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Increased incidence trend of low-grade and high-grade neuroendocrine neoplasms by Leoncini, Emanuele, Boffetta, Paolo, Shafir, Michail, Aleksovska, Katina, Boccia, Stefania, Rindi, Guido

“…Purpose The incidence of neuroendocrine neoplasms is increasing. This work aimed at: (i) establishing worldwide incidence trend of low-grade neuroendocrine…”
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The Rising Cancer Pandemic in Latin America: Major Cancer Problems and Prospects for Prevention by Shafir, Michail K.

“…In Latin America and the Caribbean there are striking differences among nations regarding the stage of disease and time of diagnosis as well as the incidence…”
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Serum and ascites chromogranin-A in patients with metastatic neuroendocrine tumors by Warner, Richard R P, Curran, Thomas, Shafir, Michail K, Schiano, Thomas D, Khaitova, Viktoriya, Kim, Michelle Kang

“…Ascites secondary to neuroendocrine tumor metastases may arise from a variety of mechanisms. Our aim was to measure serum and ascitic chromogranin-A (CgA) to…”
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Using the intraoperative hand held probe without lymphoscintigraphy or using only dye correlates with higher sensory morbidity following sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer: a review of the literature by Kim, Suk Chul, Kim, Dong Wook, Moadel, Renee M, Kim, Chun K, Chatterjee, Samprit, Shafir, Michail K, Travis, Arlene, Machac, Josef, Krynyckyi, Borys R

“…There are no studies that have directly investigated the incremental reduction in sensory morbidity that lymphoscintigraphy images (LS) and triangulated body…”
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Lymphoscintigraphy and triangulated body marking for morbidity reduction during sentinel node biopsy in breast cancer by Krynyckyi, Borys R, Shafir, Michail K, Kim, Suk Chul, Kim, Dong Wook, Travis, Arlene, Moadel, Renee M, Kim, Chun K

“…Current trends in patient care include the desire for minimizing invasiveness of procedures and interventions. This aim is reflected in the increasing…”
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Gastric cancer prevention proposal for pilot study by Shafir, Michail

“…Gastric Cancer is a highly lethal disease. Early detection and appropriate treatment decrease the mortality rate. Some countries, such as Chile, have a high…”
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Differential Protein Expression in Small Intestinal Neuroendocrine Tumors and Liver Metastases by Kim, Michelle Kang, Ye, Fei, Wang, Daguang, Cui, Miao, Ward, Stephen C, Warner, Richard R P, Roayaie, Sasan, Shafir, Michail, Schwartz, Myron, Zhang, David, Itzkowitz, Steven

“…Small intestinal neuroendocrine tumors (SI-NETs) are often detected after they have become metastatic. Using a novel protein array, we identified pathways…”
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Ex vivo activated memory T-lymphocytes as adoptive cellular therapy of human soft-tissue sarcoma targets with potentiation by cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II) by Gold, J E, Masters, T R, Bloom, N D, Shafir, M K, Klein, M J, Kenan, S, Osband, M E

“…Autolymphocyte therapy (ALT) is tumor-specific, adoptive cellular therapy of neoplastic disease using nonspecific ex vivo activation of autologous peripheral…”
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Immunohistochemical detection of XIAP in melanoma by Emanuel, Patrick O. M., Phelps, Robert G., Mudgil, Adarsh, Shafir, Michail, Burstein, David E.

“…Background:  The X‐linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP) is the most potent of the inhibitor of apoptosis family of eight proteins. High levels of XIAP…”
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Cryoablation of unresectable malignant liver tumors by Shafir, Michail, Shapiro, Robert, Sung, Max, Warner, Richard, Sicular, Arthur, Klipfei, Adam

“…Unresectable malignant liver tumors, particularly metastases of gastrointestinal origin, are rapidly lethal in a vast majority of patients, regardless of…”
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Exclusion of small bowel from pelvis for postoperative radiotherapy for rectal cancer by Bakare, S C, Shafir, M, McElhinney, A J

“…The pelvis is the preferential site of disease when recurrence occurs after curative resection of rectal cancer. Postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy decreases…”
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Small bowel intussusception by metastatic chondrosarcoma: a case report by Kehoe, J, Shafir, M, Rosenblum, M

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Case report: MRI of extrapancreatic gastrinoma by Eshkar, Noam S., Shapiro, Robert S., Shafir, Michail, Sung, Max

“…Islet cell tumors are a relatively rare group of neuroendocrine tumors that are often difficult to image preoperatively. We present the magnetic resonance…”
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Catheter complications associated with intraperitoneal chemotherapy by Runowicz, C D, Dottino, P R, Shafir, M K, Mark, M A, Cohen, C J

“…Intraperitoneal administration of chemotherapy in ovarian carcinoma is currently under investigation. Numerous recent publications have described clinical…”
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Case Report 239 by Hertz, Ilona, Hermann, George, Shafir, Michail, Keller, Rhona J.

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Malignant melanoma in inflammatory bowel disease by Greenstein, A J, Sachar, D B, Shafir, M, Rosenberg, I R, Lewis, C, Raju, T, Szporn, A, Janowitz, H D, Aufses, Jr, A H

“…Malignant melanoma occurred in 11 patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Six cases occurred in patients with ileocolitis, two in regional enteritis,…”
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Radical retroperitoneal tumor surgery with resection of the psoas major muscle by Shafir, M, Holland, J F, Cohen, B, Aufses, Jr, A H

“…Three patients with extensive retroperitoneal cancer are presented, in whom the psoas muscle was resected as part of a radical tumor excision. The resection of…”
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Mallory-Weiss syndrome secondary to cis-platinum chemotherapy: an unusual complication by Lubicz, S, Shafir, M, Diamond, S, Monosan, R, Cohen, C

“…The Mallory-Weiss syndrome is a relatively infrequent cause of digestive tract bleeding and most cases have been described in alcoholics. Nonoperative…”
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A unique surgical approach for massive retroperitoneal tumors by Molt, P, Shafir, M, Aufses, Jr, A H

“…A unique approach to retroperitoneal tumors is described, utilizing an inverted U-shaped incision that allows exposure of the retroperitoneum, great vessels,…”
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Serum immunoglobulins in colorectal cancer by Slater, G, Papatestas, A E, Shafir, M, Aufses, Jr, A H

“…Preoperative serum immunoglobulins were measured in 102 patients with colorectal carcinoma. There were no differences in the mean values of IgA, IgM or IgG…”
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