The default mode network (DMN) is a set of interconnected brain regions known to be most active when humans are awake but not ...

Then, we analyze the lymphatic drainage of the SCLNs from esophagus and the distribution patterns of the SCLNs metastasis from EC. Moreover, we discuss the prognostic influence and different staging ...

Long underwear — a.k.a. long johns, thermals, base layers, or whatever else you want to call the cozy, body-hugging tops and bottoms worn beneath looser clothes in cold weather — is my ...

Your heart, lungs, and the upper part of your esophagus (food pipe) are in the thoracic cavity ... A healthy person can have some minor variations in the diaphragm's anatomy. For example, the left or ...

Far from being just a roundish rock barreling through space, our planet is composed of several layers held together by intense forces of gravity. Our planet's interior is much too deep and hot to ...

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic (long-term) condition affecting the esophagus, the tube that carries food and liquids from the mouth to the stomach. EoE causes symptoms like difficulty ...

An esophageal stricture is a gradual narrowing of the esophagus, which can lead to swallowing difficulties. Healthcare providers diagnose it in about 10 percent of people with gastroesophageal reflux ...

The SEER database, however, does not group cancers by AJCC TNM stages (stage 1, stage 2, stage 3, etc.). Instead, it groups cancers into localized, regional, and distant stages: Localized means that ...

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Esophageal histology showed increased intraepithelial eosinophils (52/HPF in the upper, 46/HPF in the middle and 62/HPF in the lower esophagus ... Basal layer hyperplasia (BLH; arrow) usually ...