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Panda S, Nath A, Thakar A, Kumar R, Seenu V, Sikka K, Singh CA, Kumar R. In-vivo lymphoscintigraphy of sinonasal tumors identifies retropharyngeal node and level I as predominant sentinel nodes. Rev Esp Med Nucl Imagen Mol 2023; 42:374-379. [PMID: 37399973 DOI: 10.1016/j.remnie.2023.06.007] [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] [Received: 05/08/2023] [Revised: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate by in- vivo lymphoscintigraphy and SPECT-CT imaging, the lymphatic drainage patterns of para-nasal sinus(PNS) tumors. To confirm or refute the belief of the retropharyngeal lymph node (RPLN) being the significant draining lymph node for such tumors. METHODS Prospective cohort study conducted on previously untreated PNS tumors with no clinico-radiological evidence of lymph node metastasis. Lymphoscintigraphy undertaken by nasal endoscopic assisted peritumoral injection of 99mTc Sulfur colloid. Injections were classified as anterior or posterior as per a vertical line along the maxillary sinus ostium. RESULTS 17 patients were included. Lymphoscintigraphy successfully identified 17 sentinel nodes in 15 patients and was unsuccessful (lymphoscintigraphy failure) in 2 patients. Predominant sites of sentinel lymphatic drainage were noted to be the RPLN (n = 8; 47%), and Level I (n = 7; 42%). Occasional drainage was identified at the peri-parotid node(n = 1) and at Level II (n = 1). Contralateral drainage was noted in 2 patients (level I-1 and RPLN-1). Anterior injections drained predominantly to Level I (6/8) and RPLN (2/8), while posterior injections drained predominantly to the RPLN ( 6/7). The relative risk of RPLN being identified as the sentinel node was significantly higher for posteriorly placed injections than for anteriorly placed injections (RR- 3.43; 95% CI-1.0-11.8, p = 0.05). CONCLUSION The RPLN is noted as a frequent draining node for sino-nasal tumours and merits routine attention in all sino-nasal tumors. The radio-colloid SPECT-CT technique described here offers an excellent in-vivo technique to further explore and validate the lymphatic drainage pathways of these tumours.
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- S Panda
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head, Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Dehradun, India
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Surgical Discipline, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Rafn BS, Singh CA, Midtgaard J, Camp PG, McNeely ML, Campbell KL. Self-Managed Surveillance for Breast Cancer-Related Upper Body Issues: A Feasibility and Reliability Study. Phys Ther 2020; 100:468-476. [PMID: 32043126 DOI: 10.1093/ptj/pzz181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Early identification of breast cancer-related upper body issues is important to enable timely physical therapist treatment. OBJECTIVE This study evaluated the feasibility and reliability of women performing self-managed prospective surveillance for upper body issues in the early postoperative phase as part of a hospital-based physical therapy program. DESIGN This was a prospective, single-site, single-group feasibility and reliability study. METHODS Presurgery arm circumference measurements were completed at home and at the hospital by participants and by a physical therapist. Instruction in self-measurement was provided using a video guide. After surgery, all circumference measurements were repeated along with self-assessment and therapist assessment for shoulder flexion and abduction active range of motion. Feasibility was determined by recruitment/retention rates and participant-reported ease of performing self-measurements (1 [very difficult] to 10 [very easy]). Reliability was determined as intrarater reliability, interrater reliability, and agreement. RESULTS Thirty-three women who were 53.4 (SD = 11.4) years old participated, with recruitment and retention rates of 79% and 94%, respectively. Participant-reported ease of measurement was 8.2 (SD = 2.2) before surgery and 8.0 (SD = 1.9) after surgery. The intrarater reliability and interrater reliability were excellent before surgery (intraclass correlation coefficient [ICC] ≥ 0.94; 95% confidence interval = 0.87-0.97) and after surgery (ICC ≥ 0.91; 95% confidence interval = 0.76-0.96). Agreement between self-assessed and therapist-assessed active shoulder flexion (κ = 0.79) and abduction (κ = 0.71) was good. LIMITATIONS Further testing is needed using a prospective design with a longer follow-up to determine whether self-managed prospective surveillance and timely treatment can hinder the development of chronic breast cancer-related upper body issues. CONCLUSIONS Self-measured arm circumference and shoulder range of motion are reliable, and their inclusion in a hospital-based program of prospective surveillance for upper body issues seems feasible. This approach may improve early detection and treatment.
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- Bolette S Rafn
- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Surrey Memorial Hospital, Fraser Health, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; and University Hospitals' Centre for Health Research, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia; Centre for Heart and Lung Innovation, University of British Columbia; and St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- A Kanodia
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Rafn BS, Hung S, Hoens AM, McNeely ML, Singh CA, Kwan W, Dingee C, McKevitt EC, Kuusk U, Pao J, Van Laeken N, Goldsmith CH, Campbell KL. Prospective surveillance and targeted physiotherapy for arm morbidity after breast cancer surgery: a pilot randomized controlled trial. Clin Rehabil 2018; 32:811-826. [PMID: 29473482 DOI: 10.1177/0269215518757292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate prospective surveillance and targeted physiotherapy (PSTP) compared to education (EDU) on the prevalence of arm morbidity and describe the associated program cost. DESIGN Pilot randomized single-blinded controlled trial. SETTING Urban with assessments and treatment delivered in hospitals. PARTICIPANTS Women scheduled for breast cancer surgery. INTERVENTIONS Participants were randomly assigned (1:1) to PSTP ( n = 21) or EDU ( n = 20) and assessed presurgery and 12 months postsurgery. All participants received usual care, namely, preoperative education and provision of an education booklet with postsurgical exercises. The PSTP group was monitored for arm morbidity every three months and referred for physiotherapy if arm morbidity was identified. The EDU group received three education sessions on nutrition, stress and fatigue management. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Arm morbidity was based on changes in the surgical arm(s) from presurgery in four domains: (1) shoulder range of motion, (2) strength, (3) volume, and (4) upper body function. Complex arm morbidity indicated ≥2 domains impaired. Second, the cost of the PSTP program was described. RESULTS At 12 months, 18 (49%) participants (10 PSTP and 8 EDU) had arm morbidity, with EDU participants presenting more complex arm morbidity compared to PSTP participants. PSTP participants attended 4.4 of 5 assessments with 90% retention. The PSTP program cost was $150 covered by the Health Care Provider and the Patient Out-of-Pocket Travel cost was CAN$40. CONCLUSION Our results suggest that PSTP is feasible among women with breast cancer for early identification of arm morbidity. A larger study is needed to determine the cost and effectiveness benefits.
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- Bolette S Rafn
- 1 Department of Physical Therapy, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- 1 Department of Physical Therapy, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- 1 Department of Physical Therapy, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- 2 Department of Physical Therapy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- 4 Fraser Valley Centre, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- 5 Department of Surgery, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- 5 Department of Surgery, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- 5 Department of Surgery, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- 5 Department of Surgery, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- 5 Department of Surgery, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- 6 Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada.,7 Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- 1 Department of Physical Therapy, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Sayyari SA, Rafn BS, Hung SH, Hoens AM, McNeely ML, Singh CA, Kwan W, Dingee C, McKevitt EC, Kuusk U, Campbell KL. The Effects of Impaired Arm Function on Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Survivors. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2017. [DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000516832.92288.97] [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: 11/21/2022]
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Sakthivel P, Yogal R, Singh S, Sharma P, Singh CA. Giant Sialolith of Submandibular Duct. JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc 2017; 56:262-264. [PMID: 28746326] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023] Open
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Sialolithiasis is one of the most common diseases of salivary glands and commonly involves submandibular gland and ducts. "Giant sialoliths" typically measure more than 15 mm in any dimension. Here, an unusual case of sialolith in submandibular duct is reported which progressed into a giant sialolith in six months' time is reported. A 42-year-old man presented with complaints of recurrent pain and swelling in the right submandibular area. A large stone was palpable intraorally within the Wharton's duct and intra-operatively, an elongated giant sialolith of 50 mm length was found which is the second largest to be published till date.
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- P Sakthivel
- Department of ENT, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of ENT, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of ENT, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of ENT, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of ENT, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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K Irugu DV, Sakthivel P, Singh CA, Verma H, Yogal R, Jat B, Chadran A, Sikka K, Thakar A, Sharma SC. Quality of life outcome measures using University of Washington questionnaire version 4 in early T1/T2 anterior tongue cancers with and without radiotherapy: A cross-sectional study. Indian J Cancer 2017; 54:447-452. [DOI: 10.4103/ijc.ijc_236_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Brajamani S, Singh CA. Single-variable realisation of the SU(1,1) spectrum generating algebra and discrete eigenvalue spectra of a class of potentials. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1999. [DOI: 10.1088/0305-4470/23/15/017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Spiro SG, Singh CA, Tolfree SE, Partridge MR, Short MD. Direct labelling of ipratropium bromide aerosol and its deposition pattern in normal subjects and patients with chronic bronchitis. Thorax 1984; 39:432-5. [PMID: 6235619 PMCID: PMC459825 DOI: 10.1136/thx.39.6.432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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A technique for the direct labelling of ipratropium bromide with bromine-77, with reconstitution of the drug in a metered dose inhaler so as to be identical to the commercial product, was used to study drug deposition patterns in seven normal subjects and seven patients with chronic bronchitis (mean FEV1 32% (SD 12.2%) predicted normal). The gamma camera image of the thorax was divided into a middle zone--the mediastinal zone--and the lung itself into a central zone comprising its medial third and a peripheal zone, the lateral two thirds. Measurements after 10 inhalations of labelled ipratropium bromide showed similar results for the two groups of subjects. The total lung dose inhaled was 11.2% of 203 micrograms and 11.7% of 186 micrograms in the normal subjects and the patients respectively. In contrast to the deposition patterns seen in aerosol studies using steady state inhalation methods, there was no difference in deposition pattern--that is, the distribution between the central and the peripheral lung zones--between the normal subjects and the patients with airways obstruction.
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Short MD, Singh CA, Few JD, Studdy PR, Heaf PJ, Spiro SG. The labelling and monitoring of lung deposition of an inhaled synthetic anticholinergic bronchodilating agent. Chest 1981; 80:918-21. [PMID: 6458460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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