Malignant gliomas: current perspectives in diagnosis, treatment, and early response assessment using advanced quantitative imaging methods

Rafay Ahmed,1 Matthew J Costumes Oborski,2 Misun Hwang,1 Frank S Lieberman,3 James M Mountz11Department of Radiology, 2Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; 3Department of Neurology and Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USAAbst

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Abstract P-22: The Tannoglobule is a Phenolic Compounds Compartment of the Maloideae (Rosaceae) Pericarp Cells

Background: In the Mice Maloideae, pericarp cells were discovered, previously not described for this subfamily, the structural units of tannosome.Data on the tannosomes merge in the vacuoles to form tannoglobules has been obtained for the first time.Methods: The samples were fixed in glutaraldehyde and subjected to a standard procedure of dehydrati

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Laparoscopic Excision of Retroperitoneal Schwannoma

Schwannomas are tumours that arise from Headers/IDC the myelin sheath of the nerves.A very unusual location for schwannoma is the retro peritoneal areas (less than 2%).We present herewith a patient who had a 4x5cm Schwannoma arising from the nerve root of L2 on the right side, which presented as a lump in the psoas major muscle.This was treated by

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