Sarah J. Mullen, Judith Coret-Simon and Amadeo R. Rodriguez Clinicians should maintain a high index of suspicion for perineural spread when evaluating cranial neuropathy, especially if it is slowly ...

The prognostic significance of perineural invasion by prostate cancer is debated. We have evaluated the association between biochemical failure and measurements of perineural invasion in radical ...

Abbreviation: AJCC, American Joint Committee on Cancer. Assessment of Tumor Stage and Resection Level Tumor stage was established postoperatively by either a medical or a surgical oncologist who was ...

Genetic variants in antioxidant genes, Gleason grade, and prostate cancer recurrence after radical prostatectomy. A prospective randomized phase II trial evaluating maintenance GM-CSF in an ...

One of the most terrifying aspects of cancer is its unpredictability: Some cancerous tumors are cured by treatment, while others shrink with treatment only to return later. A new University of ...

Perineural cysts form around nerve roots, particularly in the lower back. They typically don’t cause symptoms, but some people may experience back or leg pain if the cyst grows and presses on nearby ...

Addressing the question of whether and how immune cells (macrophages) in the central nervous system (CNS) traffic out, researchers have now identified a perineural pathway through which the HIV virus ...

Perineural involvement is a well-recognized clinicopathologic entity found in head and neck (H&N) cancers, including mucosal epithelial carcinomas and salivary gland malignancies. Perineural disease ...

It's common for healthcare professionals to order biopsies for patients whom they suspect may have prostate cancer. A biopsy doesn't just rule out prostate cancer or show its presence, though. It can ...

The surgical management of PNS requires careful preoperative planning. Consistent with the usual oncologic principles of surgical management, the involved nerve must be resected with the intent of ...