Search for dissertations about: "prognosis"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 1507 swedish dissertations containing the word prognosis.

2. 16. Malignant Melanoma in southern Sweden; Histopathology, Prognosis and Aetiology

   Author : Anna Måsbäck; Tumörmikromiljö; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; General pathology; pathological anatomy; Patologi allmän ; patologisk anatomi; constitutional factors.; ulceration; tumour thickness; mutation; CDKN2A; aetiology; epidemiology; prognosis; survival; Malignant melanoma; histopathology;

   Abstract : The purpose was to study the prognostic and aetiologic risk factors for melanoma in correlation to histopathology. Paper 1-3: Thin tumours (... READ MORE

4. 17. Gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Pathogenetic mechanisms, phenotypic characterization and prognosis

   Author : Johanna Andersson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : Gastrointestinal stromal tumor GIST ; neurofibromatosis type I NF1 ; mutation; prognosis; denaturating high performance liquid chromatography dHPLC ; sequencing; KIT; PDGFRA; NF1;

   Abstract : Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), the most common non-epithelial neoplasm of the gastrointestinal tract, has historically been problematic both conceptually and clinically. Recently, GIST has been shown to share phenotypic features with the interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC), including the almost uniform expression of the tyrosine kinase receptor KIT. READ MORE

5. 18. Body constitution, statin use, and tumor characteristics. Implications for prognosis

   Author : Helga Tryggvadottir; Epidemiologi och farmakogenetik; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; breast cancer; prognosis; tumor-specific markers; HMG-CoA reductase; aryl hydrocarbon receptor; aromatase; statins; anthropometric factors;

   Abstract : Breast cancer is an important cause of disease-burden and death in women. To prevent over- and undertreatment of breast cancer patients, new prognostic and predictive factors are needed. READ MORE

6. 19. Heart Failure and Aortic Stenosis - Factors Influencing Prognosis and Development

   Author : Silvana Kontogeorgos; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; heart failure; prognosis; predictive factors; aortic stenosis; obesity;

   Abstract : Background: An ageing population increases the prevalence of heart failure (HF) and aortic stenosis (AS). Several studies have investigated prognosis and predictors of HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) compared to heart failure with reduced ejection frac-tion (HFrEF), with inconsistent results. READ MORE

7. 20. Heart failure in elderly with focus on diagnosis and prognosis

   Author : Mona Olofsson; Kurt Boman; Jan-Håkan Jansson; Tomas Jernberg; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; elderly; chronic heart failure; primary health care; natriuretic peptides; prognosis; mortality; hospitalisation;

   Abstract : Background: Patients older than 75 years with heart failure (HF) are at increased risk for mortality and hospital admissions. Echocardiography and brain natriuretic peptides (BNP, NTproBNP) are important diagnostic tools but sparsely evaluated in elderly PHC patients. READ MORE