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Winkelman JA, van der Woude L, Heineman DJ, Bahce I, Damhuis RA, Mahtab EAF, Hartemink KJ, Senan S, Maat APWM, Braun J, Paul MA, Dahele M, Dickhoff C. A nationwide population-based cohort study of surgical care for patients with superior sulcus tumors: Results from the Dutch Lung Cancer Audit for Surgery (DLCA-S). Lung Cancer 2021; 161:42-48. [PMID: 34509720 DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2021.08.018] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Revised: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 08/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Data on national patterns of care for patients with superior sulcus tumors (SST) is currently lacking. We investigated the distribution of surgical care and outcome for patients with SST in the Netherlands. MATERIAL AND METHODS Data was retrieved from the Dutch Lung Cancer Audit for Surgery (DLCA-S) for all patients undergoing resection for clinical stage IIB-IV SST from 2012 to 2019. Because DLCA-S is not linked to survival data, survival for a separate cohort (2015-2017) was obtained from the Netherlands Cancer Registry (NCR). RESULTS In the study period, 181 patients had SST surgery, representing 1.03% (181/17488) of all lung cancer pulmonary resections. For 2015-2017, the SST resection rate was 14.4% (79/549), and patients with stage IIB/III SST treated with trimodality had a 3-year overall survival of 67.4%. 63.5% of patients were male, and median age was 60 years. Almost 3/4 of tumors were right sided. Surgery was performed in 20 hospitals, with average number of annual resections ranging from ≤ 1 (n = 17) to 9 (n = 1). 39.8% of resections were performed in 1 center and 63.5% in the 3 most active centers. 12.7% of resections were extended (e.g. vertebral resection). 85.1% of resections were complete (R0). Morbidity and 30-day mortality were 51.4% and 3.3% respectively. Despite treating patients with a higher ECOG performance score and more extended resections, the highest volume center had rates of morbidity/mortality, and length of hospital stay that were comparable to those of the medium volume (n = 2) and low-volume centers (n = 1). CONCLUSION In the Netherlands, surgery for SST accounts for about 1% of all lung cancer pulmonary resections, the number of SST resections/hospital/year varies widely, with most centers performing an average of ≤ 1/year. Morbidity and mortality are acceptable and survival compares favourably with the literature. Although further centralisation is possible, it is unknown whether this will improve outcomes.
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- J A Winkelman
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Postbus 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Dutch Institute for Clinical Auditing, Rijnsburgerweg 10, 2333 AA Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, the Netherlands; Surgery, the Netherlands
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- Pulmonary Diseases, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Location VUmc, Cancer Center Amsterdam, de Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Research, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organization, Godebaldkwartier 419, 3511DT Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Postbus 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Radiation Oncology, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Postbus 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, Postbus 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, the Netherlands
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- Radiation Oncology, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, the Netherlands; Surgery, the Netherlands
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Johannesma PC, van de Beek I, van der Wel JWT, Paul MA, Houweling AC, Jonker MA, van Waesberghe JHTM, Reinhard R, Starink TM, van Moorselaar RJA, Menko FH, Postmus PE. Risk of spontaneous pneumothorax due to air travel and diving in patients with Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome. Springerplus 2016; 5:1506. [PMID: 27652079 PMCID: PMC5014776 DOI: 10.1186/s40064-016-3009-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2016] [Accepted: 08/05/2016] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Background and objectives Birt–Hogg–Dubé syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by skin fibrofolliculomas, lung cysts, spontaneous pneumothorax and renal cell cancer due to germline folliculin (FLCN) mutations (Menko et al. in Lancet Oncol 10(12):1199–1206, 2009). The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of spontaneous pneumothorax in patients with BHD during or shortly after air travel and diving. Methods A questionnaire was sent to a cohort of 190 BHD patients and the medical files of these patients were evaluated. The diagnosis of BHD was confirmed by FLCN mutations analysis in all patients. We assessed how many spontaneous pneumothoraces (SP) occurred within 1 month after air travel or diving. Results In total 158 (83.2 %) patients returned the completed questionnaire. A total of 145 patients had a history of air travel. Sixty-one of them had a history of SP (42.1 %), with a mean of 2.48 episodes (range 1–10). Twenty-four (35.8 %) patients had a history of pneumothorax on both sides. Thirteen patients developed SP < 1 month after air travel (9.0 %) and two patients developed a SP < 1 month after diving (3.7 %). We found in this population of BHD patients a pneumothorax risk of 0.63 % per flight and a risk of 0.33 % per episode of diving. Symptoms possible related to SP were perceived in 30 patients (20.7 %) after air travel, respectively in ten patients (18.5 %) after diving. Conclusion Based on the results presented in this retrospective study, exposure of BHD patients to considerable changes in atmospheric pressure associated with flying and diving may be related to an increased risk for developing a symptomatic pneumothorax. Symptoms reported during or shortly after flying and diving might be related to the early phase of pneumothorax. An individualized advice should be given, taking also into account patients’ preferences and needs.
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- P C Johannesma
- Department of Pulmonary Diseases, VU University Medical Center, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pulmonary Diseases, VU University Medical Center, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Dermatology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Family Cancer Clinic, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool, UK ; Department of Thoracic Oncology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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Lymphangiomas are rare benign neoplasms derived from portions of lymph sacs. They most often occur in children in the cervical region and 90% have manifested by the end of the second year of life. An isolated mediastinal lymphangioma in an adult is an uncommon disease entity. We report the case of a mediastinal lymphangioma in a 29-year-old man presenting as a suprasternal lump, which was resected through a partial sternotomy/hemiclamshell thoracotomy.
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8065 Background: EGFR-TKI provides a clinical benefit in patients with EGFR-mutated NSCLC with median progression-free survival (PFS) of 12 months. Several resistance mechanisms (e.g. T790M mutation) have been described, however data are sparse. We analysed EGFR-mutation spectra in NSCLC patients with acquired resistance to TKI. Methods: Biopsies from patients with EGFR-mutation or TKI-response>24 weeks with both pre- and post TKI biopsy available were retrospectively analysed. Information was collected from the medical record. Response to TKI-treatment was assessed according to RECIST. PFS after TKI-treatment was calculated with a Kaplan-Meier curve. Results: 63 patients were included for analysis. Pre- and post TKI biopsy results are described in the Table. 32 patients received 1 (38%), 2 (10%) or 3 (3%) lines of chemotherapy before start of TKI and 18 patients received 1 (13%), 2 (11%), 3 (3%), or 5 (2%) lines of therapy after TKI treatment. Median PFS on TKI-treatment was 12,3 months (range: 1,4 – 43,2). Objective response rate was 61,9%. 47,6% of patients developed the T790M mutation. One patient developed transformation to SCLC with the original exon 19 deletion. One patient with pre-TKI an exon 18 + exon 21 mutation was found to have a KRAS-mutation post-TKI. Conclusions: In this cohort, frequency of development of T790M mutation was consistent with earlier reports. Transformation to SCLC occurred less than described earlier. Two patients did not retain their original mutation. Surprisingly, one patient developed a KRAS mutation: a second primary tumor is not excluded in this case. Rebiopsy in TKI-resistance provides important information on dynamic tumour characteristics and has management implications in certain patients. [Table: see text]
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- VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Freixa V, Paul MA, Francois A, Budhram-Mahadeo V, Heads RJ. COX-2 IN MYOCARDIAL INJURY AND REMODELLING: ELUCIDATING MECHANISMS OF INDUCTION BY FIBRONECTIN FRAGMENTS INCLUDING EXTRA-DOMAIN A. Heart 2012. [DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303148a.1] [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: 11/03/2022]
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Vos CG, Murk JLAN, Hartemink KJ, Daniels JMA, Paul MA, Debets-Ossenkopp YJ. A rare pulmonary infection caused by Arthrographis kalrae. J Med Microbiol 2012; 61:593-595. [DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.037531-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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- C. G. Vos
- Department of Surgery, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Microbiology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pulmonary Diseases, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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van der Meij BS, Langius JAE, Spreeuwenberg MD, Slootmaker SM, Paul MA, Smit EF, van Leeuwen PAM. Oral nutritional supplements containing n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids affect quality of life and functional status in lung cancer patients during multimodality treatment: an RCT. Eur J Clin Nutr 2012; 66:399-404. [PMID: 22234041 PMCID: PMC3303137 DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2011.214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [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: 12/31/2022]
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Background/Objectives: Our objective was to investigate effects of an oral nutritional supplement containing n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (FAs) on quality of life, performance status, handgrip strength and physical activity in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) undergoing multimodality treatment. Subjects/Methods: In a double-blind experiment, 40 patients with stage III NSCLC were randomised to receive 2 cans/day of a protein- and energy-dense oral nutritional supplement containing n-3 polyunsaturated FAs (2.02 g eicosapentaenoic acid+0.92 g docosahexaenoic acid/day) or an isocaloric control supplement, during multimodality treatment. Quality of life, Karnofsky Performance Status, handgrip strength and physical activity (by wearing an accelerometer) were assessed. Effects of intervention were analysed by generalised estimating equations. P-values <0.05 were regarded as statistically significant. Results: The intervention group reported significantly higher on the quality of life parameters, physical and cognitive function (B=11.6 and B=20.7, P<0.01), global health status (B=12.2, P=0.04) and social function (B=22.1, P=0.04) than the control group after 5 weeks. The intervention group showed a higher Karnofsky Performance Status (B=5.3, P=0.04) than the control group after 3 weeks. Handgrip strength did not significantly differ between groups over time. The intervention group tended to have a higher physical activity than the control group after 3 and 5 weeks (B=6.6, P=0.04 and B=2.5, P=0.05). Conclusion: n-3 Polyunsaturated FAs may beneficially affect quality of life, performance status and physical activity in patients with NSCLC undergoing multimodality treatment.
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- B S van der Meij
- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Internal Medicine, VU University Medical Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Welvaart WN, Paul MA, van Hees HWH, Stienen GJM, Niessen JWM, de Man FS, Sieck GC, Vonk-Noordegraaf A, Ottenheijm CAC. Diaphragm muscle fiber function and structure in humans with hemidiaphragm paralysis. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2011; 301:L228-35. [PMID: 21622847 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00040.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Recent studies proposed that mechanical inactivity of the human diaphragm during mechanical ventilation rapidly causes diaphragm atrophy and weakness. However, conclusive evidence for the notion that diaphragm weakness is a direct consequence of mechanical inactivity is lacking. To study the effect of hemidiaphragm paralysis on diaphragm muscle fiber function and structure in humans, biopsies were obtained from the paralyzed hemidiaphragm in eight patients with hemidiaphragm paralysis. All patients had unilateral paralysis of known duration, caused by en bloc resection of the phrenic nerve with a tumor. Furthermore, diaphragm biopsies were obtained from three control subjects. The contractile performance of demembranated muscle fibers was determined, as well as fiber ultrastructure and morphology. Finally, expression of E3 ligases and proteasome activity was determined to evaluate activation of the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. The force-generating capacity, as well as myofibrillar ultrastructure, of diaphragm muscle fibers was preserved up to 8 wk of paralysis. The cross-sectional area of slow fibers was reduced after 2 wk of paralysis; that of fast fibers was preserved up to 8 wk. The expression of the E3 ligases MAFbx and MuRF-1 and proteasome activity was not significantly upregulated in diaphragm fibers following paralysis, not even after 72 and 88 wk of paralysis, at which time marked atrophy of slow and fast diaphragm fibers had occurred. Diaphragm muscle fiber atrophy and weakness following hemidiaphragm paralysis develops slowly and takes months to occur.
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- W N Welvaart
- Department of Surgery, Vrije Universiteit University Medical Center/Institute for Cardiovascular Research, The Netherlands
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Biere SSAY, Belt EJT, Paul MA. Acute dyspnoea in a 52-year-old man. Emerg Med J 2010; 28:541. [PMID: 20798085 DOI: 10.1136/emj.2010.092106] [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: 11/03/2022]
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- S S A Y Biere
- Department of Surgery, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Welvaart WN, Becker A, Marcus JT, Vonk-Noordegraaf A, Oosterhuis JWA, Paul MA. Unusual treatment of patent foramen ovale after pneumonectomy. Eur Respir J 2010; 35:929-31. [DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00103509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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: 11/05/2022]
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Hayes AE, Paul MA, Beuger B, Tipper SP. Affective responses to stimuli viewed from egocentric vs. allocentric perspectives. J Vis 2010. [DOI: 10.1167/6.6.956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Paul MA, Tipper SP, Hayes AE. Action affordance effects: Location and grasp. J Vis 2010. [DOI: 10.1167/5.8.167] [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: 11/24/2022] Open
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Welvaart WN, Oosterhuis JW, Paul MA. Negative pressure dressing for radiation-associated wound dehiscence after posterolateral thoracotomy. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2009; 8:558-9. [DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2008.196485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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: 11/06/2022] Open
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Objective This study was designed to review the diagnostic performance of sentinel node (SN) detection for assessment of the nodal status in thyroid carcinoma patients and to determine the technique (using blue dye or Technetium-99m colloid (99mTc)) that demonstrated the highest success rate with regard to the detection rate and sensitivity. Methods A comprehensive computer literature search of studies published in English language through December 2007 and regarding SN procedures in patients with thyroid disorders was performed in MEDLINE. Pooled values regarding the SN detection rate and the pooled sensitivity values of the SN procedure were presented with a 95% confidence interval (CI) for the different SN detection techniques. Results Ultimately, we identified 14 studies comprising a total of 457 patients. Of these, ten studies (n = 329 patients) used the blue dye technique with a pooled SN detection of 83% (95% CI, 79–87%). The remaining four studies (n = 128) used 99mTc-colloid with a pooled SN detection of 96% (95% CI, 91–99%; p < 0.05 vs. blue dye technique). Conclusion In patients with suspected thyroid carcinoma, SN biopsy demonstrated a higher SN detection rate when 99mTc was used (96%) instead of the blue dye technique (83%).
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- P G H M Raijmakers
- Department of Nuclear Medicine & PET Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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El Sharouni SY, Aerts JGJV, Senan S, De Ruysscher DKM, Groen HJM, Paul MA, Smit EF, Vonk EJA, Verhagen AF, Schramel FMNH. [Treatment of patients with stage III non-small cell lung cancer: concurrent high-dose chemotherapy and radiotherapy]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 2008; 152:2714-2717. [PMID: 19192584] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The treatment of patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (stage III) has changed significantly in the past few years. Patients with a non-resectable stage IIIA/B tumour are given combined treatment consisting ofchemotherapy and radiotherapy. These can be administered sequentially or concurrently. It has been shown recently that concurrent chemoradiotherapy gives a survival advantage in comparison with sequential chemoradiotherapy. Cisplatin and etoposide are usually the drugs of choice for chemotherapy in patients with stage III cancer. A biologically effective dose of radiotherapy equivalent to 60-66 Gy, over a maximum of 6.5 weeks, should be given. Surgery is possible for a selected group of patients, provided a complete objective mediastinal response has been achieved after chemoradiotherapy and a complete resection appears to be technically feasible. It is recommended to apply this treatment in a research setting. High-dose concurrent chemoradiotherapy is advised as the standard treatment for stage III non-small cell lung cancer in patients in good physical condition.
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- S Y El Sharouni
- Universitaire Medisch Centrum Utrecht, afd. Radiotherapie, Q00.118, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht.
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Kamminga SK, Boer C, Rijkeboer AA, Paul MA, Vonk Noordegraaf A, Strack van Schijndel RJ. Occult pleural cryptococcosis in an immunocompromised patient. Intensive Care Med 2008; 35:961-2. [PMID: 18979084 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-008-1347-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/16/2008] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Phernambucq ECJ, Biesma B, Smit EF, Paul MA, Tol AV, Schramel FM, Bolhuis RJ, Postmus PE. Multicenter phase II trial of accelerated cisplatin and high-dose epirubicin followed by surgery or radiotherapy in patients with stage IIIa non-small-cell lung cancer with mediastinal lymph node involvement (N2-disease). Br J Cancer 2006; 95:470-4. [PMID: 16909132 PMCID: PMC2360660 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603289] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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To assess the therapeutic activity of accelerated cisplatin and high-dose epirubicin with erythropoietin and G-CSF support as induction therapy for patients with stage IIIa-N2 non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Patients with stage IIIa-N2 NSCLC were enrolled in a phase II trial. They received cisplatin 60 mg m−2 and epirubicin 135 mg m−2 every 2 weeks for three courses combined with erythropoietin and G-CSF. Depending on results of clinical response to induction therapy and restaging, patients were treated with surgery or radiotherapy. In total, 61 patients entered from March 2001 to April 2004. During 169 courses of induction chemotherapy, National Cancer Institute of Canada (NCI-C) grade III/IV leucocytopenia was reported in 35 courses (20.7%), NCI-C grade III/IV thrombocytopenia in 26 courses (15.4%) and NCI-C grade III/IV anaemia in six courses (3.6%). Main cause of cisplatin dose reduction was nephrotoxicity (12 courses). Most patients received three courses. There were no chemotherapy-related deaths. Three patients were not evaluable for clinical response. Twenty-eight patients had a partial response (48.3%, 95% CI: 36–61.1%), 24 stable disease and six progressive disease. After induction therapy, 30 patients underwent surgery; complete resection was achieved in 19 procedures (31.1%). Radical radiotherapy was delivered to 25 patients (41%). Six patients were considered unfit for further treatment. Median survival for all patients was 18 months. Response rate of accelerated cisplatin and high-dose epirubicin as induction chemotherapy for stage IIIa-N2 NSCLC patients is not different from more commonly used cisplatin-based regimen.
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- E C J Phernambucq
- Department of Pulmonary Diseases, VU Medical Center, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, PO Box 90153, 5200 ME 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pulmonary Diseases, VU Medical Center, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Martini Hospital, PO Box 30033, 9700 RM Groningen, The Netherlands
- Department of Pulmonary Diseases, VU Medical Center, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands. E-mail:
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- Department of Surgery, VU Medical Center, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Martini Hospital, PO Box 30033, 9700 RM, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pulmonary Diseases, St Antonius Hospital, PO Box 2500, 2430 EM, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, PO Box 90153, 5200 ME 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pulmonary Diseases, VU Medical Center, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pulmonology, VU University Medical Centre/Institute for Cardiovascular Research ICaR-VU, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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van der Elst A, Oosterling SJ, Paul MA, Vonk AMA, Sparidans RW, van der Sijp JRM. Isolated lung perfusion with melphalan: Pharmacokinetics and toxicity in a pig model. J Surg Oncol 2006; 93:410-6. [PMID: 16550578 DOI: 10.1002/jso.20498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND In patients with unresectable lung cancer or pulmonary metastases, isolated lung perfusion (ILP) has been described as an alternative method to deliver high-dose chemotherapy to the lungs, thereby minimizing systemic toxicity. Pharmacokinetics of ILP have not been extensively investigated. Therefore, we studied the feasibility of ILP with melphalan in a pig model with emphasis on pharmacokinetics and acute lung damage. METHODS Five pigs underwent ILP with melphalan. Blood and tissue samples were obtained for determination of melphalan levels. Tissue biopsies were taken for microscopic evaluation of lung damage. RESULTS During ILP, no hemodynamic effects of importance were noted. No systemic leakage of melphalan was observed in any of the animals. Compared with normal lung tissue, microscopic examination of lung tissue after perfusion without melphalan showed pulmonary edema. Directly after melphalan perfusion additional hemorrhagic areas were seen; however, electron microscopy displayed no irreversible endothelial damage. CONCLUSION This study on pigs proved to be a well reproducible model for ILP with melphalan. Pharmacokinetics show a safety profile with no systemic toxicity, which could justify further patient studies, necessary to determine its effect on pulmonary metastases in humans, especially in case of adjuvant therapy after surgical resection or in unresectable disease.
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- A van der Elst
- Department of Surgical Oncology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Hoogendoorn RJW, Brinkman JM, Visser OJ, Paul MA, Wuisman PIJM. [Sternal pain: not always harmless]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 2004; 148:2469-74. [PMID: 15638192] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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In two patients, men aged 39 and 66 years, a sternal mass in combination with pain developed. One patient was diagnosed with a non-Hodgkin lymphoma located in the sternum and the other one with a primary chondrosarcoma of the sternum. They both recovered after treatment. The differential diagnosis of disorders of the chest wall is troublesome and includes haematologic, rheumatologic and infectious processes. Tietze's syndrome is a rare cause of pain and non-suppurative swelling of the costosternal joints. However, tumours of the anterior chest wall can also cause these symptoms and these must therefore be excluded if the complaints persist or the swelling progresses. The most common malignant tumours of the chest wall are non-Hodgkin lymphoma, primary chondrosarcoma and metastases. Diagnostics should consist of blood tests and X-rays. CT and MRI scans are more helpful in establishing the diagnosis. A definitive diagnosis can only be determined by biopsy.
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- R J W Hoogendoorn
- Afd. Orthopedie, VU Medisch Centrum, Postbus 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam
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Paul MA, Vandertop WP. ['The rumbling of shaking brains'; the treatment of traumatic skull and brain injury in the Netherlands in the 17th century: 7 case reports from Observationes medicae by Nicolaes Tulp]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 2004; 148:1657-8; author reply 1658. [PMID: 15455519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
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Morgan HM, Paul MA, Tipper SP. Inhibition of return is object-based, not category-based. J Vis 2004. [DOI: 10.1167/4.8.256] [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: 11/24/2022] Open
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Vonk Noordegraaf A, Paul MA, Boonstra AB, Postmus PE. ['Palm reading' as a diagnostic aid]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 2004; 148:53-6. [PMID: 14753123] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/28/2023]
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In four patients, a man aged 53, a woman aged 63 and two men aged 67 and 53 years, respectively, inspection of the hand led to the final diagnosis. In the first patient who presented with clubbing of the fingers and pulmonary hypertension, a small atrial septal defect was detected. The second patient had thick curved yellow nails and recurrent pleural effusions as part of this yellow nail syndrome. The third patient presented with clubbing and hypertrophic osteoarthropathy, a secondary complaint to adenocarcinoma of the lung. The fourth patient had increasing pulmonary hypertension as a secondary complaint to recurrent multiple pulmonary embolism from deep venous malformations of his right hand, arm and shoulder as a part of the Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome. These cases show that inspection of the hand may give a clue to the diagnosis.
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Paul MA, Pigeau RA, Weinberg H. CC130 pilot fatigue during re-supply missions to former Yugoslavia. Aviat Space Environ Med 2001; 72:965-73. [PMID: 11718516] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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PURPOSE Deployment of troops in foreign theaters requires a massive airlift capability. The fatigue encountered in such operations can be severe enough to pose a flight safety hazard. The current study documents sleep and the effect of fatigue on aircrew performance during re-supply missions in support of Canadian troops in Bosnia in 1996. METHODS Ten routine re-supply missions from Trenton, Canada, to Zagreb, Croatia, were studied and involved 9 pilots and 9 co-pilots. To document their sleep hygiene, all pilots wore wrist actigraphs from approximately 5 d prior to the mission, until the mission was completed. Psychomotor performance was tested during the actual flights. Three psychomotor trials during the outbound transatlantic leg (Trenton to Lyneham, UK) were employed, one trial on the Lyneham-Zagreb-Lyneham leg, and three trials on the return transatlantic leg from Lyneham to Trenton. RESULTS The amount of daily sleep during the 3-d period prior to the mission steadily decreased from an average of 8 h 40 min per day to 6 h 30 min (p < 0.001). During the missions, the worst night of sleep occurred during the second night overseas. During both transatlantic legs, there were significant decrements in the subjective ratings of alertness (p < 0.001), and increases in physical (p < 0.001) and mental fatigue (p < 0.001). Performance on the logical reasoning task as well as the multitask showed probable fatigue effects during the outbound leg of the missions. CONCLUSIONS Our transport pilots showed a pattern of progressively decreasing sleep. Self-rated scores for alertness, mental and physical fatigue, indicate a deterioration of alertness, and an increase in fatigue throughout the long transatlantic flights.
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- M A Paul
- Defence and Civil Institute of Environmental Medicine, North York, Ontario, Canada.
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Paul MA, Brown G, Buguet A, Gray G, Pigeau RA, Weinberg H, Radomski M. Melatonin and zopiclone as pharmacologic aids to facilitate crew rest. Aviat Space Environ Med 2001; 72:974-84. [PMID: 11718517] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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PURPOSE In response to mission imperatives, transport aircrews must often sleep at inappropriate circadian times resulting in inadequate sleep. This study was undertaken to determine whether either melatonin or zopiclone could facilitate early circadian sleep, and to assess whether either of these medications would result in a psychomotor performance decrement which would preclude their use in aircrew. METHOD Thirteen subjects from DCIEM completed a double-blind cross-over protocol. All subjects were assessed for psychomotor performance during 3 drug conditions (placebo, 10 mg melatonin, and 7.5 mg zopiclone), which were separated by one week. Each of these conditions involved 2 nights of sleep, back-to-back, with the first night being a normal circadian control sleep (23:00 h bedtime, arising at 06:45 h), and the second night being an early circadian drug sleep (drugs at 16:45 h, 17:00 h bedtime, arising at 23:45 h). All subjects were tested for psychomotor performance, on both nights of each of the 3 drug conditions, pre- and post-sleep. Further, during the early circadian drug night, all subjects were tested every hour after arising at 23:45 h (24:00 h until 07:00 h. At the beginning of each psychomotor test session, subjects were asked for their subjective levels of sleepiness and fatigue. RESULTS Relative to placebo (339.5 min) the subjects slept more on melatonin (370.2 min, p < 0.01), and zopiclone (373.3 min, p < 0.01). Performance in serial reaction time (SRT) task (p < 0.001), logical reasoning task (LRT) (p < 0.001), serial subtraction task (SST) (p < 0.02), and Multitask (MT) (p < 0.03) were impaired for all 3 drug conditions immediately on awakening, compared with pre-sleep performance, as a result of a sleep-inertia effect. With respect to the subjective data, sleep inertia effects were evident for sleepiness (p < 0.001), mental fatigue (p < 0.002), and physical fatigue (p < 0.05). For SRT, LRT, and SST, performance recovered to pre-sleep levels within 1.25 h of awakening, and for MT recovery occurred 2.25 h after awakening. There were no differences in performance or subjective measures between placebo, melatonin and zopiclone. CONCLUSIONS Both zopiclone and melatonin improved sleep relative to placebo. After sleep inertia, performance recovered to pre-sleep levels for all tasks and was sustained at that level throughout the balance of the testing period. There was no impact of melatonin or zopiclone on performance measures compared with placebo.
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- M A Paul
- Defence and Civil Institute of Environmental Medicine, North York, Ontario, Canada.
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The pre-motor theory suggests that, when attention is oriented to a location, the motor systems that are involved in achieving current behavioural goals are activated. For example, when a task requires accurate reaching, attention to a location activates the motor circuits controlling saccades and manual reaches. These actions involve separate neural systems for the control of eye and hand, but we believe that the selection processes acting on neural population codes within these systems are similar and can affect each other. The attentional effect can be revealed in the subsequent movement. The present study shows that the path the eye takes as it saccades to a target is affected by whether a reach to the target is also produced. This effect is interpreted as the influence of a hand-centred frame used in reaching on the spatial frame of reference required for the saccade.
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- S P Tipper
- Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, School of Psychology, University of Wales, Bangor, UK.
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de Kanter AY, van Geel AN, Paul MA, van Eijck CH, Henzen-Logmans SC, Kruyt RH, Krenning EP, Eggermont AM, Wiggers T. Controlled introduction of the sentinel node biopsy in breast cancer in a multi-centre setting: the role of a coordinator for quality control. Eur J Surg Oncol 2000; 26:652-6. [PMID: 11078611 DOI: 10.1053/ejso.2000.0976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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AIMS It is proposed that sentinel node biopsy should replace axillary lymph-node dissection. We analysed the role of a coordinator in the introduction of the sentinel node biopsy in breast cancer in a multi-centre setting to assure standardization and quality control. METHODS We included 232 operable breast cancer patients. Part of the procedure was an ultrasound examination of the axilla with fine needle aspiration cytology. The sentinel node was identified with 99m-Technetium and Patent Blue. RESULTS The results of the procedure, sensitivity and false negativity, were the same for the three participating hospitals. We think this is mostly due to the coordinator who supplied information about the technique, pitfalls and results to all teams. CONCLUSIONS Our experience regarding the organization aspects of introducing the sentinel node procedure in a multi-centre setting now serves as a model in organizing its application in a much wider number of hospitals.
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- A Y de Kanter
- Department of Surgery, University Hospital Rotterdam/Daniel den Hoed Cancer Center, The Netherlands
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von Mensdorff-Pouilly S, Gourevitch MM, Kenemans P, Verstraeten AA, van Kamp GJ, Kok A, van Uffelen K, Snijdewint FG, Paul MA, Meijer S, Hilgers J. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the measurement of circulating antibodies to polymorphic epithelial mucin (MUC1). Tumour Biol 2000; 19:186-95. [PMID: 9591045 DOI: 10.1159/000030006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION About one-third of breast and ovarian carcinoma patients have circulating antibodies reactive with polymorphic epithelial mucin (MUC1), either free or bound to immune complexes. While the presence of these immune complexes has prognostic significance in breast cancer patients, the significance of free MUC1 antibodies is less clear. The objective of this study was to develop a reliable assay for the accurate determination of circulating free antibodies to MUC1. MATERIAL AND METHODS We developed an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) (PEM.CIg) employing a 60 mer peptide (a triple tandem repeat sequence of the MUC1 peptide core) conjugated to bovine serum albumin and peroxidase-labeled antihuman immunoglobulin G or M antibodies. The assay was standardized and its analytical performance evaluated. A total of 492 serum samples were obtained from 40 healthy men, from 201 healthy women (including 55 women without a history of pregnancy and 45 pregnant women), and (before primary treatment) from 62 benign breast tumor patients and 190 breast cancer patients. MUC1 serum levels were determined with commercial CA 15-3 tests. RESULTS Circulating antibodies to MUC1 are present both in healthy subjects and in breast cancer patients. The within- and between-assay coefficients of variation were, respectively, 2 and 12% for the IgG determinations and 1.2 and 3% for the IgM determinations. Correlation coefficients for serially diluted serum samples ranged from 0.9998 to 0.9920 for IgG and from 0.9996 to 0.9818 for IgM determinations. The reactivity of serum samples was partially blocked by the addition of various MUC1 peptides and by MUC1 mucin. The inhibiting effect of modified 60 mer peptides suggests the presence of antibodies directed to more than one epitope. CONCLUSIONS The PEM. CIg assay is a reliable ELISA for measuring free MUC1 antibodies in serum. We are in the process of relating the results obtained in the breast cancer group to disease outcome to evaluate its prognostic significance. In addition, the assay may become a useful tool for vaccine therapy monitoring.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Academic Hospital Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Departments of Surgery, Zuiderziekenhuis, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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von Mensdorff-Pouilly S, Verstraeten AA, Kenemans P, Snijdewint FG, Kok A, Van Kamp GJ, Paul MA, Van Diest PJ, Meijer S, Hilgers J. Survival in early breast cancer patients is favorably influenced by a natural humoral immune response to polymorphic epithelial mucin. J Clin Oncol 2000; 18:574-83. [PMID: 10653872 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2000.18.3.574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 173] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Polymorphic epithelial mucin (PEM or MUC1) is being studied as a vaccine substrate for the immunotherapy of patients with adenocarcinoma. The present study analyzes the incidence of naturally occurring MUC1 antibodies in early breast cancer patients and relates the presence of these antibodies in pretreatment serum to outcome of disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS We measured immunoglobulin G (IgG) and immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies to MUC1 with an enzyme-linked immunoassay (PEM.CIg), which uses a MUC1 triple-tandem repeat peptide conjugated to bovine serum albumin, in pretreatment serum samples obtained from 154 breast cancer patients (52 with stage I disease and 102 with stage II) and 302 controls. The median disease-specific survival time of breast cancer patients was 74 months (range, 15 to 118 months). A positive test result was defined as MUC1 IgG or IgM antibody levels equal to or greater than the corresponding rounded-up median results obtained in the total breast cancer population. RESULTS A positive test result for both MUC1 IgG and IgM antibodies in pretreatment serum was associated with a significant benefit in disease-specific survival in stage I and II (P =.0116) breast cancer patients. Positive IgG and IgM MUC1 antibody levels had significant additional prognostic value to stage (P =.0437) in multivariate analysis. Disease-free survival probability did not differ significantly. However, stage II patients who tested positive for MUC1 IgG and IgM antibody and who relapsed had predominantly local recurrences or contralateral disease, as opposed to recurrences at distant sites in the patients with a negative humoral response (P =.026). CONCLUSION Early breast cancer patients with a natural humoral response to MUC1 have a higher probability of freedom from distant failure and a better disease-specific survival. MUC1 antibodies may control hematogenic tumor dissemination and outgrowth by aiding the destruction of circulating or seeded MUC1-expressing tumor cells. Vaccination of breast cancer patients with MUC1-derived (glyco)peptides in an adjuvant setting may favorably influence the outcome of disease.
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- S von Mensdorff-Pouilly
- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinical Chemistry, Pathology, and Surgery, Academic Hospital Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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de Kanter AY, van Eijck CH, van Geel AN, Kruijt RH, Henzen SC, Paul MA, Eggermont AM, Wiggers T. Multicentre study of ultrasonographically guided axillary node biopsy in patients with breast cancer. Br J Surg 1999; 86:1459-62. [PMID: 10583296 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.1999.01243.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Axillary lymph node dissection is still performed as a staging procedure since lymph node status is the most important prognostic factor in patients with breast cancer. Sentinel node biopsy may replace routine axillary lymphadenectomy, especially in patients with small breast cancers. This study investigated whether ultrasonographically guided fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) of the axillary lymph nodes in clinically node-negative patients was an accurate staging procedure to select patients for sentinel node biopsy. METHODS One hundred and eighty-five consecutive patients were included. All had axillary ultrasonography and detected nodes were categorized according to their dimensions and echo patterns. Ultrasonographically guided FNAC was carried out if technically possible. These results were compared with the results of the sentinel node biopsy and subsequent axillary dissection. RESULTS In 116 patients no lymph nodes were detected by ultrasonographic imaging. Of 69 patients with visible nodes, 31 had malignant cells on FNAC. There were no false-positive results. Some 87 of 185 patients had axillary metastases on definitive histological examination. Ultrasonography was sensitive in patients with extensive nodal involvement. Failure of the examination was caused by problems learning the method, difficulty in puncturing small lymph nodes and sampling error. CONCLUSION In patients without palpable axillary nodes, a sentinel node biopsy could be avoided in 17 per cent since ultrasonography combined with FNAC had already diagnosed axillary metastases. The method is particularly valuable in larger breast cancers.
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- A Y de Kanter
- Department of Surgery, University Hospital Rotterdam/Daniel den Hoed Cancer Center, The Netherlands
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Loeffler DA, Linder MC, Zamany M, Harel E, Paul MA, Baumann H, LeWitt PA. Measurement of acute phase proteins in the rat brain: contribution of vascular contents. Neurochem Res 1999; 24:1313-7. [PMID: 10492528 DOI: 10.1023/a:1020989426694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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A localized acute phase response occurs in the brain in Alzheimer's disease. Acute phase proteins have previously been measured in brain homogenates to quantify this response. The extent to which measurements of these proteins reflect brain parenchymal contents, as opposed to vascular contents, is unknown. In this study, the acute phase proteins ceruloplasmin (CP), complement factor 3 (C3), haptoglobin (HP), and albumin were measured in regional brain homogenates from phosphate buffered saline-perfused and sham-perfused rats (n = 7-9/group). Interleukin 1-beta (IL1-beta) and copper were also measured. Mean CP, C3, HP, and albumin concentrations in perfused specimens decreased by 94%, 88%, 90%, and 81% vs. sham-perfused specimens (all p < 0.001), while IL1-beta and copper were unchanged. These results suggest that acute phase protein measurements in brain homogenates reflect primarily vascular contents. However, IL1-beta and copper concentrations in brain homogenates are minimally influenced by vascular contents.
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- Clinical Neuroscience Program, Sinai Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA
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Bonnema J, van Wersch AM, van Geel AN, Pruyn JF, Schmitz PI, Paul MA, Wiggers T. Medical and psychosocial effects of early discharge after surgery for breast cancer: randomised trial. BMJ 1998; 316:1267-71. [PMID: 9554895 PMCID: PMC28526 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.316.7140.1267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the medical and psychosocial effects of early hospital discharge after surgery for breast cancer on complication rate, patient satisfaction, and psychosocial outcomes. DESIGN Randomised trial comparing discharge from hospital 4 days after surgery (with drain in situ) with discharge after drain removal (mean 9 days in hospital). Psychosocial measurements performed before surgery and 1 and 4 months after. SETTING General hospital and cancer clinic in Rotterdam with a socioeconomically diverse population. SUBJECTS 125 women with operable breast cancer. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Incidence of complications after surgery for breast cancer, patient satisfaction with treatment, and psychosocial effects of short stay or long stay in hospital. RESULTS Patient satisfaction with the short stay in hospital was high; only 4% (2/56 at 1 month after surgery and 2/52 at 4 months after surgery) of patients indicated that they would have preferred a longer stay. There were no significant differences in duration of drainage from the axilla between the short stay and long stay groups (median 8 v 9 days respectively, P=0.45) or the incidence of wound complications (10 patients v 9 patients). The median number of seroma aspirations per patient was higher for the long stay group (1 v 3.5, P=0.04). Leakage along the drain occurred more frequently in short stay patients (21 v 10 patients, P=0.04). The two groups did not differ in scores for psychosocial problems (uncertainty, anxiety, loneliness, disturbed sleep, loss of control, threat to self esteem), physical or psychological complaints, or in the coping strategies used. Before surgery, short stay patients scored higher on scales of depression (P=0.03) and after surgery they were more likely to discuss their disease with their families (at 1 month P=0.004, at 4 months P=0.04). CONCLUSIONS Early discharge from hospital after surgery for breast cancer is safe and is well received by patients. Early discharge seems to enhance the opportunity for social support within the family.
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- J Bonnema
- Department of Surgical Oncology, University Hospital Rotterdam/Daniel den Hoed Cancer Center, Zuider Hospital Rotterdam, PO Box 5201, 3008 AE Rotterdam, Netherlands.
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Green SM, Rubas PJ, Paul MA, Peters JE, Lucht RP. Annular phase-matched dual-pump coherent anti-stokes Raman spectroscopy system for the simultaneous detection of nitrogen and methane. Appl Opt 1998; 37:1690-1701. [PMID: 18268768 DOI: 10.1364/ao.37.001690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The concentration and pressure dependence of dual-pump coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy (CARS) signals from nitrogen and methane was investigated. CARS spectra were acquired from a gas cell at pressures of 0.007 to 2.24 MPa and methane concentrations of 0.5 to 50%. The square root of the methane signal intensity divided by the nitrogen signal intensity was found to have a near-linear dependence on methane concentration at all pressures investigated. The pressure dependence of this integrated intensity ratio decreased with increasing pressure and became negligible at the highest pressures tested. The shot-to-shot variation at concentrations determined from single-laser-shot measurements was less than 7%. Single-laser-shot CARS spectra of nitrogen and methane were obtained from the cylinder of a firing direct-injection natural gas engine.
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Paul MA, Visser JJ, Mulder C, van Kamp GJ, Cuesta MA, Meijer S. The use of biliary CEA measurements in the diagnosis of recurrent colorectal cancer. Eur J Surg Oncol 1997; 23:419-23. [PMID: 9393570 DOI: 10.1016/s0748-7983(97)93722-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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To assess the usefulness of biliary CEA determinations in the diagnosis of recurrent tumour, gallbladder bile was sampled in patients who underwent laparotomy for proven or suspected recurrent colorectal cancer and in control patients. Biliary CEA concentrations in controls were < 5 ng/ml, whereas significantly elevated CEA concentrations were found in the bile of all patients with tumour recurrence. Serum concentrations in these patients were elevated in 77% only. In a series of 12 patients with (a) suspicious lesion(s) on liver imaging but normal serum CEA concentration during follow-up, biliary CEA determination differentiated clearly between metastases and benign lesions. Biliary CEA determination seems to aid detection of tumour recurrence at an early stage and may preclude unnecessary surgery in patients with undefined liver lesions.
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- M A Paul
- Department of Surgery, Free University Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Parathyroid cysts are a rare cause of space-occupying lesions in the mediastinum. Because symptoms are not specific, the diagnosis is seldom made before operation. Removal was done through a cervical incision without sternal splitting.
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- E J Hauet
- Department of Surgery, Zuiderziekenhuis, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Whitty CJ, Paul MA, Bannon MJ. Neurokinin receptor mRNA localization in human midbrain dopamine neurons. J Comp Neurol 1997; 382:394-400. [PMID: 9183701] [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] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The structurally related neurokinin peptides, substance P and neurokinin A, are found in abundance within the substantia nigra of a variety of mammalian species. Although it has been established recently that the neurokinin-3 (NK3) receptor is the predominant neurokinin receptor found in rat substantia nigra and adjacent midbrain nuclei, the nature of the neurokinin receptor expressed in human midbrain has not been elucidated. In the present study, neurokinin receptor messenger RNA (mRNA) content within rat and human midbrain were directly compared by using quantitative in situ hybridization histochemistry. In contrast to the high abundance of NK3 receptor mRNA within dopamine (DA) cells of the rat midbrain, neurokinin-1 (NK1), but not NK3, receptor mRNA was localized to human midbrain DA cells. Within the human midbrain, the abundance of NK1 receptor mRNA differed significantly among the distinct DA cell-containing nuclei, with the highest level of expression seen in several subdivisions of the substantia nigra. Thus different neurokinin receptor subtypes apparently mediate the effects of substance P and neurokinin A on human versus rat DA neurons.
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- C J Whitty
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences (Cellular and Clinical Neurobiology), Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
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The risk of developing recurrent tumour was assessed in a group of 85 patients with primary colorectal cancer who had a negative intraoperative ultrasonographic examination at the time of primary tumour resection. At a median follow-up of 40 months liver metastases had developed in 14 patients (16 per cent). Dukes classification of the primary tumours was stage A, B and C in one, three and ten patients respectively. The interval between primary tumour resection and detection of metastases varied from 6 to 24 months but all became evident within 2 years. Sixteen patients (19 per cent) presented with extrahepatic recurrence, one of whom also developed liver metastases. A negative intraoperative ultrasonographic examination did not prove to be a favourable prognostic factor which allowed exclusion from follow-up or adjuvant chemotherapy.
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- M A Paul
- Department of Surgery, Free University Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Lymphomatoid papulosis is a T-cell proliferation that occurs primarily in adults but has been well described in children. Lesions may regress spontaneously but often leave residual scarring and, as a result, intervention frequently is considered. Therapeutic modalities commonly employed for adults with lymphomatoid papulosis may be poorly tolerated by pediatric patients. We present a series of three children with lymphomatoid papulosis treated with superpotent topical corticosteroids (halobetasol or clobetasol propionate). When applied twice daily for 2 to 3 weeks followed by weekly pulsed application, this treatment resulted in complete resolution of nearly all cutaneous lesions. Three ulcerated lesions, occurring in two patients, required adjuvant therapy with intralesional triamcinolone. To date one patient remains free of cutaneous disease and two children experience occasional new lesions that respond to renewed treatment with topical clobetasol propionate. None of the children have evidence of systemic disease. We conclude that pulsed application of a superpotent topical corticosteroid is efficacious and safe in the management of cutaneous lesions of lymphomatoid papulosis and avoids the risks often associated with more aggressive interventions. Since these agents do not alter the risk of subsequent malignancy, careful ongoing surveillance of children with lymphomatoid papulosis is imperative.
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- M A Paul
- Department of Dermatology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
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Paul MA. Instrument flying performance after G-induced loss of consciousness. Aviat Space Environ Med 1996; 67:1028-33. [PMID: 8908339] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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INTRODUCTION While both the USAF and the USN have characterized the immediate sequelae of G-induced loss of consciousness (G-LOC) as resulting in approximately 24 s of incapacitation, very little is known about the effect of a G-LOC immediately after this incapacitation period. This study is an attempt to determine the effect of G-LOC on instrument flying performance immediately after G-LOC. METHOD In order to establish their flying performance baselines, 29 Canadian Forces (CF) pilots attending the high sustained G (HSG) course flew 3 iterations of a 15-min instrument flying task on the day prior to their HSG course. All 29 pilots performed this same task the next day within 5 min of completing the centrifuge training. In addition, the pilots who experienced G-LOC flew the task again 45 min after G-LOC. Flying performance was assessed by calculating Root Mean Square (RMS) error on 11 flight parameters. These RMS values were submitted to a multivariate analysis of variance. RESULTS Of the 29 pilots, 12 experienced G-LOC during the centrifuge training. The flying performance of the 17 non-G-LOC pilots was not affected by their exposure to HSG. Of the 12 G-LOC pilots, 11 had no measurable performance decrement while 1 pilot, after a severe G-LOC, stalled and "spun-in" on take-off and then (after being re-established on the outbound radial) could not complete the task. This same pilot flew the task very well 45 min later. This study did not identify a degradation in flying performance after HSG nor after G-LOC except in the 1 pilot. CONCLUSIONS Whether or not a pilot's flying performance is affected after G-LOC may be related to the severity of the G-LOC. Some pilots may experience seizure activity relating to the G-LOC with a resulting sustained performance decrement that appears to resolve by 45 min. It is possible that some of the other G-LOC pilots in the study might have had measurable performance decrements if we had been able to have them fly the task while they were still in the gondola (i.e., immediately after the G-LOC).
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- M A Paul
- Acceleration Research Division, Defence and Civil Institute of Environmental Medicine, North York, Ont., Canada
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We present a 5-month-old Vietnamese boy who had several erythematous nodules and localized adenopathy that on biopsy revealed Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Complete systemic evaluation failed to reveal any abnormality. Three months after initiation of antituberculosis therapy, there was marked improvement of his existing lesions and no new lesions. This form, as well as the other forms of cutaneous tuberculosis, are discussed.
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- M A Paul
- Department of Dermatology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA
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Paul MA, Visser JJ, Mulder C, Blomjous JG, van Kamp GJ, Cuesta MA, Meijer S. Detection of occult liver metastases by measurement of biliary carcinoembryonic antigen concentrations. Eur J Surg 1996; 162:483-488. [PMID: 8817226] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess whether biliary CEA concentrations can be used as early markers of occult liver metastases in patients with colorectal cancer. DESIGN Consecutive open study. SETTING University hospital, The Netherlands. SUBJECTS 76 patients with a primary colorectal carcinoma (group 1) and 19 patients who had recently undergone a curative resection of a locally advanced carcinoma (group 2). INTERVENTIONS Bile sampling by transhepatic puncture of the gallbladder. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Recurrence of tumour. RESULTS Twenty-one of the 76 patients (28%) with primary colorectal carcinoma had liver metastases; all had a raised biliary CEA concentration. Of the remaining 55 patients 39 (71%) also had raised CEA concentrations. At a median follow-up of 30 months, only seven patients had developed liver metastases, indicating a high number of false-positive results. In Group 2 7/19 patients (37%) had a CEA concentration above the cut-off point. Six of them developed recurrent tumour; 2 patients had liver metastases and 4 others had extrahepatic recurrences. None of the 12 patients with biliary CEA concentrations within the reference range has developed recurrent tumour. CONCLUSION Biliary CEA concentrations do not predict the presence of occult liver metastases if bile samples are taken during resection of the primary tumour. If samples are taken some time afterwards, a raised CEA concentration seems to predict recurrence at an early stage, either in or outside the liver.
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- M A Paul
- Department of Surgery, Free University Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Paul MA. Extended-coverage-bladder G-suits can provide improved G-tolerance and high Gz foot pain. Aviat Space Environ Med 1996; 67:253-5. [PMID: 8775404] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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METHOD An extended coverage bladder (ECB) G-suit was evaluated on the DCIEM centrifuge against the current service G-suit (CSU-15/P) in two separate series of experiments. The ECB G-suit covered approximately 85% of the lower body measuring from the umbilicus and all five bladders completely encircled each leg and the lower trunk. The CSU-15/P G-suit covered approximately 30% of the lower body and its five bladders were located only over the frontal aspect of each leg and the lower trunk. The first series of experiments involved five subjects from the highly experienced DCIEM A-team. A standard gradual onset rate (GOR) run was used and suit testing order was counterbalanced across subjects. RESULTS The test condition G-tolerances are listed as mean +/- SEM; relaxed uninflated tolerances were 4.0 +/- 0.14 for the CSU-15/P suit vs. 4.1 +/- 0.09 for the ECB suit (ns, single tailed, paired t-test) while relaxed inflated tolerances were 4.7 +/- 0.19 for the CSU-15/P suit and 5.5 +/- 0.37 for the ECB suit (p = 0.02, single tailed, paired t-test). The straining tolerances were 8.1 +/- 0.44 for the CSU-15/P suit and 9.0 +/- 0.56 for the ECB suit (p = 0.01, single tailed, paired t-test). The second series involved nine subjects for the following three G-suit conditions; CSU-15/P, ECB with inflation limiters, and ECB with inflation limiters and foot bladders. Relaxed uninflated tolerances were 4.0 +/- 0.13, 4.0 +/- 0.08, and 3.9 +/- 0.10 (ns) while straining inflated tolerances were 9.4 +/- 0.48, 10.1 +/- 0.38 and 10.6 +/- 0.42, respectively (p = 0.01 between all three straining conditions, ANOVA with Scheffé F-test). The ECB G-suit with inflation limiters eliminated abdominal pain and discomfort. CONCLUSION The ECB G-suit provides improved G-tolerance for both inflated relaxed and straining exposures. Foot bladders eliminated high Gz foot pain and improved straining G-tolerance by about half a Gz. The efficacy of ECB G-suits should be evaluated when used in conjunction with positive pressure breathing. While the ultimate G-suit has yet to be conceived and will no doubt be part of an integrated life support system, ECB G-suits are a step in the right direction in the evolution of life support garmentry.
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- M A Paul
- Defence and Civil Institute of Environmental Medicine, North York, Ontario, Canada
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Cuesta MA, Meijer S, Paul MA, de Brauw LM. Limited laparoscopic liver resection of benign tumors guided by laparoscopic ultrasonography: report of two cases. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 1995; 5:396-401. [PMID: 8845986] [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: 02/02/2023]
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Two cases of limited laparoscopic liver resection of benign tumors located in segment II and segment IV have been presented. The tumors were found during preoperative studies of biliary attacks and studied by means of ultrasonography and computed tomographic scan. During laparoscopy, the exact localization and surgical limits of the tumors were determined by visualization and laparoscopic ultrasonography. Dissection during laparoscopy was performed using the endoscopic cavitational ultrasonic surgical aspirator, achieving resection of the tumors with minimal blood loss.
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- M A Cuesta
- Department of Surgery, Free University Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Paul MA, White WL, Shogreen MR, Feldman SR. Herpes simplex virus DNA is present at a higher copy number than host cell DNA in clinical specimens. Clin Exp Dermatol 1995; 20:445-6. [PMID: 8593730 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1995.tb01371.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Intra-operative ultrasonography (IOUS) combined with palpation of the liver is significantly more accurate than either computer tomography (CT) or percutaneous ultrasonography employed pre-operatively. Accurate staging of colorectal cancer is essential for appropriate treatment strategy. There is a large impact of IOUS on tumour staging and treatment especially in patients with suspected liver lesions at pre-operative imaging.
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- S Meijer
- Department of Surgery, Free University Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Paul MA, Visser JJ, van Kamp GJ, Mulder C, Meijer S. A simple extraction procedure for the determination of carcinoembryonic antigen in gallbladder bile. Ann Clin Biochem 1995; 32 ( Pt 3):332-3. [PMID: 7632041 DOI: 10.1177/000456329503200313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- M A Paul
- Department of Surgery, Free University Hospital, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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