Purpose Knowledge of clinical course of pancreatic endocrine carcinomas (PECs) is poor.
This study aimed to determine the time to progression of advanced PECs, and to identify …

Objective: Chronic pancreatitis patients appear to present an increased incidence of pancreatic
cancer. The aim of the study was to compare the incidence of cancer, whether pancreatic …

In this paper, for the first time, an erbium-doped fluoroindate fiber laser emitting up to 3.91
μm is designed and optimized by means of a numerical investigation performed via a home-…

The aim of this study was to compare alcohol andsmoking as risk factors in the development
of chronicpancreatitis and pancreatic cancer. We considered onlymale subjects: (1) 630 …

In this article, for the first time, an efficient multi-wavelength fiber laser based on a Tm:Er:Yb:Ho
co-doped germanate glass, optically pumped at 980 nm wavelength and simultaneously …

Candida tropicalis is less commonly isolated from clinical specimens than Candida albicans.
UnlikeC. albicans, which can be occasionally found as a commensal, C. tropicalis is almost …

Abstract Changes in epigenetic marks may help explain the late onset of Alzheimer’s
disease (AD). In this study we measured genome-wide DNA methylation by luminometric …

Extravirgin olive oil (EVOO) represents the typical lipid source of the Mediterranean diet, an
eating habit pattern that has been associated with a significant reduction of cancer risk. Diet …

It is not known whether cigarette smoking plays a role as a risk factor in alcoholic pancreatitis.
The aim of this study was to compare drinking and smoking habits in three groups of male …

Background: We investigated the epidemiologic, clinical, and radiologic aspects of a mixed
medicosurgical series of chronic pancreatitis patients observed at the University of Verona …