Background: Although the importance of tumor size in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is well
established, there is no research investigating whether age modifies the impact of tumor …

Abstract Background The American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) removed
microscopic extrathyroidal extension (ETE) from the 8th edition T staging for papillary thyroid …

Abstract Background and Objectives In papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), the adverse
prognostic impact of extrathyroidal extension (macro‐ETE) invading the subcutaneous soft …

ABSTRACT The Gram-positive actinobacteria Actinomyces spp. are key colonizers in the
development of oral biofilms due to the inherent ability of Actinomyces to adhere to receptor …

Background Lymphovascular invasion (LVI) is an established adverse prognostic factor in
many cancers, however, there are few studies assessing its significance in papillary thyroid …

Background The prognostic significance of microscopic positive margins in papillary thyroid
carcinoma (PTC) remains unclear. The aim of this study was to determine if microscopic …

Background Although microscopic positive margins appear to have no independent
prognostic impact in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), this may not be the case in pT4a tumors …

Objective To quantitatively evaluate the effect of seawalls on tsunami evacuation departure.
Methods A mixed-effect Cox proportional-hazards regression model was applied to …

Liver flukes, endemic in East Asia, are parasites that can infect humans and cause liver and
bile duct disease. While most infected individuals are asymptomatic, chronic infection can …

Clinical Drug Trials have had a significant role in the public health arena dating all the way
back to World War II. Although not always apparent to consumers, clinical trials have exerted …