh H, Hegde A. Synchronous Detection of Extra-Adrenal Paraganglioma in a Follow-Up Case of High-Grade Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor. Indian J Nucl Med 2021; 36:205-206. [PMID: 34385797 PMCID: PMC8320822 DOI: 10.4103/ijnm.ijnm_193_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Revised: 08/24/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Extraadrenal paragalionoma at multiple sites and its association with GIST is a rare finding. Although 18F-FDG PET-CT is not a modality of choice for primary diagnosis of paraganglioma, and its use is restricted for detection of metastases/multiple sites and disease staging. However, in this case that we describe here, its role in an already-proven/recurrent case of paraganglioma is emphasized by its simultaneous assessment of disease at several different sites.
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- Azhar Husain
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Command Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Command Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Command Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Rheumatology, Command Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Cook S, Bajwa D, Hollestein L, Husain A, Rajan N. A 5-year retrospective review of skin adnexal tumours received at a tertiary dermatopathology service: Implications for linked genetic diagnoses. Br J Dermatol 2021; 186:167-173. [PMID: 34388263 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.20701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Skin adnexal tumours (SATs) comprise a diverse range of neoplasms, which are difficult to diagnose clinically. They present in paediatric and adult populations, and may be indicative of an underlying genetic syndrome. There is a lack of recent data on the presentation of these tumours in clinical practice in European populations. OBJECTIVE To characterise the clinical and pathological features of SATs received at a single tertiary centre over a 5-year period. METHODS A retrospective health record audit of SATs received at the Department of Cellular Pathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, during the period November 2012 to October 2017. RESULTS 107144 skin cases were received during the audit period. 1615 cases of SATs from 1359 patients were included; 1570 (97.2%) were benign and 45 (2.8%) were malignant. Overall, the average age at presentation was 55 years (range 11 months - 97 years) and the male to female ratio was 0.77:1. Sweat gland and hair follicle SATs were most frequently excised; in adults the most frequent tumour was hidrocystoma, and in children, pilomatrixoma. Pre-biopsy diagnosis was correct 28% of the time. Benign SATs are often markers of an associated genetic condition, warranting improved discrimination of sporadic from genetically related SATs. CONCLUSIONS SATs are difficult to diagnose clinically, and clinicopathological correlation may help enhance selection of genetically related SATs from sporadic cases. These data have implications for clinical and dermatopathological training provision, the development of reporting standards, and genetic assessment of selected patients.
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- S Cook
- Department of Pathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Dermatology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Research, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation (IKNL), Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.,Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Bajwa DS, Cook S, Winn R, Winship IM, McQueen A, Husain A, Rajan N. Multifocal extracardiac rhabdomyomas: extending the phenotype of Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome. Br J Dermatol 2021; 185:861-863. [PMID: 34048023 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.20521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2021] [Revised: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- D S Bajwa
- Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.,NUTCRI, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Pathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.,NUTCRI, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Radiology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Pathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.,NUTCRI, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Babakinejad P, Gajawada V, De Vittoris A, Husain A, Oliphant T. A rare and aggressive digital tumour. Clin Exp Dermatol 2021; 46:964-967. [PMID: 34003506 DOI: 10.1111/ced.14551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Revised: 12/28/2020] [Accepted: 12/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- P Babakinejad
- Department of, Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of North Durham, Durham, UK
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of North Durham, Durham, UK
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- Cellular Pathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of, Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Cook S, Wilson V, Ness J, Burn J, Husain A, Rajan N. Detection of genetic tumour predisposition syndromes using electronic health records. Br J Dermatol 2020; 183:949-950. [PMID: 32407560 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.19215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- S Cook
- Department of Pathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Molecular Diagnostics, Northern Genetics Service, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Pathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Pathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.,Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Manam S, Oliphant T, Husain A, Rajan N. Basaloid follicular proliferations, brain tumours and SUFU. Br J Dermatol 2020; 183:e146. [PMID: 32588433 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.19248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- S Manam
- Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Histopathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.,Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Muthiah S, Polubothu S, Husain A, Oliphant T, Kinsler VA, Rajan N. A mosaic variant in MAP2K1 is associated with giant naevus spilus-type congenital melanocytic naevus and melanoma development. Br J Dermatol 2020; 183:760-761. [PMID: 32271937 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.19118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- S Muthiah
- Institute of Genetic Medicine, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.,Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Paediatric Dermatology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.,Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
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- Department of Cellular Pathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Paediatric Dermatology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.,Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.,Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Singh H, Jain A, Sharma A, Husain A. Tumor thrombi in multiple tributaries of the mesenteric vein in a case of carcinoma rectosigmoid: A rare entity. Indian J Nucl Med 2020; 35:74-75. [PMID: 31949378 PMCID: PMC6958949 DOI: 10.4103/ijnm.ijnm_143_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2019] [Revised: 10/18/2019] [Accepted: 10/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Treatment for tumor thrombus in multiple blood vessels can be a challenge for management and thus FDG PET CT is a potent tool in evaluation of such cases in differentiating between bland and tumor thrombus and commenting on the extent of the involvement.
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Purkayastha A, Singh S, Bisht N, Shelly D, Gupta V, Husain A. Sarcomatoid carcinoma of the pyriform sinus: A rare malignancy in a rare location responsive to combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. J Med Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.4103/jmedsci.jmedsci_131_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Purkayastha A, Singh S, Kapoor A, Bhatia JK, Bisht N, Husain A. Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of thigh with sphenoid and brain metastases: Extremely rare occurrence with dismal prognosis despite significant response to palliative chemoradiotherapy. World J Nucl Med 2019; 18:296-300. [PMID: 31516375 PMCID: PMC6714152 DOI: 10.4103/wjnm.wjnm_54_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) is a neurogenic tumor arising from peripheral nerves or nerve sheaths. MPNSTs are highly aggressive sarcomas mainly associated with neurofibromatosis type-1 (NF-1) with high rates of local recurrence and distant metastasis carrying a dismal prognosis. Lung is the most common metastatic site. Bone metastasis although documented in the literature is still very rare, while dissemination to brain without the involvement of lungs and that too in a non-NF-1 case is extremely unusual. A 48-year-old female was diagnosed with a case of non-NF-1 MPNST left thigh with bone metastases including sphenoid. Despite showing complete resolution of skeletal and primary lesions postpalliative chemoradiotherapy, she developed brain metastases and succumbed to her disease. This case is discussed to highlight an unusual scenario we encountered, the clinical course of the disease with its management, and overall poor prognosis. To the best of our knowledge, this may be the earliest case of MPNST with sphenoid metastases detected by 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission computed tomography scan and a sporadic case of brain metastases reported in the world literature.
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- Abhishek Purkayastha
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Purkayastha A, Kapoor A, Singh HP, Sarin A, Sengupta P, Singh S, Bisht N, Husain A. Concomitant expression of exon 19 mutation epidermal growth factor receptor and anaplastic lymphoma kinase gene rearrangement in metastatic adenocarcinoma lung responsive to crizotinib. Lung India 2018; 35:527-529. [PMID: 30381567 PMCID: PMC6219139 DOI: 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_30_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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- Abhishek Purkayastha
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, INHS Asvini, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Sciences, Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Danilenko M, Hodgson K, Stones R, Husain A, Zangarini M, Veal G, Rajan N. Diverse assays from a single skin punch biopsy to assess topical drug intervention. Br J Dermatol 2018; 180:937-938. [PMID: 30367471 PMCID: PMC6487947 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.17353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- M Danilenko
- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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- Department of Pathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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- Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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- Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K.,Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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Schmid P, Adams S, Rugo H, Schneeweiss A, Barrios C, Iwata H, Dieras V, Hegg R, Im SA, Wright G, Henschel V, Molinero L, Chui S, Funke R, Husain A, Winer E, Loi S, Emens L. IMpassion130: Results from a global, randomised, double-blind, phase III study of atezolizumab (atezo) + nab-paclitaxel (nab-P) vs placebo + nab-P in treatment-naive, locally advanced or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (mTNBC). Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy424.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Brown S, Arefi M, Stones R, Loo P, Barnard S, Bloxham C, Stefanos N, Langtry J, Worthy S, Calonje E, Husain A, Rajan N. Inherited pulmonary cylindromas. Br J Dermatol 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.17046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Brown S, Arefi M, Stones R, Loo P, Barnard S, Bloxham C, Stefanos N, Langtry J, Worthy S, Calonje E, Husain A, Rajan N. 遗传性肺圆柱瘤. Br J Dermatol 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.17062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Sardana M, Hashmath Z, Oldland G, Miller R, Satija V, Ansari B, Lee J, Bhuva R, Husain A, Mustafa A, Witschey W, Akers S, Chirinos J. P2747Left atrial longitudinal strain, left atrial size and left ventricular remodeling: implications for heart failure and preserved ejection fraction. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy565.p2747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- M Sardana
- University of Massachusetts, Medicine, Worcester, United States of America
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States of America
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States of America
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States of America
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States of America
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States of America
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States of America
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States of America
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States of America
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States of America
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States of America
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- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, United States of America
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States of America
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- A Dubois
- Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Cellular Pathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.,Institute of Genetic Medicine, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3BZ, UK
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- Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Lockwood KA, Oliphant T, Husain A. Linear erythronychia with a nick in the free edge of the nail. Clin Exp Dermatol 2018; 43:725-726. [PMID: 29806121 DOI: 10.1111/ced.13560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- K A Lockwood
- Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE1 4LP, UK
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- Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE1 4LP, UK
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- Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE1 4LP, UK
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Brown SM, Arefi M, Stones R, Loo PS, Barnard S, Bloxham C, Stefanos N, Langtry JAA, Worthy S, Calonje E, Husain A, Rajan N. Inherited pulmonary cylindromas: extending the phenotype of CYLD mutation carriers. Br J Dermatol 2018; 179:662-668. [PMID: 29569226 PMCID: PMC6175122 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.16573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
Background Germline mutations in the tumour suppressor gene CYLD are recognized to be associated with the development of multiple cutaneous cylindromas. We encountered such a patient who presented with breathlessness because of multiple pulmonary cylindromas. Objectives To search for clinical and radiological features of multiple pulmonary cylindromas in a cohort of 16 patients with CYLD mutations. Methods A retrospective case‐note review was carried out in a tertiary dermatogenetics clinic where CYLD mutation carriers are reviewed on an annual basis. In‐depth investigation was carried out for patients with pulmonary tumours. Results Four patients had radiological imaging of their lungs, of which two had multiple pulmonary cylindromas that were confirmed histologically. Serial computed tomography monitoring allowed for pre‐emptive endobronchial laser ablation, preventing major airway obstruction and pulmonary collapse. Conclusions Pulmonary cylindromas are an unrecognized, but infrequently symptomatic, aspect of the phenotype in these patients that can have implications for patient care. They should be considered in patients with a high tumour burden that present with respiratory symptoms, and where appropriate, monitored with serial imaging. What's already known about this topic? Germline mutations in the tumour suppressor gene CYLD are recognized to be associated with the development of multiple cutaneous cylindromas, spiradenomas and trichoepitheliomas. Beyond the skin, salivary gland tumours are seen in less than approximately 5% of patients, but otherwise the tropism of this disease is recognized as exclusively cutaneous.
What does this study add? We report multiple pulmonary cylindromas in two patients out of a series of 16 patients, a previously unreported aspect of this genetic disease. Deep phenotyping with radiological, histological and genetic approaches provides evidence that supports that these tumours are similar to cutaneous cylindromas and share a cytokeratin signature seen in cutaneous cylindroma.
What is the translational message? Patients with this rare disease should be investigated if they present with new symptoms of respiratory disease. These data inform the clinical surveillance and management of patients with this rare condition and also inform the longstanding debate on benign metastases.
https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.17046 available online https://goo.gl/Uqv3dl
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- S M Brown
- Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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- Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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- Department of Pathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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- Department of Cardiothoracics, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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- Department of Pathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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- Department of Pathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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- Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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- Department of Radiology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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- Dermatopathology Department, St John's Institute of Dermatology, St Thomas' Hospital, London, U.K
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- Department of Pathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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- Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K.,Institute of Genetic Medicine, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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Purkayastha A, Singh S, Bisht N, Mishra PS, Husain A. Upfront Skeletal Muscle Metastases from Non-small Cell Lung Carcinoma: Report of an Extremely Rare Occurrence Detected by 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Computed Tomography Scan. Indian J Nucl Med 2018; 33:337-341. [PMID: 30386058 PMCID: PMC6194761 DOI: 10.4103/ijnm.ijnm_57_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Adenocarcinoma lung with upfront metastases to skeletal muscle is rarely encountered in clinical practice since skeletal muscles are highly resistant to dissemination from solid organs. Moreover, these muscle metastatic lesions generally present with pain and palpable mass to get detected clinically. However, silent skeletal muscle metastases without any symptoms or signs getting detected by functional imaging with whole body 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission/computed tomography (18FDG-PET/CT) scan have been scarcely described in literature, while we present such an interesting case in a 45-year-old female. She was diagnosed as a case of biopsy-proven metastatic adenocarcinoma lung after evaluation by 18FDG-PET/CT. Despite treatment with palliative chemoradiotherapy, her disease progressed, and she finally succumbed to her illness. This case is discussed to highlight an unusual scenario we encountered, the clinical course of the disease with its management and overall poor prognosis.
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- Abhishek Purkayastha
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Onco-Pathology, Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Hammer M, Tsui C, Balmain S, Kobulnik J, Goldman R, Husain A, Steinberg L, Mak S. THE IMPACT OF HEARTFULL ON PLACE OF DEATH FOR ADVANCED HEART FAILURE PATIENTS. Can J Cardiol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2017.07.104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Barbera L, DeAngelis C, Earle C, Atzema C, Dudgeon D, Howell D, Husain A, O'Brien M, Seow H, Sussman J, Sutradhar R, Chu A, Liu Y. EP-1387: Time Trends In Opioid Use In Cancer Patients with Pain: Observations from Administrative Data. Radiother Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(17)31822-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Calmet D, Ameon R, Bombard A, Brun S, Byrde F, Chen J, Duda JM, Forte M, Fournier M, Fronka A, Haug T, Herranz M, Husain A, Jerome S, Jiranek M, Judge S, Kim SB, Kwakman P, Loyen J, LLaurado M, Michel R, Porterfield D, Ratsirahonana A, Richards A, Rovenska K, Sanada T, Schuler C, Thomas L, Tokonami S, Tsapalov A, Yamada T. INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ON FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT FOR RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION: STATUS AND PERSPECTIVES. Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2017; 173:55-62. [PMID: 27885091 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncw342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Radiological protection is a matter of concern for members of the public and thus national authorities are more likely to trust the quality of radioactivity data provided by accredited laboratories using common standards. Normative approach based on international standards aims to ensure the accuracy or validity of the test result through calibrations and measurements traceable to the International System of Units. This approach guarantees that radioactivity test results on the same types of samples are comparable over time and space as well as between different testing laboratories. Today, testing laboratories involved in radioactivity measurement have a set of more than 150 international standards to help them perform their work. Most of them are published by the International Standardization Organization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). This paper reviews the most essential ISO standards that give guidance to testing laboratories at different stages from sampling planning to the transmission of the test report to their customers, summarizes recent activities and achievements and present the perspectives on new standards under development by the ISO Working Groups dealing with radioactivity measurement in connection with radiological protection.
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- D Calmet
- Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives, Direction Protection Sûreté Nucléaire, 92265 Fontenay aux Roses Cedex, France
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- ALGADE, 1 Avenue du Brugeaud - BP 46 - 87250 Bessines sur Gartempe, France
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- TrisKem International, ZAC de l'Eperon, 3 rue des Champs Géons, 35170 Bruz, France
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- CEA/Saclay, Service de protection contre les rayonnements, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Gruppe Radioaktivität, Eidgenössisches Departement für Verteidigung, Bundesamt für Bevölkerungsschutz, 3700 Spiez, Switzerland
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- Radiation Protection Bureau, Health Canada, 775 Brookfield Road, Ottawa K1A 1C1, Ontario, Canada
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- CEA/Valduc, Service de protection contre les rayonnements, 21120 Is-sur-Tille, France
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- ARPA Lombardia, Centro Regionale di Radioprotezione, Via Juvara 22, 20129 Milano, Italy
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- Autorité de sûreté nucléaire, 15 rue Louis Lejeune, CS 70013, 92541 Montrouge Cedex, France
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- National Radiation Protection Institute, Bartoškova 28, Praha 4 140 00, Czech Republic
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- Eberhard Karls-University of Tuebingen, Isotope lab & radiation protection, Auf der Morgenstelle 24, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Engineering and Fluid Mechanics, alda Urquijo s/n, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
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- Kinectrics Inc. 800 Kipling Avenue, Unit 2 Toronto, Ontario M8Z 5G5, Canada
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- The National Physical Laboratory, Queens Road, Teddington, Middlesex TW11 0LW, UK
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- Faculty of Civil Engineering, Czech Technical University, Tha´kurova 7, 166 29 Praha 6 , Czech Republic
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- The National Physical Laboratory, Queens Road, Teddington, Middlesex TW11 0LW, UK
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- Environmental Technologies Branch, Chalk River Laboratories, Stn 51A, Canada
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- RIVM, Centre for Environmental Safety and Security, Department for Measuring and Monitoring. PO Box 1, 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Autorité de sûreté nucléaire, 15 rue Louis Lejeune, CS 70013, 92541 Montrouge Cedex, France
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- Departamento Quimica Analytica, Laboratori de Radiologia Ambiental, Facultat de Quimica-Universitat de Barcelona, Marti i Franques, 1-11, 08028 Barcelona , Spain
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- Leibniz Universität, Institut für Radioökologie und Strahlenschutz, Wilh.-Henze-Weg 14; D-31303 Burgdorf, Germany
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, PO Box 1663, MS G740, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA
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- CEA/Saclay, Service de protection contre les rayonnements, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- BSI, 389 Chiswick High Road, London W4 4AL, UK
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- National Radiation Protection Institute, Bartoskova 28, Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- Hokkaido University of Science, Department of Radiological Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sapporo, Japan
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- Paul Scherrer Institut, CH-5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- AFNOR, 11 rue Francis de Pressensé, 93571 La Plaine Saint-Denis cedex, France
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- Department of Radiation Physics, Institute of Radiation Emergency Medicine, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki City, Aomori 036-8564 , Japan
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- Laboratory of Radiation Safety in Building, Research Institute of Building Physics, Russian Academy of Architecture and Building Science, Moscow, Russia
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- Japan Radioisotope Association, 28-45, Honkomagome 2 , Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo1138941, Japan
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Habib K, Husain A, Al-Hazza A. Erratum: "Degradation/oxidation susceptibility of organic photovoltaic cells in aqueous solutions" [Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 124101 (2015)]. Rev Sci Instrum 2016; 87:109901. [PMID: 27802748 DOI: 10.1063/1.4964373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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- K Habib
- Materials Science and Photo-Electronics Laboratory, Renewable Energy (RE) Program, Energy and Building Research (EBR) Center, KISR, P.O. Box 24885 SAFAT, Kuwait 13109, Kuwait
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- Materials Science and Photo-Electronics Laboratory, Renewable Energy (RE) Program, Energy and Building Research (EBR) Center, KISR, P.O. Box 24885 SAFAT, Kuwait 13109, Kuwait
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- Materials Science and Photo-Electronics Laboratory, Renewable Energy (RE) Program, Energy and Building Research (EBR) Center, KISR, P.O. Box 24885 SAFAT, Kuwait 13109, Kuwait
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Mishra R, Siddiqui A, Husain A, Rashid M, Bhardwaj S. Acute and repeated dose toxicity studies of novel pyridazine derivatives as new class of antihypertensive agent. Toxicol Lett 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2016.06.1718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Verykiou S, Oliphant TJ, Rahim R, Husain A, Lawrence CM, Langtry JA. Diagnostic biopsy before Mohs micrographic surgery, frequency of change in diagnosis and impact on management. Br J Dermatol 2016; 174:649-51. [PMID: 26399472 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.14186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- S Verykiou
- Dermatology Department, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, U.K.
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- Dermatology Department, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, U.K
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- Dermatology Department, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, U.K
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- Histopathology Department, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, U.K
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- Dermatology Department, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, U.K
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- Dermatology Department, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, U.K
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Habib K, Husain A, Al-Hazza A. Degradation/oxidation susceptibility of organic photovoltaic cells in aqueous solutions. Rev Sci Instrum 2015; 86:124101. [PMID: 26724047 DOI: 10.1063/1.4936593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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A criterion of the degradation/oxidation susceptibility of organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells in aqueous solutions was proposed for the first time. The criterion was derived based on calculating the limit of the ratio value of the polarization resistance of an OPV cell in aqueous solution (Rp(s)) to the polarization resistance of the OPV cell in air (Rp(air)). In other words, the criterion lim(Rp(s)/Rp(air)) = 1 was applied to determine the degradation/oxidation of the OPV cell in the aqueous solution when Rp(air) became equal (increased) to Rp(s) as a function of time of the exposure of the OPV cell to the aqueous solution. This criterion was not only used to determine the degradation/oxidation of different OPV cells in a simulated operational environment but also it was used to determine the electrochemical behavior of OPV cells in deionized water and a polluted water with fine particles of sand. The values of Rp(s) were determined by the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy at low frequency. In addition, the criterion can be applied under diverse test conditions with a predetermined period of OPV operations.
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- Materials Science and Photo-Electronics Laboratory, Innovative Resources Energy (IRE) Program, Energy and Building Research (EBR) Center, KISR, P.O. Box 24885 SAFAT, Kuwait 13109, Kuwait
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- Materials Science and Photo-Electronics Laboratory, Innovative Resources Energy (IRE) Program, Energy and Building Research (EBR) Center, KISR, P.O. Box 24885 SAFAT, Kuwait 13109, Kuwait
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- Materials Science and Photo-Electronics Laboratory, Innovative Resources Energy (IRE) Program, Energy and Building Research (EBR) Center, KISR, P.O. Box 24885 SAFAT, Kuwait 13109, Kuwait
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Rajan N, Brown S, Ward S, Hainsworth P, Hodgkinson P, Pieniazek P, Husain A, Plummer R. Mesenteric cysts in naevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome: a mimic of metastatic disease. Br J Dermatol 2015; 174:684-5. [PMID: 26473628 PMCID: PMC4832287 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.14224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- N Rajan
- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3BZ, U.K.,Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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- Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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- Department of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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- Department of Surgery, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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- Department of Surgery, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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- Department of Radiology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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- Department of Histopathology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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- Northern Centre for Cancer Care, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
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Kircheva D, Husain A, Watson S, Kindler H, Durkin A, Vigneswaran W. P-265TUMOUR VOLUME: AN IMPORTANT PREDICTOR OF SURVIVAL IN MALIGNANT PLEURAL MESOTHELIOMA. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivv204.265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Qayyum F, Armato S, Straus C, Husain A, Vigneswaran W, Kindler H. SU-F-207-06: CT-Based Assessment of Tumor Volume in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma. Med Phys 2015. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4925250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The basic premise of preadjusted bracket system is accurate bracket positioning. It is widely recognized that accurate bracket placement is of critical importance in the efficient application of biomechanics and in realizing the full potential of a preadjusted edgewise appliance. AIM The purpose of this study was to design a calibrating system to accurately detect a point on a plane as well as to determine the accuracy of the Laser Guided Automated Calibrating (LGAC) System. MATERIALS AND METHODS To the lowest order of approximation a plane having two parallel lines is used to verify the accuracy of the system. On prescribing the distance of a point from the line, images of the plane are analyzed from controlled angles, calibrated and the point is identified with a laser marker. RESULTS The image was captured and analyzed using MATLAB ver. 7 software (The MathWorks Inc.). Each pixel in the image corresponded to a distance of 1cm/413 (10 mm/413) = 0.0242 mm (L/P). This implies any variations in distance above 0.024 mm can be measured and acted upon, and sets the highest possible accuracy for this system. CONCLUSION A new automated system is introduced having an accuracy of 0.024 mm for accurate bracket placement.
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, A.J. Institute of Dental Sciences, Kuntikana, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Soft Condensed Matter, Raman Research Institute, Sadashivnagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
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Barbera L, Sutradhar R, Howell D, Sussman J, Seow H, Dudgeon D, Atzema C, Earle C, Husain A, Liu Y, Krzyzanowska MK. Does routine symptom screening with ESAS decrease ED visits in breast cancer patients undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy? Support Care Cancer 2015; 23:3025-32. [DOI: 10.1007/s00520-015-2671-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2014] [Accepted: 02/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Lawrence C, Rahim R, Charlton F, Husain A. Prospective study of formalin-fixed Mohs surgery and haematoxylin and eosin stains with control contralateral biopsies for lentigo maligna: 5-year follow-up results. Br J Dermatol 2014; 171:298-303. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.12841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- C.M. Lawrence
- Department of Dermatology; Royal Victoria Infirmary; Newcastle NE1 4LP U.K
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- Department of Dermatology; Royal Victoria Infirmary; Newcastle NE1 4LP U.K
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- Department of Histopathology; Royal Victoria Infirmary; Newcastle NE1 4LP U.K
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- Department of Histopathology; Royal Victoria Infirmary; Newcastle NE1 4LP U.K
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Aghajanian C, Goff B, Nycum L, Wang Y, Husain A, Blank S. Final analysis of overall survival in OCEANS, a randomized phase III trial of gemcitabine, carboplatin, and bevacizumab followed by bevacizumab until disease progression in patients with platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer. Gynecol Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2014.03.157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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