Biochemical and microbiological investigations of subclinical mastitis in cows by Mehmet NİZAMLIOĞLU, Tevfik TEKELİ, Osman ERGANİŞ, Nuri BAŞPINAR

“…The aim of this study *was to investigate some 'biochemical and microbiological values for the early diagnosis of subclinical mastitis in healthy and mastitic cows.…”
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Retropharyngeal Calcific Tendonitis Mimics a Retropharyngeal Abscess by Natasha Pollak, Sonya Wexler

“…RCT does not require surgical treatment, and an accurate diagnosis can prevent unnecessary attempts at operative drainage. …”
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Laboratory Research on Fracture-Supported Shielding Temporary Plugging Drill-In Fluid for Fractured and Fracture-Pore Type Reservoirs by Dawei Liu, Yili Kang, Quanwen Liu, Dengsheng Lei, Bo Zhang

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A rare manifestation of adrenocortical carcinoma as a mimic of pheochromocytoma: a case report and literature review by Joanna Sobolewska, Wioleta Respondek, Przemyslaw Witek

“…The first place among adrenal incidentaloma lesions requiring diagnosis and treatment promptly is adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC). …”
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Malignant Transformation of Mature Cystic Teratoma Diagnosed after a 10-Year Interval by Mariko Jitsumori, Satoru Munakata, Toshiya Yamamoto

“…The postoperative pathological diagnosis was squamous cell carcinoma arising from teratoma, and the postoperative clinical diagnosis was stage IA ovarian cancer. …”
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The Natural History and Outcomes of the Patients with Carcinosarcoma Involving Kidney and Renal Pelvis by Jue Wang, Fen Wei Wang, Anne Kessinger

“…In multivariate analysis, age at diagnosis, tumor stage, and year of diagnosis were found to be significant predictors for cancer-specific survival. …”
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A Concise Review and Required Precautions for COVID-19 Outbreak in Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology by Ali Kord, Behnam Rabiee, Siwen Wang, Sara Rostami, Ron C. Gaba, Karen L. Xie

“…Given the shortage of diagnostic kits in many countries and very high sensitivity of computed tomography (CT) for diagnosis of COVID-19 in clinically suspicious patients, the chest CT has been implemented among the primary initial methods of diagnosis before the confirmatory laboratory tests. …”
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PATHOS: Pervasive at Home Sleep Monitoring by Ian Obermiller, Sheikh I. Ahamed

“…PATHOS focuses not only on analyzing patterns during the night, but also on collecting data about the subject lifestyle that is relevant and important to the diagnosis of his/her sleep. PATHOS means “evoking emotion.” …”
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T Cell/Histiocyte-Rich Large B Cell Lymphoma of the Thymus: A Diagnostic Pitfall by Jie Xu, Xiaojun Wu, Vishnu Reddy

“…Based on the frozen section diagnosis of “thymoma,” a 12 cm mass was excised. A year later she developed multiple enlarged lymph nodes and pulmonary nodules. …”
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Evaluation of a Rapid Kit for Detection of IgM against Leptospira in Human by Mohan Rao, Fairuz Amran, Nadia Aqilla

“…It is specific in detecting leptospiral antibody and assures clinician of accurate diagnosis by having higher PPV and NPV. It is prompt and efficient in comparison with conventional methods in assisting differential diagnosis. …”
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Adnexal Torsion in Pediatric Age: Does Bolli’s Score Work? Report of Two Cases by L. Giambanco, V. Iannone, M. Borriello, G. Scibilia, G. Sozzi, V. Chiantera, P. Scollo

“…Adnexal torsion is a surgical emergency requiring early diagnosis in order to avoid demolitive surgery. Adnexal torsion’s diagnosis could be very difficult in pediatric patients because children cannot explain symptoms accurately. …”
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Gallbladder Volvulus in a Patient with Type I Choledochal Cyst: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by George Younan, Max Schumm, Fadwa Ali, Kathleen K. Christians

“…Precise clinical diagnosis, supplemented with specific imaging clues, helps in the diagnosis. …”
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ANCA-Associated Vasculitic Neuropathy: A Case Report by M. Jakiševaitė, I. Navickaitė, G. Žemgulytė

“…This case demonstrates the many symptoms that AAV can present with and the importance of a thorough differential diagnosis for multiple mononeuropathies. …”
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Pilomatrixoma of the parotid region: A benign tumor mimicking metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma by Nikita Grieder, MD, Marcella Pucci, MD, Claudio De Vito, MD, PhD, Yan Monnier, MD, PhD, Nicolas Dulguerov, MD, Maxime Mermod, MD, PhD

“…Head and neck tumors in adults present a broad differential diagnosis, particularly when considering malignant neoplasms that require prompt diagnosis and intervention. …”
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Disseminated Necrotizing Leukoencephalopathy Complicating Septic Shock in an Immunocompetent Patient by Pedro Gaspar-da-Costa, Sofia Reimão, Sandra Braz, João Meneses Santos, Rui M. M. Victorino

“…DNL is an unexpected diagnosis in an immunocompetent patient. We compared the present case to those found in the literature of DNL complicating septic shock and discuss the antemortem diagnosis based on MRI findings.…”
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A New Case of Spontaneous Regression of Inflammatory Hepatic Pseudotumor by Hichem Jerraya, Slim Jarboui, Hassen Daghmoura, Abdeljelil Zaouche

“…We report a case of IPT of the liver wich diagnosis was made on clinical, radiological and evolutif features. …”
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Do Not Be Fooled by Fancy Mutations: Inflammatory Fibroid Polyps Can Harbor Mutations Similar to Those Found in GIST by Bodil Bjerkehagen, Kristin Aaberg, Sonja E. Steigen

“…In some of these cases a mutation in PDGFRA is found, leading to the diagnosis of gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). …”
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Endometrial Stromal Nodule: A Rarity and a Pathological Challenge by Camilla Skovvang Borg, Peter Humaidan, Hanne Noer, Huda Galib Majeed

“…Tumor margins are required for diagnosis and essential to differentiate it from an invasive stromal sarcoma whose prognosis is very different. …”
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Primary Breast Angiosarcoma: Avoiding a Common Trap by Christine Desbiens, Jean-Charles Hogue, Yves Lévesque

“…Primary breast angiosarcoma is a rare entity. Case. Initial diagnosis was a benign hemangioma at core biopsy. …”
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Diagnostic Challenges in Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Case Reports and Review of the Literature by Monika Pazgan-Simon, Sylwia Serafinska, Justyna Janocha-Litwin, Krzysztof Simon, Jolanta Zuwala-Jagiello

“…In this paper we present three case reports where the diagnosis could not be made promptly and the patients died as a result of a delayed diagnostic process.…”
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