Search for dissertations about: "Sentinel lymph nodes"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 28 swedish dissertations containing the words Sentinel lymph nodes.
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21. Human colorectal cancer : experimental staging and therapeutics
Abstract : Colorectal cancer is the third most common cause of death in cancer worldwide and approximately one million individuals are diagnosed yearly. Surgery is the primary cure, and if that s not feasible, only palliative therapy remains. Colorectal cancer disseminates into peritumoral lymphatic vessels and further into the regional lymph nodes. READ MORE
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22. Laser Scanning Multiphoton Microscopy – Focusing on Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging for Biomedical Applications
Abstract : Laser scanning multiphoton microscopy (MPM) is considered as a non-invasive technology for three-dimensional imaging of complex biological tissues. The quantitative potential of the MPM is not investigated as much as qualitative imaging. READ MORE
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23. Methodological approaches towards personalised cancer medicine
Abstract : Despite advances in diagnostics and treatments, many cancer patients have poor survival rates. Tumours develop drug resistance followed by metastasis, and survivors suffer from treatment side-effects. READ MORE
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24. Human cytomegalovirus : from novel strain, miRNAs to interplay with breast cancer
Abstract : The prevalence of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) ranges from 40% to 100% worldwide. A primary HCMV infection results in a lifelong latent or persistent infection. READ MORE
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25. Diagnostic aspects of skin cancer and lichen sclerosus studied with laser scanning microscopy
Abstract : Histopathologic examination of tissue biopsies is the current gold standard for the diagnosis of dermatological problems. Similarly, in oncology, sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy is the state-of-the-art diagnostic method for me- tastasis screening. READ MORE