Fibrosis
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Sunday, November 08, 2009

Immediate reconstruction with an expander/implant following ablatio mammae because of breast cancer : side effects and cosmetic results after adjuvant chest wall radiotherapy.

4 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Timing and sequencing of radiotherapy in the context of allogenous breast reconstruction have not been standardized. The aim of the present study was to assess the influence of adjuvant radiotherapy on morbidity and patient ... Read more...

Pathophysiological Consequences of HIF Activation: HIF as a modulator of fibrosis.

29 Sep 2009 Tissue fibrosis is associated with structural and functional changes that limit blood flow and oxygen availability. In the kidney, tubulointerstitial fibrosis, which leads to progressive destruction of renal tissue and irreversible loss of kidney ... Read more...

An unusual case of Aspergillus fibrosing mediastinitis.

29 Sep 2009 Fibrosing mediastinitis due to Aspergillus is rare, particularly in the immunocompetent host. Fibrosing mediastinitis due to Aspergillus species in the immunocompetent patient can be indolent and may be treated with antifungal therapy rather than ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Fibrosis'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Immediate reconstruction with an expander/implant following ablatio mammae because of breast cancer : side effects and cosmetic results after adjuvant chest wall radiotherapy. 4 Oct 2009
• Pathophysiological Consequences of HIF Activation: HIF as a modulator of fibrosis. 29 Sep 2009
• Chronic localized fibrosing vasculitis of the eyelid. 29 Sep 2009
• An unusual case of Aspergillus fibrosing mediastinitis. 29 Sep 2009
• Hydroxychloroquine induces autophagic cell death of human dermal fibroblasts: implications for treating fibrotic skin diseases. 29 Sep 2009
• Inflammation and tissue repair markers distinguish the nodular sclerosis and mixed cellularity subtypes of classical Hodgkin's lymphoma. 20 Sep 2009
• Myeloid differentiation factor-88/interleukin-1 signaling controls cardiac fibrosis and heart failure progression in inflammatory dilated cardiomyopathy. 15 Sep 2009
• Recurrent nonhepatic and de novo malignancies after liver transplantation. 13 Sep 2009
• Impairment of changes in the diameter of the pancreatic portion of the superior mesenteric vein: an ultrasonographic sign of chronic pancreatitis or fibrosis. 30 Aug 2009
• Targeted therapies: Role of sorafenib in HCC patients with compromised liver function. 30 Aug 2009
• Postoperative epidural fibrosis. 30 Aug 2009
• Controlled release of matrix metalloproteinase 1 with or without skeletal myoblasts transplantation improves cardiac function of rat hearts with chronic myocardial infarction. 30 Aug 2009
• Loss of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma in mouse fibroblasts results in increased susceptibility to bleomycin-induced skin fibrosis. 30 Aug 2009
• Genome-wide transcriptomic profiling of microdissected human breast tissue reveals differential expression of KIT (c-Kit, CD117) and oestrogen receptor-alpha (ERalpha) in response to therapeutic radiation. 30 Aug 2009
• Prevalence and predictors of hepatic steatosis in adults with newly diagnosed chronic liver disease due to hepatitis C. 30 Aug 2009
• Long-term therapy with deflazacort decreases myocardial fibrosis in mdx mice. 30 Aug 2009
• Role of 14-3-3 protein and oxidative stress in diabetic cardiomyopathy. 30 Aug 2009
• The "tank top sign": a unique pattern of skin fibrosis seen in pansclerotic morphea. 30 Aug 2009
• Presence of c-KIT-positive mast cells in obliterative bronchiolitis from diverse causes. 30 Aug 2009
• Massive bilateral chylothoraces complicating mediastinal granulomatous disease. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Fibrosis'

Definition: Any pathological condition where fibrous connective tissue invades any organ, usually as a consequence of inflammation or other injury.

Descriptor UI: D005355

Alternative terms: Fibrosis; Fibroses; Cirrhosis;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C23.550.355;

History Note: 87

Technical Notes: NIM only as pathol process with no qualif: coord with Cat A term /pathol (IM); several specific fibrosis terms are also available