Doctors administer sclerotherapy by injecting a sclerant (a sterile chemical which irritates the vein lining) into your vein causing it to close and eventually be reabsorbed into the body. To compensate for the loss of the vein, blood circulation is re-routed through healthy veins.
Abstract. 1  Metaplastic breast cancer (MBC) is a rare subtype of invasive breast cancer that tends to have an aggressive clinical presentation as well as a variety of distinct histologic designations. Few systemic treatment options are available for MBC, as it has consistently shown a suboptimal response to standard chemotherapy regimens.
Meta-analysis is a statistical procedure that integrates the results of several independent studies considered to be âcombinable.â1 Well conducted meta-analyses allow a more objective appraisal of the evidence than traditional narrative reviews, provide a more precise estimate of a treatment effect, and may explain heterogeneity between the results of individual studies.2 Ill conducted meta-analyses, on the other hand, may be biased owing to exclusion of relevant studies or inclusion of ...