Hematology/Oncology
Neeraja Thirukkumaran1,2, Amelia Smit3, Maria Paula Senna4, Bruna Gallo1, Gabriella Parsons2, Methmi Perera5, Terence Wong1,5, Serigne Lo1,5, Pascale Guitera1,5, Bruna Gouveia1, Christoph Sinz1, Anne Cust*1,3, Linda K Martin*1,2,3*Joint final author Affiliations: Melanoma Institute Australia, University of New South Wales1. Melanoma Institute Australia,2. School of...
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Alexandra Gee, Dr Ashraf Zaman, Professor Joseph Powell, Madhavi Pandya, Dr Walter Muskovic, Emily Holton Introduction: Diffuse gliomas are incurable primary neoplasms that originate in supportive glial cells of the central nervous system and are the most common primary brain tumours in adults. Gliomas...
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Ashley McMurray, Chantelle Burl, Dr Kate Levett, Dr Ekavi Georgousopoulou Background : Ovarian cancer is the sixth leading cause of cancer-related mortality and the second most lethal gynaecological cancer affecting Australian women. Poor prognosis for advanced ovarian cancer necessitated development of novel drug therapies...
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Olivia Taylor, Joshua Brzozowski, Kathryn Skelding Background Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common and aggressive primary brain tumour in humans. The median survival for GBM patients is 10-11 months and has remained static for decades, demonstrating an urgent need to investigate new targets...
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Erica Dean, Nina-Marie King, Jeff Donlon*, Andrew Thompson Case Report A 40-year-old lady presented with a fluctuating level of consciousness, severe hypercalcaemia, hyperglycaemia, pancreatitis and a right ankle fracture. With a provisional diagnosis of primary hyperparathyroidism, ultrasound and parathyroid-protocol CT were performed, but both...
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Julia Fattore and Elizabeth Dalton Background Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome is a potentially fatal and rare manifestation of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). It occurs in 1% of APS affected individuals and carries significant mortality. In this report, we discuss the clinical history, investigations and response to...
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Nina-Marie King (MBBS), David Littlejohn (MBBS, FRACS) Abstract Neoadjuvant chemotherapy has an established role in breast cancer for patients who are suitable for immediate autologous tissue breast reconstruction however, the role of neoadjuvant radiotherapy is not as well defined. Short course radiotherapy (typically three...
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Dr Gabriel Atan Sanchez, Dr William Macfaul, Dr Steven Schlichtemeier Summary A 49-year-old female with a background of stage IV diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and subsequent graft-versus-host disease from a bone marrow transplant. Presented to a rural referral hospital in New South Wales, Australia...
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Digby W Allen,1,2 William Boneham,1 Brent Skippen,1,2 1. Wagga Wagga Base Hospital, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia2. Wagga Wagga Rural Clinical School, School of Medicine, The University of New South Wales, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia Abstract Metastases to the eyelids are rare and most frequently...
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Background Metformin inhibits PCa growth; however, its mechanism of action has been controversial. Cancer cells display altered metabolism which fuels their proliferation. The resulting metabolites could play a role in oncogenic signalling or serve as potential biomarkers for advanced PCa. We therefore aimed to:...
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