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Clinical Articles / BY: F. Michelle Sutter, MD, FRCSC March 2018
... is not necessary after mastectomy for DCIS. Invasive node-negative breast cancer   In general, adjuvant ... whole-breast radiation is recommended for patients with node-negative disease who have undergone BCS as this approach ... therapy is delivered in an accelerated fashion over 16 to 20 sessions. Depending on patient factors such as large ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Kenneth M. Madden, MD, MSc March 2017
... that has been validated in a randomized controlled trial)[ 16 ] should be used if mineralocorticoid agents are ... stenosis in older adults) and arrhythmias (usually sinus node disease or heart blocks). Cardiac syncope has a ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jasmine Grewal, MD, FRCPC September 2016
... ] The most common presenting symptom is breathlessness.[ 16 ] Syncope is an ominous prognostic symptom that portends a ... 20% of patients develop complete atrioventricular node conduction block by adulthood and require pacemaker ... In patients with prior surgery in the region of the sinus node or its arterial supply (e.g., patients who have ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Kristy Cho, MD, FRCSC May 2014
... require nodal sampling with either a sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) or axillary dissection. Occasionally, pathologic examination of the excised node(s) identifies isolated tumor cells with a maximum ... the surgical group ( P  .02). Increased LVI was found in 16.3% of the CNB group versus 7.6% of the surgical group ( P ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Megan Isaac-Renton, BSc, July/August 2010
... A large, tender, fluctuant right inguinal lymph node was identified along with several adjacent lymph nodes ... of purulent material was aspirated from the inguinal lymph node.  The patient was given a course of oral ... increase in titre is demonstrated.  Although a total of 16 patients (10 male) diagnosed with tula­remia were ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Nevio Cimolai, MD, FRCPC April 2006
... in general practice would fit into Eron’s class 1 or 2. [16]  Such categorization would lead to treating empirically ... 2002 to Nov. 2005. [img_assist|nid=1018|title=|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=546|height=640] Antibiotics listed ...
Clinical Articles / BY: H.F. Kennecke, MD, MHA, FRCPC, April 2006
... into a benefit of 6% in absolute terms. In patients with node-positive breast cancer there was also a 40% reduction in ... resulted in a significant reduction in recurrent pain. [16]  AIs have also been used for ovarian stimulation for ... risk of breast cancer occurrence. Women who had low-grade node-negative disease had a very low risk (3%) of breast ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Philip Hassen, MPH, FCC, HSE, September 2006
... for all its operations by: • Electing 9 of the 16 CPSI board directors. • Receiving an annual ... are participating and are being supported by a Western Node ( westernnode@saferhealthcarenow.ca ) based in Calgary, ... Medication Practices Canada Ms Marlies van Dijk, Western Node Dr Jennifer Zelmer, Canadian Institute for Health ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ian Gardiner, MD December 2005
... view of the pectoral fascia and the internal mammary lymph node chain. The large field of view also permits assessment ... of 50% of 32 women with invasive lobular carcinoma. [16]  Postoperative tissue reconstruction Imaging of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: C.J.H. van de Velde, MD, PhD, FRCS, FRCPS September 2003
... rate when only events within 2 years were analyzed: 16.3% in the CRAB trial vs 8.6% in the TME trial. With this ... to safety margins, excision of the mesorectum, and lymph node dissection. Currently, global local recurrence rates of ...