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Clinical Articles / BY: David F. Schaeffer, MD, FRCPC July/August 2023
... the submucosa (T1) is associated with low rates of lymph node metastases and excellent outcomes. A subset of patients ... through the muscularis mucosae, there is no risk for lymph node metastasis. Therefore, as per the BC Colon Screening ... the results will not be available for many years.[ 21 , 22 ] Baseline colonoscopy An individual’s future risk of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Julian Marsden, MD May 2019
... in its early phase of development. Each urban and rural node represents an ED or diagnostic and treatment centre with ... in the diagram does not signify value, the size of each node does. The larger the node the more value respondents ... if they felt more supported by the EM Network, and of the 22 survey respondents who completed that question, most ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Colin Mar, MD, FRCPC December 2019
... size, whether less than or more than 15 mm, and lymph node involvement (Objective 4). The 2011 to 2015 data ... in differential classification of mammographic density.[ 22 ] Prior to February 2014, British Columbia screening ... density on prognostic factors such as tumor size and lymph node involvement (Objective 4). The 2011 to 2015 data ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Connie G. Chiu, MD, FRCSC March 2018
... The estimated risk for patients undergoing axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) is 20%, compared with 5% for sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB).[ 1 ] However, a more clinically ... between cosmetic outcome, psychological adjustment,[ 21,22 ] and quality of life[ 23 ] has been well demonstrated. ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Rebecca Warburton, MD, FRCSC March 2018
... discussion with a radiation oncologist is recommended.[ 22 ] Mastectomy Breast cancer that cannot be treated ... all patients with invasive breast cancer. Axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) has now been replaced by sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) for most patients with clinically ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Kenneth M. Madden, MD, MSc March 2017
... insertion to treat the cardioinhibitory component of VVS[ 22 ] in troublesome cases that do not resolve with ... stenosis in older adults) and arrhythmias (usually sinus node disease or heart blocks). Cardiac syncope has a ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Perminder Bains, MD, FRCPC January/February 2017
... some adverse events from a number of clinical trials.[ 19-22 ] While data from these trials give us approximate rates ... flora appears to be the most common cause of infection.[ 22 ] Treatment involves antibiotic therapy as well as removal ... implantation include bradycardia resulting from sinus node dysfunction and third-degree or advanced second-degree ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jasmine Grewal, MD, FRCPC September 2016
... ominous prognostic symptom that portends a poor outcome.[ 22 ] Screening for PAH The screening test of choice for ... 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 ... CNB diagnosis of breast cancer and a subsequent SLNB, only 22 (4.3%) were identified as pN0i+ cases, compared with 8 ...
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 ... risk of breast cancer occurrence. Women who had low-grade node-negative disease had a very low risk (3%) of breast ... 0 3 1–3 nodes positive 380 9 15 4–9 nodes positive 109 22 30 * Defined as cancer recurrence or second primary breast ...