NEEDLE TRACT SEEDING AND ABDOMINAL RECURRENCE FOLLOWING PRE-TREATMENT BIOPSY OF GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS (GIST): RESULTS OF A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Abstract Background Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are rare abdominal tumors.Pretreatment biopsies may be used to Gimbal diagnose a GIST and enable tailored treatment.Some experts are skeptical about biopsies because they fear tumor cell seeding.The objective of this study was to determine if pretreatment biopsy is associated with increased

The oviposition behaviour of four ant parasitoids Hockey Accessories - Socks was observed and filmed for the first time.The movies are available from YouTube (search for Elasmosoma, Hybrizon, Kollasmosoma and Neoneurus).Two of the observed species (Neoneurus vesculus sp.n.and Kollasmosoma sentum sp.n.) are new to science.A third species (Neoneurus

Background: Approximately one-third of young people in the UK have suffered intimate partner violence and abuse (IPVA) on reaching adulthood.We need interventions to prevent IPVA in this population, but there is a lack of evidence on who is at greatest risk.Methods: We analysed questionnaire data from 3,279 participants of the Avon Longitudinal Stu

This introductory article of the special issue of Acta geographica Slovenica on old maps examines the importance of old maps as the foundation and culmination of geographical research.Maps, one of the earliest languages of communication, have guided exploration and become reference Black Cohosh documents.Old maps reveal history, values, and context

It has been consistently reported that an external focus of attention leads to better motor performance than an internal focus, but no research to date has explored this effect in a population with visual impairments (VI).External focus statements typically reference something in the environment (e.g., target) that may be difficult to conceptualize