Malignant Maxillary Tumors
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Methods for the Study of the Zebrafish Maxillary Barbel
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2009
The zebrafish maxillary barbel is an integumentary sense organ containing ectodermal, mesodermal and neural crest derivatives. Importantly, the adult barbel can regenerate after proximal amputation. This video introduces maxillary barbel development and demonstrates a surgical protocol to induce regeneration, followed by collection, embedding and downstream imaging of barbel specimens.
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Normal and Malignant Muscle Cell Transplantation into Immune Compromised Adult Zebrafish
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2014
Here, we present a protocol for cell transplantation of zebrafish skeletal muscle and embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma (ERMS) into adult immune compromised rag2E450fs homozygous mutant zebrafish. This protocol allows for the efficient analysis of regeneration and malignant transformation of muscle cells.
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Generation and Expansion of Primary, Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Tumor Lines
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2022
The goal of this method paper is to demonstrate a robust and reproducible methodology for the enrichment, generation, and expansion of primary tumor cell lines from surgically resected pleural mesothelioma.
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MAME Models for 4D Live-cell Imaging of Tumor: Microenvironment Interactions that Impact Malignant Progression
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2012
We have developed 3D coculture models for live-cell imaging in real-time of interactions among breast tumor cells and other cells in their microenvironment that impact progression to an invasive phenotype. These models can serve as preclinical screens for drugs to target paracrine-induced proteolytic, chemokine/cytokine and kinase pathways implicated in invasiveness.
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Isolating Malignant and Non-Malignant B Cells from lck:eGFP Zebrafish
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2019
Transgenic lck:eGFP zebrafish express GFP highly in T lymphocytes, and have been used to study T cell development and acute lymphoblastic leukemia. This line can be used to study B cells, which express lck at lower levels. This protocol describes purification of malignant and non-malignant B cells from lck:eGFP zebrafish.
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As these tumors infiltrate maxillary bone and adjacent soft tissues, they can compromise structures involved in speech, swallowing, vision, and facial form. The clinical importance of invasion lies not only in tumor growth but also in the potential loss of normal function and structural integrity. Assessing local extent therefore helps clinicians plan treatment while considering functional preservation.
The abnormal cells may extend directly through neighboring bone and soft tissue, or they may enter lymphatic or blood vessels. These different routes influence how clinicians evaluate tumor extent and stage. Understanding whether disease remains locally invasive or has potential distant dissemination helps the multidisciplinary team determine the scope and combination of treatments under consideration.
Each evaluation method answers a different clinical question. Examination identifies physical findings and functional effects, imaging helps characterize the anatomic extent of disease, and tissue biopsy establishes the tumor type. Together, these findings provide a more complete basis for determining extent and stage than any single assessment could provide alone.
Evaluation generally begins with a clinical examination, followed by imaging to assess the lesion’s location and involvement of surrounding structures. A tissue biopsy then provides the material needed to establish tumor type. The combined results support assessment of extent and stage, which are essential for developing an appropriate multidisciplinary treatment plan.
Treatment is guided by the tumor’s type, extent, and stage rather than by one finding alone. A multidisciplinary team may consider surgery, radiation therapy, systemic therapy, or combinations of these approaches. This coordinated planning is important because management must address cancer control while also considering speech, swallowing, vision, and facial structure.
Management aims to control local destruction and disease spread while maintaining important functions and appearance. Speech, swallowing, vision, and facial structure are specifically relevant outcomes because maxillary disease can affect the tissues supporting them. Research continues to seek earlier detection, more precise treatment, and better functional outcomes for affected patients.