A CASE OF SURGICALLY TREATED NON-METASTATIC SMARCA4-DEFICIENT UNDIFFERENTIATED THORACIC TUMOR: A CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW

A case of surgically treated non-metastatic SMARCA4-deficient undifferentiated thoracic tumor: a case report and literature review

SMARCA4-deficient undifferentiated thoracic tumor (SMARCA4-UT) is a rare malignant tumor characterized by inactivation of the SMARCA4 gene and the presence of undifferentiated or rhabdoid morphology in the tissue.This tumor is highly invasive, typically diagnosed at advanced stages III or IV, and commonly involves thoracic structures, such as the m

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Review: Walburga Freitag (2005). Contergan. Eine genealogische Studie des Zusammenhangs wissenschaftlicher Diskurse und biographischer Erfahrungen [Contergan. A Genealogical Study on Scientific Discourse and Biography]

In this genealogical study, Walburga FREITAG explores the conditions of subjectivity-building in relation to the powerful medical discourse on Contergan.The discourse theory of Michel FOUCAULT dominates the key words for the empirical research: discourse, knowledge, power and body.The study aims to describe a transformation process, starting as a "

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