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Calcium channel blocker toxicity.

Calcium channel blockers continue to be used for the management of a wide variety of adult and pediatric conditions including hypertension, angina pectoris, atrial arrhythmias, Raynaud phenomenon, and migraine headaches. With increased use comes…

Complete remission in a patient with metastatic mixed adenocarcinoma/extrapulmonary small cell carcinoma of the prostate.

Approximately 10% of all extra-pulmonary small cell carcinoma (EPSCC) arises in the prostate either as de novo mixed adenocarcinoma with small cell components or a pure small cell carcinoma. Extensive disease carries a median survival of about 10…

Tags: 2011, Adenocarcinoma/diagnosis/*secondary, Androgen Antagonists/therapeutic use, Bone Neoplasms/*drug therapy/*secondary, Brammer Jonathan Edward, Carcinoma, Cisplatin/therapeutic use, Combined Modality Therapy, Etoposide/therapeutic use, Humans, International journal of clinical oncology, Lulla Premal, Lung Neoplasms/diagnosis/*secondary, Lynch Garrett Rush, Male, Middle Aged, Prostatic Neoplasms/*drug therapy/metabolism/*pathology, Remission Induction, Small Cell/diagnosis/*secondary

Scalp Angiosarcoma Remission with Bevacizumab and Radiotherapy without Surgery: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Angiosarcoma (AS) is a rare and aggressive vascular neoplasm with very poor prognosis. Patients with extensive cutaneous AS who are not surgical candidates have very limited options since there is no standard treatment. Treatment options include…

Basal cell adenocarcinoma of minor salivary glands.

Basal cell adenocarcinoma of minor salivary glands is a relatively rare slow-growing tumor with an infiltrating growth pattern. The infiltrating growth pattern and likelihood of vascular and perineural involvement distinguishes basal cell…

Tags: 2007, Adenocarcinoma/*diagnosis/radiotherapy/surgery, Adenoid Cystic/diagnosis, Adenoma/diagnosis, Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine, Carcinoma, Chang Yilan L, Combined Modality Therapy, Diagnosis, Differential, Farrell Tisha, Humans, Minor/*pathology/surgery, Salivary Gland Neoplasms/*diagnosis/radiotherapy/surgery, Salivary Glands, Squamous Cell/diagnosis

Multimodality aesthetic skin rejuvenation.

Patients requesting skin correction and rejuvenation are motivated by a number of clinical problems. Photo damage, abnormal pigmentation or vascularity, textural problems, rhytides, and laxity due to chronological aging are the primary complaints of…

Anorexia and bulimia.

Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are eating disorders with distinct clinical presentations. Reduced caloric intake, a hallmark of both disorders, is manifested by self-induced starvation in anorexia and by binge eating and gastrointestinal…

Tags: 1990, Adolescent, Adult, American family physician, Anorexia Nervosa/complications/diagnosis/*therapy, Bulimia/complications/diagnosis/*therapy, Combined Modality Therapy, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Giannini A J, Gold M, Humans, Male, Newman M

The therapeutic efficacy of intensive medical therapy in ameliorating high-density lipoprotein dysfunction in subjects with type two diabetes.

BACKGROUND: To determine whether 12 months of intensive medical therapy (IMT) improves HDL functionality parameters in subjects with type II diabetes (T2D). METHODS: Retrospective, randomized, and controlled 12-month IMT intervention trial that…

Streptococcus sanguinis brain abscess as complication of subclinical endocarditis: emphasizing the importance of prompt diagnosis.

A 19-year-old male patient was diagnosed with S. sanguinis brain abscess of unknown etiopathology as a complication of subclinical endocarditis. While viridans streptococci are implicated in dental seeding to the heart, S. sanguinis brain abscesses…

Selective photothermolysis of the sebaceous glands for acne treatment.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a long pulse diode laser (Cynosure, Inc.) to target and destroy enlarged sebaceous glands that are preloaded with Indocyanine green (ICG) chromophore. STUDY…

Tags: *Hyperthermia, *Photolysis, *Phototherapy, 2002, Acne Vulgaris/pathology/*therapy, Combined Modality Therapy, Department of Internal Medicine, Feasibility Studies, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, In Vitro Techniques, Induced, Lasers in surgery and medicine, Lloyd Jenifer R, Mirkov Mirko, NEOMED College of Medicine, Sebaceous Glands/pathology/*radiation effects, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome

Ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence after lumpectomy: is it time to take the bull by the horns?

Tags: 2001, Adult, Breast Neoplasms – Pathology, Breast Neoplasms – Surgery, Breast Neoplasms – Therapy, Combined Modality Therapy, Female, Journal of Clinical Oncology, Local – Pathology, Local – Surgery, Local – Therapy, Lumpectomy, Mamounas E P, Mamounas Eleftherios P, Neoadjuvant Therapy, Neoplasm Metastasis, Neoplasm Recurrence, Prognosis

An integrative ideology to guide community-based multidisciplinary care of severely mentally ill patients.

Most practitioners working in community support settings understand the need to provide a comprehensive array of well-coordinated services to individuals with severe mental disabilities. However, a lack of consensus about the conceptual basis of…

Tags: 1993, Birnbaum A, Combined Modality Therapy, Community Mental Health Services/*organization & administration, Comprehensive Health Care/*organization & administration, Department of Psychiatry, Health Care/organization & administration, Hospital & community psychiatry, Humans, Interprofessional Relations, Mental Disorders/psychology/*rehabilitation, Munetz M R, NEOMED College of Medicine, Patient Care Team/*organization & administration, Quality Assurance, United States, Wyzik P F

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of the penis: a case report and review of the literature.

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs) are rare soft tissue sarcomas that arise from peripheral nerve fibers and are derived from Schwann cells, perineural cells, or fibroblasts. MPNST is an aggressive neoplasm in which local recurrence is…

Aspiration pneumonia, necrotizing pneumonia, and lung abscess.

Suppurative complications to aspiration pneumonia occur if the initial aspiration and subsequent pneumonitis go unrecognized or untreated. Anaerobic cavitary disease is typically an indolent process, whereas necrotizing pneumonia is more fulminant…

Tags: 1989, Aspiration/diagnosis/*pathology/physiopathology/therapy, Combined Modality Therapy, Department of Internal Medicine, Emergency medicine clinics of North America, Humans, Lung Abscess/diagnosis/etiology/*therapy, Necrosis, NEOMED College of Medicine, Pennza P T, Pneumonia

Pharmacologic management of eating disorders.

Treatment of eating disorders is difficult regardless of the methods employed. Pharmacologic management in anorexia nervosa and in bulimia nervosa is especially helpful when it is part of a multimodal treatment approach that includes individual,…

Tags: 1988, American family physician, Anorexia Nervosa/*drug therapy/psychology, Antidepressive Agents, Behavior Therapy, Bulimia/*drug therapy/psychology, Combined Modality Therapy, Female, Humans, Male, Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors/therapeutic use, Price W A, Sex Factors, Tricyclic/*therapeutic use

Pylephlebitis: a case report and review of outcome in the antibiotic era.

Pylephlebitis or septic thrombophlebitis of the portal vein, a precursor of hepatic abscesses, is an extremely rare and frequently fatal complication of diverticulitis. The following report describes a patient presenting with pylephlebitis and…

Osteosarcoma of the spine: experience in 26 patients treated at the Massachusetts General Hospital.

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Because of the low incidence, treatment recommendations for spinal osteosarcoma are guided by the results of small series and case reports. Many include patients who presented for treatment over the course of three to four…

A Review of Treatment for Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema: Paradigms for Clinical Practice.

OBJECTIVES: Breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) represents a major complication of breast cancer treatment, impacting the quality of life for breast cancer survivors that develop it. The purpose of this review is to evaluate the literature…

Small cell carcinoma of the ovary.

A case of a 29-year-old woman with primary small cell carcinoma of the ovary associated with hypercalcemia is presented. Despite intensive surgical and chemotherapeutic intervention, the patient expired after 19 months. Literature review indicates…

Tags: 1991, Adult, Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use, Bone Marrow Transplantation, Breast Neoplasms/secondary, Carcinoma, Cloney D J, Combined Modality Therapy, Female, Gynecologic oncology, Humans, Hypercalcemia/complications, Knight C A, Lung Neoplasms/secondary, Ovarian Neoplasms/*pathology, Rosman P M, Small Cell/*pathology/secondary/surgery, Taraszewski R

Future-Focused Therapeutic Strategies for Integrative Health.

For many years, the therapy field was dominated by a focus on the past. In this context, many clinicians were trained to use hypnosis as a tool to explore the past, and there is a rich literature documenting the use of hypnosis as a tool to induce…

Managing psoriasis: What's best for your patient?

Tags: 2012, Administration, Adrenal Cortex Hormones – Therapeutic Use, Antiinflammatory Agents – Therapeutic Use, Combined Modality Therapy, Dermatologic Agents – Therapeutic Use, Immunosuppressive Agents – Therapeutic Use, Journal of Family Practice, Male, Mehregan DA, Middle Age, Patient Compliance, Photochemotherapy, Psoriasis – Drug Therapy, Psoriasis – Radiotherapy, Psoriasis – Therapy, Transcutaneous, Uhlenhake EE, Ultraviolet Therapy

Managing psoriasis: what's best for your patient?

Whether the symptoms are mild, moderate, or severe, the optimal treatment plan is the one the patient is most likely to follow.

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