Pediatric tumors of the central nervous system are the most common cause of cancer-related
death in children. The five-year survival rate for high-grade gliomas in children is less than …

Vascular dementia is a progressive cerebrovascular disorder caused by reduced blood flow
to the brain, which may lead to significant loss of brain function [1]. This cerebrovascular …

Radiation therapy (RT) is an important component of care for head and neck cancers (HNC).
Photon RT vasculitis is a complication of incidental dose delivery to nearby vascular …

OBJECTIVE Race plays a salient role in access to surgical care. However, few investigations
have assessed the impact of race within surgical populations after care has been delivered…

Castleman disease (CD) describes a group of rare hematologic conditions involving
lymphadenopathy with characteristic histopathology and a spectrum of clinical abnormalities. CD is …

Objective A hallmark of surgical training is resident involvement in operative procedures.
While resident-assisted surgeries have been deemed generally safe, few studies have …

Pooled Cohort Equations (PCE) combines metabolic and non-metabolic parameters to
predict the 10-year risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Therefore, we …

Introduction The Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) score has been shown to predict 10-year
all-cause mortality and post-neurosurgical complications but has never been examined in a …

Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging with 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)
represents a method of detecting and characterizing arterial wall inflammation, with potential …

Aortic valve calcification is a slow and progressive pathological process that can manifest in
various degrees from mild thickening of the valve known as aortic sclerosis to severe …