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Limited Discriminatory Performance of Preoperative Systemic Inflammatory Indices for Tumor Stage Assessment in Gastric Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Background:Systemic inflammatory indices are widely investigated as accessible biomarkers in gastric cancer, primarily for prognostic assessment.Their ability to discriminate tumor stage before treatment remains uncertain.This study evaluated the diagnostic performance of preoper...

Clinical Outcomes in Initial Hirudotherapy versus Standard Treatment in Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis: A Comparative Cohort Study

Objective: Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by a high risk of recurrence and fistula formation. Spontaneous remission has been reported in up to 50% of cases, particularly in mild forms, within 6-24 months without interventio...